London Minibus Hire
Epsom
Car Hire – Miniuses – Epsom, Surrey
The Car Hire Company offers quality minibus hire services for a
value price and our unique delivery and collection service sets
us apart from the competition. We deliver right to your doorstep
and we can also come and collect the vehicle when you are finished.
Our delivery service covers the entire area inside the M25 London
ring road and we can go further upon request. If you need to go
to Europe this is possible as long as you state this at the time
of booking so we can ensure extra insurance and emergency breakdown
cover.
Epsom Local Information
Epsom, to the south of Greater London, is located in the borough
of Epsom and Ewell in Surrey. It is famously known for being the
home of the Epsom Derby, a horse race on the Epsom Downs. Held every
June, the derby is the second leg of the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred
Racing in England. After the first running of the Epsom Oaks in
1779, the 12th Earl of Derby and Sir Charles Bunbury flipped a coin
to see who would have a race named after them the next year. The
Earl won, as did his horse that day (Bridget). The following year,
at the first Epsom Derby, Sir Charles’ horse Diomed won, and
so it all began!
At one stage, Epsom had five psychiatric hospitals located quite
close to each other: Manor Hospital (built 1899), Saint Ebba’s
Hosptial (1902), Horton Hospital (1903), Long Grove Hospital (1907,
and exactly the same as Horton to save time), and West Park Hospital
(started in 1912, completed in 1921). They were built on land at
Epsom Downs, by the London County Council to ease the overcrowding
of its other hospitals, and were called the ‘Epsom Cluster’.
Horton, Manor and Long Grove Hospitals are now residential and West
Park and Saint Ebba’s Hospitals having only limited services.
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