The Street, Shalford, Guildford, Surrey, GU4

Dating back to the early 17th Century, this truly delightful Grade II listed character cottage originally served as the local Shalford Village confectionery store. This attached period home has accommodation arranged over two floors offering three good size bedrooms, front and rear separate staircases and two reception rooms, the cosy rear aspect lounge boasts an inglenook fireplace complete with its original bread oven. The central feature of this unique home is the courtyard setting providing a sunny space and access into two useful outbuildings that in our opinion could serve well as an office and workshop/store. A small flight of steps lead up to a wonderfully mature rear garden stretching back beyond the property and offering a lovely mix of lawn, fruit trees, mature borders and stone garden walls. The property is located approximately one mile to the south of Guildford in the picturesque village of Shalford. Mentioned in the Doomsday Book, Shalford is centred around a pretty village cricket green and duck pond with a number of useful everyday shops including a vibrant coffee shop and its own train station with rail links to Guildford mainline and Gatwick Airport, central London in approximately 45 minutes. Shalford has a number of Local village pubs and the area is well served with good local schools including Shalford infant school, Tillingbourne Junior school in Chilworth and St Catherines in nearby Bramley.There are a number of bridle paths and walkways leading onto neighbouring countryside providing easy access to fabulous open space. Guildford town centre offers a comprehensive range of shopping, cultural and leisure amenities, in addition to the main line station, with its fast and frequent service into London Waterloo, with journey times from around 35 minutes. The A3 provides a direct route to London and the south coast, linking with the M25 for the airports and the national motorway network. Guildford lies on the northern edge of the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with miles of walking, cycling and riding country. The North Downs Way long-distance path passes nearby and in addition, just across Shalford Park, riverside walks offer attractive alternative routes into Guildford or Godalming.