Hambledon was designed by Samuel Farr circa 1856, for George Gould, a city father who donated the chestnut trees along Bealey Avenue. Today, guests still drive on the carriageway and enter the quiet centrally heated hallway with its timber panelling, sweeping staircase, antique furniture and oriental rugs. Six guest suites, all with ensuite bathrooms, are furnished with collectables, antiques and flowers.
Full breakfast is served in the Victorian-style dining room, with a special cooked dish each day.
Guests can relax on the bay window seat in the private lounge, in the conservatory, or on the wisteria-clad verandah opening to the cottage garden. Adjacent are the Coach House and separate Victorian Cottage with its walled courtyard and private garden.