The hills are alive

SET in 20 acres of gardens, paddocks and woodland in a quiet corner of the Surrey Hills AONB, secluded, Grade II-listed Fredley Manor at Mickleham, near Dorking, is one of Surrey’s best-kept secrets. Approached over a long, rising carriage drive and surrounded by National Trust land, its rural location belies its proximity to central London, 27 miles away.

For sale through Knight Frank’s Cobham office (01932 591602) at a guide price of £3.95 million, the elegant, 18th-century house, built around a 16th-century core with later additions, was originally a cottage on the ancient Fredley Manor estate, as the date-stone of 1597