Be it a chauffeur driven or a self drive, a car hire can be easily arranged at both terminals of the Gatwick Airport. Hiring a car at the airport will be a great idea to enhance a comfortable transportation for both you and your paraphernalia to the place you are destined. A transport of such a kind will always be both reliable and effective more than the public transport. Moreover, hiring a car enhances mobility that you can visit fantastic points of attraction within United Kingdom.
Found at Gatwick Airport are nine car hire providers whose prices are economical. It is more advisable that you make an advance reservation for a car earlier before you land at the airport. This way, at the moment you land, you will find your car ready and waiting to take you to your destination without hassling at the airport. On the other hand, making a reservation early subjects you to great deals and discounts.
There is a new car hire facility which is Gatwick’s opened in April 2011. To find car hire providers, you need to go to the North terminal Level 1. Accessing level 1 is very easy as what you need to do is to take a lift close to international arrivals. Following the signs for car hire will definitely take you there. The new facility is advantageous in that the vehicles are covered and its location is just direct the terminal building.
The location of Gatwick is just within a few miles to the north of West Sussex town of Crawley and near Surrey and Kent borders. It is 28 miles away south of London. Gatwick airport is the second largest international airport in United Kingdom and thus it is a busy airport.
Heading for London and leaving Gatwick Airport in your rental car, Croydon which is historic and Greenwich towns will come first. However, being historic does not mean that Croydon is surpassed by time. The town is a today’s’ town with immense shopping centers. The famous Surrey Street Market is also found in this town. Greenwich is a historical maritime where you can leave your car hire and make a walking distance to Greenwich Park. Here you can visit a rebuilt Cutty Sark or you can opt to have a taste of cookery in a café. Uncongested are Battersea and Wimbledon which too can make a relaxing base. Other sites to pay a visit with your car rental are the London eye, St Paul’s Cathedral, Big Ben as well as the Westminster Abbey. You can also choose to attend an event either at the Wembley Stadium or the02 Arena. Heading to the south east of UK will be equally as attractive in a car hire.