Oakhurst Cottage and Hambledon

Heritage Site in Surrey Waverley

England

Oakhurst Cottage and Hambledon

Church of St Peter
Church of St Peter Credit: Alex McGregor

Oakhurst Cottage is a charming heritage site located in the picturesque village of Hambledon, Surrey, in the United Kingdom. This historic cottage dates back to the 16th century and is a prime example of Tudor architecture. It has been restored and preserved to showcase its original features and provide visitors with an authentic experience of life in the 16th century.

The cottage itself is made of timber frames and has a thatched roof, giving it a quaint and rustic appearance. Inside, visitors can explore the various rooms and see how the cottage would have been furnished and used during its heyday. There is a cozy living area with a fireplace, a small kitchen with traditional utensils and cooking equipment, and a bedroom with a four-poster bed.

As a heritage site, Oakhurst Cottage offers guided tours that provide visitors with insight into the history and significance of the building. Knowledgeable guides share interesting anecdotes and stories about the cottage and its former inhabitants, adding depth to the visitor experience.

Hambledon, the village where Oakhurst Cottage is located, is known for its picturesque surroundings and rich history. It is nestled in the rolling hills of the Surrey countryside and provides visitors with a tranquil and idyllic setting. The village itself has a number of other historic buildings and landmarks, including St. Peter's Church, which dates back to the 12th century.

Overall, Oakhurst Cottage and Hambledon, Surrey, offer visitors a unique opportunity to step back in time and experience the charm and beauty of Tudor-era England.

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Oakhurst Cottage and Hambledon Images

Images are sourced within 2km of 51.144/-0.616 or Grid Reference SU9639. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.

Church of St Peter
Church of St Peter
Horses south of Little Burgate Farm
Horses south of Little Burgate Farm
Fields south of Fourteen Acre Copse
Fields south of Fourteen Acre Copse
Gate on path east of Court Farm - view to the east There's a very clear, neat path through the cultivated fields on either side of this gate.
Gate on path east of Court Farm - view to the east
There's a very clear, neat path through the cultivated fields on either side of this gate.
Shallon - Gaultheria shallon - near Hydon's Ball I've never seen this plant before. I think I've got the identification right, but I'm happy to be corrected. Shallon is a naturalised native of western North America. A member of the heather family, it grows on acid soils and is regarded as somewhat invasive. It certainly seemed to be dominant here, growing in profusion on either side of the path.
Shallon - Gaultheria shallon - near Hydon's Ball
I've never seen this plant before. I think I've got the identification right, but I'm happy to be corrected. Shallon is a naturalised native of western North America. A member of the heather family, it grows on acid soils and is regarded as somewhat invasive. It certainly seemed to be dominant here, growing in profusion on either side of the path.
Phillips of Wormley
Phillips of Wormley
Hydon's Ball Viewpoint on top of a sandy Surrey hill near Godalming.
Hydon's Ball
Viewpoint on top of a sandy Surrey hill near Godalming.
Hambledon - National Trust cottages The National Trust were left a number (13 I believe) of cottages in and around the village of Hambledon by local generous benefactors. Most of these cottages are now let out by the Trust on long-term leases and cannot be visited by the public - such as the one on the right in this image. However, one cottage "Oakhurst Cottage" can be viewed by prior arrangement (see <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/oakhurst-cottage" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/oakhurst-cottage">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> ) - and this can be seen on the left here - and here <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5783968">SU9637 : Oakhurst Cottage, Hambledon</a>
Hambledon - National Trust cottages
The National Trust were left a number (13 I believe) of cottages in and around the village of Hambledon by local generous benefactors. Most of these cottages are now let out by the Trust on long-term leases and cannot be visited by the public - such as the one on the right in this image. However, one cottage "Oakhurst Cottage" can be viewed by prior arrangement (see LinkExternal link ) - and this can be seen on the left here - and here SU9637 : Oakhurst Cottage, Hambledon
Oakhurst Cottage, Hambledon Oakhurst Cottage is, according to our helpful guide, the second smallest National Trust property open to the public. The guided tour certainly doesn't take that long as there are just three rooms downstairs and two up.
It is a charming little cottage, thought to date from the C17th, and was lived in with virtually no mod cons until the early 1980s. 
See the cottage in its setting here <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5783915">SU9637 : Hambledon - National Trust cottages</a>
EH Grade II listing: <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1240216" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1240216">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
NT visitor info here: <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/oakhurst-cottage" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/oakhurst-cottage">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Oakhurst Cottage, Hambledon
Oakhurst Cottage is, according to our helpful guide, the second smallest National Trust property open to the public. The guided tour certainly doesn't take that long as there are just three rooms downstairs and two up. It is a charming little cottage, thought to date from the C17th, and was lived in with virtually no mod cons until the early 1980s. See the cottage in its setting here SU9637 : Hambledon - National Trust cottages EH Grade II listing: LinkExternal link NT visitor info here: LinkExternal link
Oakhurst Cottage - Kitchen / Scullery Tiny Oakhurst Cottage (National Trust <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/oakhurst-cottage" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/oakhurst-cottage">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> ) only has three downstairs room (and only two upstairs). There is the living room, a larder and the room seen here which is the kitchen-cum-scullery. The small metal black door seen swung open behind the outside door on the left is to the large bread oven built into the corner wall of the kitchen and extending out as a projection into the back garden. The (cracked) white structure around a grate to the bread oven's right is the old "copper" where water was boiled in large quantities for e.g. washing clothes.
See the cottage (external views)  <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5783915">SU9637 : Hambledon - National Trust cottages</a> & <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5783968">SU9637 : Oakhurst Cottage, Hambledon</a>
EH Grade II listing: <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1240216" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1240216">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
NT visitor info here: <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/oakhurst-cottage" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/oakhurst-cottage">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Oakhurst Cottage - Kitchen / Scullery
Tiny Oakhurst Cottage (National Trust LinkExternal link ) only has three downstairs room (and only two upstairs). There is the living room, a larder and the room seen here which is the kitchen-cum-scullery. The small metal black door seen swung open behind the outside door on the left is to the large bread oven built into the corner wall of the kitchen and extending out as a projection into the back garden. The (cracked) white structure around a grate to the bread oven's right is the old "copper" where water was boiled in large quantities for e.g. washing clothes. See the cottage (external views) SU9637 : Hambledon - National Trust cottages & SU9637 : Oakhurst Cottage, Hambledon EH Grade II listing: LinkExternal link NT visitor info here: LinkExternal link
Hambledon: Community shop, post office and tea room
Hambledon: Community shop, post office and tea room
Hambledon:  Wooden sculpture by the community shop
Hambledon: Wooden sculpture by the community shop
Hambledon: Duck pond
Hambledon: Duck pond
Hambledon Cricket Ground
Hambledon Cricket Ground
St Dominic's School, Hambledon
St Dominic's School, Hambledon
Willow tree by Petworth Road, Wormley
Willow tree by Petworth Road, Wormley
Old Milestone by the A283, Petworth Road, Wormley Carved stone post by the A283, in parish of Chiddingfold (Waverley District), Wormley, by Milestone Cottage, in hedge beside drive, on West side of road. Petworth stone, erected by the Petworth turnpike trust in the 19th century. 

Inscription reads:-
HYDE PARK CORNER
36 MILES
PETWORTH
11 MILES
GODALMING
4 MILES
CHIDDINGFOLD
2 MILES  

Milestone Society National ID: SY_LMP36
Old Milestone by the A283, Petworth Road, Wormley
Carved stone post by the A283, in parish of Chiddingfold (Waverley District), Wormley, by Milestone Cottage, in hedge beside drive, on West side of road. Petworth stone, erected by the Petworth turnpike trust in the 19th century. Inscription reads:- HYDE PARK CORNER 36 MILES PETWORTH 11 MILES GODALMING 4 MILES CHIDDINGFOLD 2 MILES Milestone Society National ID: SY_LMP36
Plaque on Hambledon Village Hall
Plaque on Hambledon Village Hall
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Oakhurst Cottage and Hambledon is located at Grid Ref: SU9639 (Lat: 51.144, Lng: -0.616)

Administrative County: Surrey

District: Waverley

Police Authority: Surrey

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Located within 500m of 51.144,-0.616
Great House Farm
Landuse: farm
Note Retag: CS #48756035
Source: npe
Lat/Long: 51.1478232/-0.6184855
Parking
Lat/Long: 51.143061/-0.6183233
Barrier: kissing_gate
Lat/Long: 51.1398896/-0.6171502
Parking
Lat/Long: 51.1416962/-0.6137739
Post Box
Ref: GU8 91
Lat/Long: 51.1474182/-0.6179878
Barrier: kissing_gate
Bicycle: no
Foot: yes
Horse: no
Motor Vehicle: no
Source: Visit
Lat/Long: 51.141998/-0.6106359
Lime Kiln
Historic: ruins
Lat/Long: 51.1417818/-0.613366
The Pound
Historic: ruins
Historic 1: archaeological_site
Lat/Long: 51.1447125/-0.618653
Bus Stop
Operator: Stagecoach
Shelter: no
Source: gps
Lat/Long: 51.143092/-0.6182587
Bus Stop
Operator: Stagecoach
Shelter: no
Source: gps
Lat/Long: 51.1431035/-0.6181523
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