London Minibus Hire
Chipstead
Car Hire – Minibuses – Chipstead, Surrey
The Car Hire Company offers minibus hire services to Chipstead
as well as the inside of the M25 London ring road. We offer a convenient
delivery and collection service where we will deliver the vehicle
of your choice right to your home or office. Our minibuses can seat
up to seventeen people including the driver and have a manual gearbox.
Our minibuses are powered by diesel and are a great economical way
of transporting large groups.
Chipstead Local Information
Chipstead is located on the North Downs, a ridge of chalk hills
extending from Surry to Kent, and is named an Area of Outstanding
Natural Beauty. It is located in the Reigate and Banstead Borough
of London.
Its name is thought to be derived from the Old English ‘ceapstede’,
meaning market place – perhaps people from surrounding areas
met here to purchase goods and supplies at the local market. The
first recorded settlement in the area was in the 600s and 700s,
and was due to the ponds around being a perfect place for herdsmen
to water their animals.
When the railway came through this little rural area in the late
1800s, its isolation ended and development began with stately homes
for wealthy businessmen.
Just south of Chipstead is Redhill, and here can be found Britain’s
oldest windmill, built in 1665 and now grade I listed. The entire
body of the mill weighs about 25 tons and it revolves around a huge
oak tree, so it faces the wind.
The mill still grinds flour, but only to sell to visitors –
when there is no wind, there is no grinding! Take a drive there
in your minibus hire, and wander the beautiful grounds surrounding
the mill – National Trust common land and woodland. Pack a
picnic and to save you the bother of trying to find your way home
after dropping your minibus hire back to us, we’ll collect
it for you!
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