Earlsfield was named after a single house, the home of the Davis family, and grew around its railway station in the late Victorian years. The station still matters, with fast trains to Waterloo, and the streets of terraced houses around it are full of young families, many of whom travel a lot. Minibus hire Earlsfield customers book is mostly family runs to Heathrow and Gatwick, school sport fixtures, match days at Plough Lane, and days out.
Earlsfield sits in Wandsworth, between Wandsworth Town, Southfields, Tooting and Wimbledon, along the valley of the River Wandle, with Garratt Lane running through it. From our base in SE1, it's about thirty to forty minutes outside the rush hour, through Clapham and Wandsworth.
Minibus hire Earlsfield for Heathrow runs
Heathrow is about thirty-five to forty-five minutes from Earlsfield outside the rush hour, via Wandsworth and the A3, then the A316 and the M3 or the South Circular and the A4. For families heading off on holiday, a minibus from the door takes everyone and the luggage in one go, with no change of trains at Clapham Junction or Waterloo.
Give us the terminal and the departure time, and we'll work back to a sensible pickup. Car seats and buggies take space, so tell us how many when you book. For the return, give us the flight number and the driver will time the pickup to the landing. Gatwick is about fifty minutes, via the A217 and the M25 or the A24 and the M23, and London City is about fifty minutes.
Minibus hire Earlsfield families book in the summer holidays often includes both legs of the trip, booked together.
School sport fixtures
Earlsfield and the surrounding area have several large primary schools and secondaries, including Southfields Academy and Ernest Bevin Academy, and independent schools in Wimbledon and Wandsworth nearby. Teams travel to fixtures across south-west London and Surrey, and to borough and county finals.
The whole squad, the coaches and the kit travel together, and the driver stays until the match ends. For a term of fixtures, the dates and venues can be sent through in one go. Prep school fixtures on Saturdays often start at nine or earlier, which means an early pickup at the school gate.
AFC Wimbledon at Plough Lane
AFC Wimbledon, the club founded by supporters in 2002, moved back to Plough Lane in 2020, to a new stadium on the site of the old greyhound track, a short drive south of Earlsfield. On match days, Plough Lane and Garratt Lane are busy and parking around the ground is restricted.
Supporters' groups, junior clubs and away fans book us to get there and back. We'll drop at an agreed point near the ground and set a meeting point for the return. The stadium is compact, with around nine thousand seats, and the crowd clears quickly, so the pickup can be soon after the final whistle.
King George's Park and the Wandle
King George's Park, along the Wandle between Earlsfield and Southfields, has tennis courts, a playground, sports pitches and a lake, and the Wandle Trail follows the river from Wandsworth to Croydon. Nurseries, primary schools and youth groups book us for park outings and walks along the river.
Walking groups and cycling clubs book us to drop at one end of the Wandle Trail and collect at the other, with bikes in the back if the group only wants to ride one way. For a family birthday, Earlsfield's restaurants and pubs along Garratt Lane suit a group meal. Community groups and churches book us for summer outings to the coast and trips to gardens such as RHS Wisley, about thirty-five minutes away.
Days out from Earlsfield
Chessington World of Adventures is about thirty minutes from Earlsfield, Thorpe Park about forty minutes, Legoland about forty-five and the coast at Brighton about an hour and a quarter. Wimbledon, with the tennis in late June and early July, is ten minutes away, and Wimbledon Common has walks and a windmill museum.
For a day out, the driver drops at the venue and comes back at the agreed time. Tell us the destination and the numbers for a quote. In tennis fortnight, the roads around Wimbledon Park are busy, so we'll plan the route around the queue.
Garratt Lane
Garratt Lane is Earlsfield's main road and it's long, narrow in places and busy with buses at most times, with limited stopping near the station. The side streets are lined with terraces and parked cars, and some have traffic calming. Pickups happen on a side street or at a corner where the vehicle can stop safely. For early flights, we'll allow a margin for the A3 and the Wandsworth one-way system, which slows down quickly in the morning.
For minibus hire in Earlsfield, call 020 7183 0567.