A Historical Walk from selling to surrounding villages
Selling Villages & Tales Walk
A quick intro
On the 5th October we will be strolling from the delightful village of Selling to the various villages and hamlets nearby.
The walk will start at Selling car park and we will stroll through fields and forests to the villages of Hogben’s Hill, Sheldwich and Badlesmere before returning to Selling.
Along the way we will hear tales of disastrous shipwrecks, a fiendish fratricide and how a tiger attack led to love.
The details about a historical walk from selling to surrounding villages
the details
Schedule
Date: 5 October 2025
Meet and Start Time: 09:15 meet for 09:30 am start
Walking time: 4.5 hrs (incl. lunch break)
Staff Member: Ben Crozier
Location
Meeting point:
Selling Car Park, Selling Road, Selling, Faversham ME13 9RQ (next to the school)
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Car Parking: Charges not included
Route
Terrain: There will be a series of hills although these will not be steep.
Distance: Approximately 12.7 km (7.9 miles)
Walk Type: Circular
your kit list
- Suitable footwear (preferably walking boots or sturdy shoes, no flip-flops)
- A waterproof coat (and waterproof trousers, if you have them) for rainy days
- Drinking water and a packed lunch
- Personal medication (Let us know confidentially about any medical conditions)
- Suitable walking attire
important notes
- We welcome friendly dogs on our walks, provided they remain on a lead at all times. The owner is fully responsible for their dog throughout the walk.
- We take photos during our walks for promotional and training purposes. If you prefer not to be included, just let us know on the day.
- Cancellation policy states: Full payment becomes due if a user cancels within 4 days of the activity. Any person cancelling outside of 4 days, will receive a credit available to use within 90 days. Cancel at least 4 days before the event to receive a credit note for a future walk, valid for 90 days.
Learn more aboutthis wonderful walk
On the 5thOctober, we’ll set out from the village of Selling, whose roots stretch back to the Domesday Book and where the church of St Mary still holds medieval stained glass.
From the car park, our path winds through fields and woodland, climbing towards Hogben’s Hill, once home to a parish workhouse that served several surrounding villages in the 18th century.
From there we wander into Sheldwich, a scattered parish of hamlets and farmsteads, best known for its 11th-century church of St James and the grand Lees Court Estate, built for Sir George Sondes whose family history is laced with both tragedy and intrigue.
Our journey continues to Badlesmere, mentioned in Domesday as Badelesmere and once ruled by the powerful Bartholomew Badlesmere, governor of Leeds Castle. Its church of St Leonard, with rare Georgian box pews and a bell dating from 1635, still echoes the village’s medieval character.
As we loop back to Selling, we’ll not only enjoy the beauty of orchards, woods, and rolling farmland lying on the edge of the Kent Downs National Landscape, but also uncover tales of shipwrecks, murder, and even how a tiger attack once led to love.