A country house to let in the Surrey Hills of this calibre is a rare thing. Properties with genuine character, substantial grounds and the privacy this landscape affords seldom reach the open market. Kempslade Farmhouse, in the hamlet of Friday Street, will shortly be available, and it is worth knowing about.
The Surrey Hills National Landscape sits just over an hour from London Bridge. It is ancient woodland, open downland and deep lanes, with a quality of quiet that becomes harder to find the closer you stay to the city. For those who can work remotely or commute selectively, it offers something the home counties rarely deliver: genuine countryside, without compromise.
Kempslade Farmhouse, Friday Street
The ground floor moves through a sequence of well-proportioned rooms. A dining room and snug retain the original period details, with exposed beams and open fireplaces. The formal drawing room is generous in scale and opens through French doors onto the terrace. The kitchen is fitted to a high standard, with a central island, AGA and hand-painted tile splashback, connecting through to a breakfast room, pantry, boot room and a flexible office or playroom.
Upstairs, there are five double bedrooms, with a sixth room adjoining the principal suite that can serve as a dressing room or additional bedroom. The principal bedroom enjoys a triple aspect over the gardens and swimming pool, with an ensuite finished with twin basins, a roll top bath and a large rainfall shower. A family bathroom and separate shower room serve the remaining bedrooms, along with a laundry room and a second staircase.
The grounds, outbuildings and situation
The house sits within approximately seventeen acres. This is a Surrey Hills country house rental of a kind that very rarely comes to market. The converted barn provides entertaining and games space, a workshop and a temperature-controlled wine room, with a self-contained two-bedroom annexe above, suitable for guests or staff. A heated outdoor swimming pool with pool house and paved terrace, an all-weather tennis court and a croquet lawn sit within the private grounds. A kitchen garden with established fruit and vegetable beds, stabling for three horses and around ten acres of meadow complete the picture for those wishing to keep horses at home.
Leith Hill, one of the highest points in the South East, is accessible directly from the front door. The Surrey Hills National Landscape extends in every direction, with walking, riding and cycling routes that make full use of the terrain.
Dorking lies five miles to the east and Guildford ten miles to the west. Gomshall station, a ten-minute drive away, provides regular services to London Bridge and Waterloo in just over an hour. Dorking’s three stations offer a direct line to Waterloo in under an hour and to Gatwick in under thirty minutes. Highly regarded independent schools within a short drive include Charterhouse, King Edward VII School at Witley and Cranleigh.
The Abinger Hatch pub is within walking distance. The Wotton House Hotel, held within the wider Estate, offers a leisure club, indoor pool, sauna and gym.
Register Your Interest: Country House to Let, Surrey Hills
Kempslade Farmhouse will be offered unfurnished on a long-term basis. The rent is inclusive of property maintenance, covering the garden, pool, tennis court, generator, boiler, chimney sweeping and Starlink wifi throughout.
The property is not yet publicly listed. If you would like to register your interest or request the full brochure ahead of the wider launch, contact Ed Cheevers, Sophie Lawes or Lucie Allan directly.
Talk to Us
To register your interest or request the full brochure ahead of the wider launch, contact Ed Cheevers, Sophie Lawes or Lucie Allan at our Surrey Hills office.