London Car Rental Reigate

Car Rental - Reigate

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Reigate Local Information

Located in the London borough of Reigate and Banstead is the suburb of Reigate, in the shire of Surrey. Reigate is situated in Holmsdown Hollow at the foot of the North Downs, a stretch of chalk ridge that extends from Surrey to Kent for about 120 miles. You can drive to the Downs in your car rental and stroll along the many nature walks that can be found there. It is also a historic market town, with settlement dating back to Roman times. At the time of the writing of the Domesday Book in 1086 it was owned by William the Conqueror (William I).

The site of early Reigate was located where the current Church Street now stands. William gave the land to the person who would go on to become the Earl of Surrey in 1088, and it is believed that his son, the 2nd Earl of Surrey, would build Reigate Castle. Around 1150 the family ordered a town be built below the castle – and Reigate was born. There is an extensive cave system below the castle, and legend has it that the Magna Carta was sorted out in these caves.

Although the castle was demolished in 1648, the caves are still there and are sometimes opened to the public. Park your car rental and take a tour of the caves, maybe you’ll find some evidence that the legend surrounding the Magna Carta is true!
The current Priory Park is where the old deer park of the family was located, and as the gate to the park was near to the town it is though that the name ‘Reigate’ stems from ‘Roe-deer gate’.

Within a mile or two of Reigate are the sixth and seventh highest points of Surrey in Colley Hill and Reigate Hill. Spike Milligan used to live in Woodhatch in Meadow Way – take a drive in your car rental and see if you can find his old home.

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