Oakhurst Cottage is a tiny 16th-century cottage in Hambledon

Hambledon, Surrey

Hambledon is a small and scattered village in Surrey, south of Guildford. It is tucked away amongst fields and woodland between Witley and Chiddingfold....

, Surrey

Surrey

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, in the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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. It is now owned by the National Trust

National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty

The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, usually known as the National Trust, is a conservation organisation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland...

, which has restored the timber-framed building as an excellent example of a Surrey labourer's cottage. Its garden is filled with plants that were popular during the Victorian era

Victorian era

The Victorian era of British history was the period of Queen Victoria's reign from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901. It was a long period of peace, prosperity, refined sensibilities and national self-confidence...

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Such is its size that Oakhurst Cottage can only be viewed by appointment, and by groups of no more than six people at a time.

External links

• Oakhurst Cottage - official site at National Trust