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Introduction
Perry Wood is set between the villages of Selling and Shottenden and is easily acessed from the A251 Ashford Road that runs between Faversham and Challock.
There is a good network of bridalways and footpaths around the wood. “The Mount” viewing platform that was used as part of a semaphore chain and relayed messages from London down to the Kent ports was easy to find and provides great views as you would expect.
There is a short accessible walk located near the car park and The Rose and Crown pub was a great find that was dog friendly and had a good vibe with other dog walkers enjoying a drink.
Walk Location
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Perry Wood Car Park, Beeches Road, Selling, Faversham, Kent
Parking Location (what3words)
Walk Details
We plotted our own route that is shown above and had the map app open on the phone whilst we walked but you can pretty much just follow your nose and find your way round this circular walk.
- Leave the car park entrance and cross over the lane and head up the steep track to the top of the hill.
- From here just follow the pathway all the way along the top of the hill past the swing on the right hand side and along to “The Mount” view point.
- There is a picnic bench here in front the viewing tower if you want to have a picnic. From here head down the track next to the picnic bench and down some steep steps to the bottom.
- Turn right and follow the trail into the woods.
- Keep going until you reach the lane that leads up to a house and turn left and follow this down to The Rose and Crown Pub.
- When you eventually leave the pub head slightly over to the right and take the footpath that goes up to the left of the house.
- This footpath is pretty steep but you do have another picnic bench for a rest when you reach the top. Follow the footpath along and past some big dips used by mountain bikers that looked quite good but nobody was there when we passed by so the boys had a run around.
- Continue along and you will come out onto the lane next to the cross roads and the entrance to the car park where you started.
Our Walk Route
How to use the AllTrails map
Click the walk title in the top right of the above window to open the route on the AllTrails website or the mobile app. You can then create a free account which will then allow you to follow the route as you walk on your mobile. If you would rather not sign up to AllTrails free account and would like to use another mapping app (such as OS Maps, Outdooractive or Komoot etc) on your phone then you can download the GPX file below and import this into your desired app inorder to follow the trail.
Route GPX File Download
OWTD Walk Verdict
Easy to find with SatNav and lots of parking available. We met a few other people on the walk with their dogs but it was at the weekend so if visiting in the week im sure it would be much quieter. The dog walk had beautiful scenery with a forest kinda vibe to it which made it stand out from other woodland walks. The viewing platform and pub were a big plus point for us so if you dont mind a couple of steep footpaths its well worth a visit.
Walk Information
- Moderate - A walk with some hilly sections and some uneven pathways
- There are no way marked trails so we plotted one of our own which was a circular walk of around 2.5km ( approx. 1.5 Miles)
- Approx. 45 minutes dependant on pace and how long you spend at the view point and in the pub.
- The walk we did had a fairly steep and uneven pathway leading out from the car park, some rough steep steps leading down from the view point area and another steep section when you leave the pub but otherwise the rest of the walk was fairly flat but still on uneven soil tracks and pathways.
- There is a short accessible walk next to the car park but unfortunately the route we took is not accessible with steep pathways, steps and uneven and muddy pathways.
- No Stiles
- Dogs allowed off lead.
- Dog bins available
- Free parking in a large car park.
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yvonnemears81
23 September 2026 at 17:59Really dense woods, lovely trees and ferns. We went to the Rose & Crown for lunch. Really lovely country pub that does good food, we will go back there again. We went round the loop in the woods from the pub before having lunch. Then drove up to the main Perry Woods car park. We eventually found the Mount, we went left at the car park to begin with, then realised we needed to go back to the car park and cross over the road to the other side of the woods. Realised this when I read your notes again on how to find the Mount lol. A few steep climbs, out of breath but finally found it lol. Bob, our Dacshund is loving all these hikes and coping better than me 😂. We will sleep well tonight lol.
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yvonnemears81
23 September 2026 at 17:59Really dense woods, lovely trees and ferns. We went to the Rose & Crown for lunch. Really lovely country pub that does good food, we will go back there again. We went round the loop in the woods from the pub before having lunch. Then drove up to the main Perry Woods car park. We eventually found the Mount, we went left at the car park to begin with, then realised we needed to go back to the car park and cross over the road to the other side of the woods. Realised this when I read your notes again on how to find the Mount lol. A few steep climbs, out of breath but finally found it lol. Bob, our Dacshund is loving all these hikes and coping better than me 😂. We will sleep well tonight lol.