Surrey

Hatchlands Park

Stretches of sweeping parkland sheltering a classic country house

East Clandon, Guildford, Surrey, GU4 7RT

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Girl looking up at decorated Christmas tree in the Drawing Room at Hatchlands Park

Opening times for 27 December 2024
Asset Opening time
House 12:00 - 15:00
Café 10:00 - 15:30
Meadow & parterre 10:00 - 16:00
Park walks 10:00 - 16:00
Engine Room bookshop 10:00 - 15:30
The gates to the visitor car park will be opened at 10am. The car park is locked at 4.30pm, please ensure you have returned to your vehicle by this time. The west lawn in front of the house and the wider parkland, including walks, are open 363 days a year. House open hours are more limited because Hatchlands is a family home.
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Admission is free of charge for National Trust members. For non-members there is a single admission fee for the whole site.

There are no car park charges at Hatchlands Park.

Whole property
Ticket type Gift aid Standard
Adult £13.20 £12.00
Child £6.60 £6.00
Family £33.00 £30.00
1 adult, 2 children £19.80 £18.00
Group Adult £11.40
Group Child £5.70
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Audio guide
Audio guides of the house available for an extra charge.
Car park
There is plenty of parking, with the main car park being on hard standing. The overflow car park is open during busy periods. There is no charge for car parking.
Bookshop
You can find the Engine room bookshop, our second-hand bookshop in the cobbled courtyard.
Dogs allowed
Assistance dogs only in the house, the formal gardens and the children's natural adventure area. Well-behaved dogs under close control are welcome in designated parkland areas. Please ensure your dog is on a lead around livestock. Dogs on leads are welcome in the both cafés.
Café
The Kitchen Café is located at the top of the cobbled courtyard close to the house, and is open daily from 10am. Here you can find a selection of snacks, fresh cakes and bakes, pasties, sandwiches, light lunches and a range of hot and cold drinks to eat in or take away. The Coach House Café is located in the lower courtyard.
Toilet
The toilets can be found in the cobbled courtyard.
Blue Badge parking. All-terrain Tramper available to book. Wheelchairs available. Accessible toilet. Partly accessible parkland with some uneven terrain. Ramp to house.
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Accessible toilet
There is one accessible toilet available in our cobbled courtyard.
Ramped access/slopes
There is a ramp to the entrance of the house.
Designated parking
We have eight accessible spaces in our visitor car park, located near visitor reception.
Seating available
Seating available in the cobbled courtyard. There are benches in the park and garden.
Induction loop
Induction loop is available in the Kitchen Café and visitor reception.
Steps/uneven terrain
The park can be uneven underfoot. There are hard surfaced routes available.
Level access to food outlet
The Kitchen Café has level access.
Transfer available
There is a staff driven golf buggy available from the car park to the house/cobbled courtyard.
Level access/terrain
There are hard standing routes, please ask at visitor reception.
Wheelchairs available
There are wheelchairs available at visitor reception and the house.
Powered mobility vehicle available
A Tramper personal powered mobility vehicle is available to borrow for no charge. Please book ahead or ask at visitor reception.
Map
Directions via Google Maps
By road
Hatchlands Park is located directly along the A246, Epsom Road, approximately 4.5 miles from Guildford town centre. From A3 southbound: leave the A3 at the junction signposted Ockham, Ripley, Send. Follow the B2215 through Ripley Village. After approximately 1.75 miles, at the roundabout take 1st exit onto A247. After approximately 2 miles, at the traffic signals, turn left onto the A246. You’ll arrive after approximately 1.5 miles. Follow brown signs to the visitor car park on your left. From A3 northbound: leave the A3 at the junction signposted Ripley, Woking, Dorking. After approximately 0.5 miles, at the roundabout take 3rd exit onto A247 and then follow the above.
Parking: Free, 275 yards from house entrance.
Sat Nav: Follow brown signs to main visitor car park on A246. SatNav Postcode may take you to delivery entrance in error, instead use 'National Trust Hatchlands Park'. To find the entrance of the car park - what3words: ///dinner.shins.phones
By train
Clandon Station (CLA), Station Road, West Clandon, GU4 7TE is approximately 2.5 miles from Hatchlands Park. It is situated on the London Waterloo to Guildford mainline. There is no taxi rank at this station. Walking from Clandon station will take approximately 45 minutes, partly along a busy main road with some stretches of dual carriageway. Horsley Station (HSY), Station Approach, Horsley, KT24 6QX is approximately 4 miles from Hatchlands Park. It is situated on the London Waterloo to Guildford mainline. There is no taxi rank at this station. Walking from Horsley station will take approximately 1 hour 15 minutes, partly along a busy main road.
By bus
Services 463, 478 and 479. • The bus stops for Hatchlands Park are situated 100 metres from the property entrance on the eastbound carriageway and 500 metres from the property entrance on the westbound carriageway. • Please note, the A246, on which Hatchlands Park is situated, is a busy A-road. The section of carriageway at the entrance to the park is a single carriageway, widening to dual carriageway 400 metres away. There are no formal crossing points in place and the speed limit is 50mph. Please take care if your journey requires you to cross this section of carriageway.
By bicycle
The closest National Cycle Routes are routes 22 and 223 both of which run through Guildford town centre, approximately 4.5 miles from Hatchlands. See Sustrans for more details. The routes of the Olympic cycle race and the Prudential RideLondon-Surrey cycle races run right outside Hatchlands Park entrance along the A246.
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Opening times for 27 December 2024
Asset	Opening time
House	12:00 - 15:00
Café	10:00 - 15:30
Meadow & parterre	10:00 - 16:00
Park walks	10:00 - 16:00
Engine Room bookshop	10:00 - 15:30

Whole property
Ticket type	Gift aid	Standard
Adult	£13.20	£12.00
Child	£6.60	£6.00
Family	£33.00	£30.00
1 adult, 2 children	£19.80	£18.00
Group Adult		£11.40
Group Child		£5.70

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