Escape to your own little bit of luxury in the Surrey Hills.
Fully on-grid and conveniently less than an hour from London, our hut is tucked away in its own orchard. Come and relax in the countryside and enjoy some great walks, world-class pubs and a private wood-fired hot tub.
The space
Welcome to Secret Orchard!
Tucked away in nature but conveniently located less than an hour from London or the South Coast in picturesque Shackleford village just off the A3.
Our brand-new hut is nestled in our secluded fruit orchard, surrounded by old apple trees and established grass meadows with lovely views.
Inside, the hut has a large comfortable double bed looking out over the orchard. We have created an open multifunctional central space that serves as an area to dine, work or relax with a board game by the fire. There is a kitchen area with a Nespresso machine, kettle, toaster and 2-ring induction hob as well as a roomy fridge freezer and plenty of hot and cold mains water. The bathroom has fully on grid services including a power shower.
Outside the hut is a private gravel patio area to relax with a good book, dine or enjoy a glass of whiskey in front of the fire pit.
The wood burning hot tub is on the second, slightly elevated patio, and has a lovely view of the neighbouring horse field, occupied by friendly polo ponies.
There is also a small private lawn under a shady Bramley apple for you to enjoy. during your stay.
We provide sheets, towels, soap, dishwashing products and a breakfast of coffee, tea, milk bread, butter and jam. If you are travelling light and would like us to arrange for the fridge to be stocked with something special, please let us know and we would be happy to help.
Neither the hut nor the house overlook each other, but we are usually on-hand to help if needed.
The hut has been set up with on-grid connections for your convenience with a fully flushing toilet, power shower, heated towel rail and dedicated Starlink wifi.
- Things to enjoy during your stay:
There are several great walks that take you to excellent pubs. We can recommend the Cyder House, Shackleford, The Stag at Eashing and The Squirrel Inn Hurtmore.
Slightly further afield we'd recommend The Withies Inn, Compton, The White Hart, Witley and Guildford for its old-world market High Street overlooking the Downs.
- Other things to know before you book:
Surrounded by nature, we are home to a lot of different wildlife. You are likely to see hedgehogs, rabbits, deer, foxes, red kites, woodpeckers and ground nesting birds during your stay. Sadly we can not welcome dogs as a result.
The hut is not suitable for young children due to the steps and the wood burner.
The Shackleford Village shop and post office is located 2 minutes walk away and open weekdays 0830-1330 and weekends 0900-1030. Its an easy place to collect a few extra supplies.
We provide towels and bedding so you can travel light, but we do recommend you consider bringing pool shoes and a light robe if you plan to make use of the hot tub.
We provide a torch but recommend guests walking out in the Autumn and Winter bring walking boots or wellingtons as there are also several nice walks across fields to local pubs that are good but muddy going in the dark.
The log burner in the hut is fully functional but please be careful! If you have not used a wood burner before please be aware that the outside of the burner will get very hot.
There is a lot of clean and lit storage space under the bed which can be used to store bags. We recommend guests use holdalls as luggage for their stay allowing the bags to be pulled in and out from under the bed as needed.
- Getting here:
Car. We are 15 minutes from the M25, south along the A3.
Train. We have good train connections via Guildford, Godalming or Farncombe stations. Pre booking a taxi is advised from Godalming or Farncombe stations.
Plane. We are less than an hour from London Heathrow and London Gatwick by car.
Guest access
You’ll have sole use of the grassed area under the large Bramley apple tree, the wood fired hot tub, fire pit and gravelled area around the hut.
Other things to note
There is free off-road car parking in the village car park across the road.
Access to the hut is by approximately 100m grassed path. There are 4 oak steps to the hut, 2 steps to the hot tub and a raised bed to give a lovely view of the apple tree.
There are no bannisters, so please bear this in mind when booking if you have mobility needs.
The hut has a fully flushing toilet, plenty of hot and cold running water and is supplied with mains electricity as well as a dedicated high-speed Starlink wifi connection.
