Museums · South East England
Oakhurst Cottage
In or near Farncombe.
Oakhurst Cottage — a Grade II*-listed museum in england-south-east, United Kingdom.

Rob Farrow — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Witley · 1.5 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
Oakhurst Cottage is located in Waverley, Surrey, with the postcode GU8 4HF. The nearest railway station is Witley, which is 1.5 km away. Accessibility is limited for wheelchair users.
About
Oakhurst Cottage is a Grade II*-listed building in england-south-east, United Kingdom. Grade II* status is conferred by Historic England (or Cadw, Historic Environment Scotland or NIEA equivalents) on buildings of exceptional national interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for full historical and architectural details.
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Protected designations
- National Nature Reserve: WEALDEN HEATHS
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Surrey Hills
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Oakhurst Cottage is a tiny 16th or 17th-century cottage in Hambledon, Surrey, in the United Kingdom. It is a Grade II listed building. The cottage was given to the National Trust in 1954, and occupied until 1983. It has been restored to illustrate the dwelling of a labourer in the Victorian era.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The building may have originally been a barn. The cottage as it exists now was built in the 16th or 17th century. It was occupied until the 1980s, and has since been restored and furnished to illustrate an example of a labourer's cottage. The cottage was given to the National Trust in 1954 by the Allfrey sisters but was lived in by their tenants Elsie and Ted Jeffrey until Ted's death in 1983. Its garden is filled with plants that were popular during the Victorian era. 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.
Architecture
The two-storey building has a timber frame and a tiled roof. The infill between the timbers is colourwashed brick. with examples of china and household implements which may have been used in a similar house. The bedrooms are accessed by a narrow staircase into the attic. These have two gabled dormer windows with some old glass in diamond-pane leading. In the garden is an outhouse which housed the toilet,
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.1330, -0.6239
- County
- Surrey
- District
- Waverley
- Parish
- Hambledon
- Postcode
- GU8 4HF
- Parliamentary constituency
- Godalming and Ash
- Nearest railway station
- Witley — 1.5 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q7073913 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Oakhurst Cottage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Oakhurst Cottage?
- Oakhurst Cottage is in Surrey, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode GU8 4HF), in the parish of Hambledon.
- What is Oakhurst Cottage?
- Oakhurst Cottage — a Grade II*-listed museum in england-south-east, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Oakhurst Cottage?
- The nearest railway station is Witley, about 1.5 km away. Drivers can use postcode GU8 4HF.
- Who owns Oakhurst Cottage?
- Oakhurst Cottage is owned by National Trust.
- Is Oakhurst Cottage a listed building?
- Oakhurst Cottage is officially recognised as Grade II* listed.
- Is Oakhurst Cottage a protected site?
- Yes — Oakhurst Cottage is part of the WEALDEN HEATHS National Nature Reserve and the Surrey Hills National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Oakhurst Cottage?
- The nearest railway station is Witley, about 1.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode GU8 4HF.