Cottage to rent in Guildford GU5, 3 Bedroom

Stone Cottage was built in about 1720 from local Bargate Stone and was originally a forester's cottage on the Duke of Northumberland's Albury Estate. It was later gentrified in about 1780 with an elegant Georgian addition and the motifs of the Bray family of Shere Manor Estate appear on the chimney breast.

The property is approached from the lane by a wooden gate, leading to a gravel driveway and a pathway to the ornate, diamond patterned entrance porch. The front door opens into the entrance hall with the stairs directly ahead; the original quarry tiled floor runs through into the adjoining dining room. The kitchen is fitted with a range of shaker style units, a large larder cupboard, electric oven, hob and a sink in front of the window. A door opens to steps leading down to the cellar, which provides plenty of storage space, with natural light from two windows and houses the oil-fired boiler. Back to the dining room - which has original panelling along the stair wall, with a door opening to the under stairs cupboard. On the opposite wall is an open fireplace with a decorative brick surround; there is also a window to the front elevation. A doorway leads to the adjoining sitting room, which benefits from windows on three aspects and a central fireplace with a multi-fuel stove.

Upstairs, there are three double bedrooms and a bathroom. Bedroom one has a double aspect, a cast iron working fireplace and is situated to the rear of the property, enjoying far reaching views over the garden to the fields beyond. Bedroom two is at the front of the property and also benefits from a double aspect and a decorative cast iron fireplace; it also has three built-in cupboards. Bedroom three is also to the front of the property and has a cupboard over the stairs. The bathroom is fitted with a bath and shower above, a washstand and basin, and a WC and bidet; it also houses the linen cupboard and the hot water cylinder.