Clocktower Cars runs licensed taxis, minicabs and private hire cars in West Clandon and across GU4. Our Guildford office is at Station Approach, London Road — 4.6 miles and about seven minutes away on the A3. Call 01483 301 000 or book online.
01483 301 000 — printed in full because people search for the digits. It reaches a person at our Guildford office, seven minutes up the road, at any hour.
West Clandon is a village in Surrey, England, within 1 mile (1.6 km) of the A3, in the district of Guildford, postcode district GU4. The civil parish had a population of 1,363 at the 2011 census. East Clandon is about a mile to the south-east.
Four words, one service. In law a taxi, or hackney carriage, can be hailed in the street or taken from a rank; a minicab or private hire car must be booked through a licensed operator first. There is no rank in West Clandon, so every journey from this village is a booking — a named driver, a known car and a price agreed before you travel. More in our guide to minicabs versus black cabs.
This is the practical difference between the two Clandons, and it shapes everything about local car travel here. Clandon railway station is in West Clandon, and it runs stopping services via Cobham and Stoke d’Abernon, as well as via Epsom, to London Waterloo.
Two routes into town from one platform is unusual for a village this size, and it makes the station worth more than its passenger numbers suggest — particularly when one of the two lines is disrupted and the other is not.
The station is in the village, but “in the village” covers a lot of ground when the village is strung along a lane with few pavements and no lighting in places. A car to the platform at ten past six, and a car waiting when the last train gets in, are both ordinary bookings here — and both are better set up as a standing arrangement than rung in every morning. Ring 01483 301 000 and describe the week.
Guildford is 4.6 miles and about seven minutes away and has far more services. For anything beyond London — the south coast, the west, or a connection — it is usually quicker door to door despite the extra mileage. Tell the office where you are actually going and we will say which station wins.
Clandon House, a Palladian mansion owned by the National Trust, is in the village. It was largely destroyed by a fire in April 2015. The surrounding park is a 1,000-acre (400 ha) agricultural estate, the seat of the earls of Onslow.
Visitor arrangements at a site like this change over time, so check before you travel rather than taking our word for it. What we can tell you is the transport side: the estate has limited parking, the approach is a country lane, and anything held there empties all at once. If you are going to an event, book the car home when you book the car out.
The village church, dedicated to St Peter and St Paul, is largely late 12th century with later medieval roofs. Weddings and funerals here produce the familiar rural booking: several cars, one timing, and guests who have never driven these lanes. The Onslow Arms is one of the village’s two pubs and the easiest landmark to give a driver.
Elsewhere, a house name, a gate or the nearest junction beats a lane name on its own — several of the turnings look identical after dark.
Being within a mile of the A3 makes Heathrow quick from here, and Gatwick a genuinely longer proposition.
| From West Clandon to | Route | Distance | Typical drive | Average speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heathrow | M25 | 20.3 miles | about 27 minutes | about 45 mph |
| Heathrow | B2215 and M25 | 22.3 miles | about 28 minutes | about 48 mph |
| Heathrow | A320 and M25 | 19.6 miles | about 32 minutes | about 37 mph |
| Gatwick | M25 | 33.5 miles | about 41 minutes | about 49 mph |
| Gatwick | M25 and M23 | 33.5 miles | about 43 minutes | about 47 mph |
| Guildford (our office) | A3 and London Road / A3100 | 4.6 miles | about 7 minutes | — |
About 27 minutes for 20.3 miles up the M25. Note the third row: the A320 route is 19.6 miles — the shortest of the three — and takes about 32 minutes. Under a mile shorter, five minutes slower, because it trades motorway for suburban road.
Give us the flight time rather than a route. On these roads the difference between a good morning and a bad one is bigger than the difference between the roads.
Gatwick is 33.5 miles and about 41 minutes from West Clandon — clockwise round the M25 and down. It is a long way for Surrey, and here is why that is worth knowing.
Albury is about five miles from West Clandon. Gatwick is 22.9 miles from Albury and 33.5 miles from here — more than ten miles’ difference for five miles of separation. Albury sits on the A25, which runs east across country towards Dorking and Reigate; West Clandon does not, so its Gatwick journey goes north to the motorway and round.
Two villages a few minutes apart, ten miles apart for one airport. It is exactly the sort of thing a local office knows and a national app does not, and it is why a quote for a Gatwick run from this village will not match a quote from the next one along. See Gatwick airport transfers.
For comparison: on the same day, public transport from West Clandon to Gatwick came out at about 1 hour 15 minutes, against forty-one minutes by car.
Longer runs, all decided by the hour rather than the mileage. Luton and Stansted transfers from GU4 are booked the same way; our airport transfers page covers the rest.
Be met inside the terminal with a name board rather than hunting a pick-up bay — our meet and greet chauffeur service. Give us the flight number on the return and we move the pick-up with the inbound, so an hour on the tarmac is not an hour of waiting charges.
Tell the office where, when, how many and how much luggage. You get a price for that job, and it does not change while you are in the car.
Ramp-equipped wheelchair accessible vehicles across GU4, with drivers trained to secure a chair properly rather than improvise. There are fewer accessible cars than saloons and this is a village at the edge of the network, so give as much notice as you can — a day for a local run or a hospital appointment in Guildford, longer for an airport transfer at a busy hour. Say on the phone whether the chair is manual or powered; the ramp and the anchor points differ. See our certified and trained wheelchair accessible minicab service.
Open country on every side makes this dog territory, and not every private hire driver will take one. We keep drivers who will and match them to the booking rather than leaving it to chance at the kerb. Vet runs, kennel drop-offs and lifts home from a muddy walk are all routine. Tell us the size of the animal and whether it travels in a carrier — see pet friendly taxis.
Almost every school journey from this village leaves it — towards Guildford, the Horsleys or Effingham — on lanes and the A246 at exactly the hour they are busiest. A regular run is set up once, with a named set of drivers, an agreed pick-up point and a monthly invoice, rather than booked every morning. Every driver on school work is licensed and DBS checked. See our school run chauffeur service.
Twenty-seven minutes from Heathrow, seven from Guildford station and a mile from the A3: for a village of thirteen hundred people, West Clandon is exceptionally well placed for business travel, and an account takes the admin out of it.
Hospital journeys from West Clandon run mostly into Guildford, seven minutes away. They share a shape: a fixed arrival time at the front and an unknown finish at the back. We book both halves — an outward leg to the appointment and a return that waits for your call rather than a guessed time. Drivers will help to the door where that is needed. More on reliable transport for medical appointments, or ring 01483 301 000.
The same cars carry documents and packages when they are not carrying people — a same-day run into Guildford or London, a legal pack against a deadline, something breakable that should not go through a depot. See same day courier in Surrey.
01483 301 000 rings our Guildford office at Station Approach, London Road. Use the phone for anything out of the ordinary: an accessible vehicle, an early airport run, a group, a pet, a chauffeur car, an account, or a pick-up from a lane with no number.
The booking form takes the whole job at once, day or night — the easier route for a straightforward airport transfer booked a week ahead.
Every office we run is listed on find us and the branch locator.
01483 301 000, which rings our Guildford office at Station Approach, London Road — 4.6 miles and about seven minutes away, answered around the clock. You can also book online.
West Clandon. It runs stopping services via Cobham and Stoke d’Abernon, and also via Epsom, to London Waterloo — two routes into town from one platform, which is useful when one of the lines is disrupted.
About 27 minutes for 20.3 miles up the M25. A shorter route via the A320 is 19.6 miles and takes about 32 — under a mile less for five minutes more, because it trades motorway for suburban road.
33.5 miles and about 41 minutes, clockwise round the M25. It is a long way for Surrey — Albury, five miles from here, is only 22.9 miles from Gatwick, because it sits on the A25 running east and this village does not. Public transport on the same day came out at about 1 hour 15 minutes.
In everyday use, yes. In law a taxi or hackney carriage can be hailed in the street, while a minicab or private hire car must be booked with a licensed operator first. There is no rank here, so every journey is booked — which is what gives you a named driver and an agreed price.
Yes, and book the return with the outward journey. The estate has limited parking, the approach is a country lane, and anything held there empties all at once — which is the worst moment of the evening to be looking for a car. Groups are easier in an MPV than in two saloons.
For London, Clandon is usually fine and it is on your doorstep. For anything beyond London, or for a connection, Guildford at seven minutes away almost always wins despite the extra distance. Tell us the destination and we will say which.
Yes, ramp-equipped vehicles with trained drivers, booked in advance. This is a village at the edge of the network, so give as much notice as you can, and say whether the chair is manual or powered.
Yes, with a pet friendly taxi booked in advance. Tell us the size of the animal and whether it travels in a carrier; muddy is expected.
Yes. The last train into Clandon and the walk home along an unlit lane are precisely why people book a car here, and it is easier to fill if you place it earlier in the evening rather than at eleven.
It depends on the journey, the hour, the size of car and whether there is waiting or meeting involved, which is why we quote the job rather than publish a mileage rate. Ring 01483 301 000 or use the booking form and you will have a price before you travel.
Licensed drivers, a Guildford office seven minutes away, drivers who know the lanes and the station approach, and a price agreed before you get in. Call 01483 301 000 or book your West Clandon taxi online.
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