Coneyhurst Lane, Ewhurst, Cranleigh, Surrey, GU6

With attractive part-timbered, tile-hung and stone elevations, Rapsley Cottage is a quaint, characterful country property offering a home ideally suited to those with a passion for rural activities and equestrian-pastimes, located in a private valley. On the ground floor, a drawing room with deep bay-window enjoys the warming ambience of a fireplace with woodburning stove, whilst a dining room is filled with natural light courtesy of its triple aspect and skylight windows. To the rear, a kitchen/breakfast room is fitted with high and low-level wood-fronted cabinetry and features colourful wall tiling and space for informal dining. There is an adjoining utility area which leads through to a ground floor shower room. A stairway in the reception hall rises to the upper level which comprises three bedrooms and a family bathroom. Supplemental accommodation is provided by a timber studio outbuilding, which offers flexible-use options including an excellent home office.

A low-stone wall with pockets of planting forms a pleasing display to the front of the property, with hard-standing alongside for parking. Adjoining the rear of the house, there is a paved terrace with direct access from the kitchen offering opportunities for outdoor dining and relaxation. Bordering the terrace, a pond provides a feature in the garden with options to stock with fish and adorn with aquatic plants. There is an area laid to lawn with planted beds to the margins and a stepping-stone pathway to the grounds beyond the immediate garden. Outbuildings include a three stall, stone-built stable block, along with field shelters and pole barns, with fields and a manège enclosed with post-and-rail fencing. Uninterrupted views from the paddocks up to Pitch Hill and down to the South Downs.

Rapsley Cottage is situated below Pitch Hill and the 2000 acres of the Hurtwood Control with some 60 miles of paths. The picturesque village of Ewhurst is idyllically located in the heart of the Surrey Hills, and provides a local shop, a cricket club and a public house. The surrounding horse-riding enthusiasts as Rapsley Cottage sits at the junction of 4 riding routes without any need for boxing and minimal roadwork and for golf-lovers, Cranleigh Golf and Country Club is close-by, as is the Gatton Manor Hotel and Country Club. The village of Cranleigh is within easy reach offering a range of facilities including a health centre, library, arts centre and leisure centre, along with a M&S Simply Food store, two further supermarkets, bars and restaurants. Guildford to the north provides additional shopping, leisure and cultural amenities, with the A3 offering motorists links to the M25 for journeys into London and to the airports.
Ewhurst has a well-regarded primary school and the renowned Duke of Kent Independent School is just 3 miles distant.