Good to Know

Dorking has 11 car parks with around 1,200 spaces in total. The largest is St Martin’s Walk, with nearly 400 spaces. Most car parks include spaces for Blue Badge holders and there are some marked bays on local streets.

You can find full parking details, including charges and time limits, on the Mole Valley District Council website.

You can withdraw cash at the following locations in Dorking:

• Waitrose
• Nationwide Building Society
• Post Office
• Dorking Service Centre
• Rontec (Pippbrook)
• Oaks Convenience Store
• Tesco
• Dorking Station

Plus there is a Banking Hub at the council offices at Pippbrook, open Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm.

Free public toilets, baby changing facilities and a RADAR-key accessible disabled toilet are available at St Martin’s Walk shopping centre. More toilets and baby change facilities are located on South Street, opposite Junction Road. Plus there is a Changing Places Toilet at St Martin’s Walk Car Park which is accessible 8:30 am to 5 pm daily with a radar key. This facility offers essential equipment and space for people with disabilities that severely limit mobility.

The following places also allow non-customers to use their toilets:

• Waitrose (RH4 2HQ)
• Dorking Halls (RH4 1SG)
• Dorking Sports Centre (RH4 1SN)
• Mole Valley District Council Offices (RH4 1SJ)

The Post Office is located at 165 High Street, Dorking RH4 1AD.

Phone: 0845 722 3344

Services include mail, passport check and send, identity and licence services, vehicle tax and foreign currency.

Dorking Library is located at St Martin’s Walk, RH4 1UT.

Phone: 0300 200 1001

Services include books, DVDs, printing, scanning and help with bus pass applications for elderly or disabled residents. There is one disabled parking space next to the library and a large pay-and-display car park behind St Martin’s Walk.

Citizens Advice is located at 3 Lyons Court, Dorking RH4 1AB.

Phone: 0344 411 1444

The walk-in service is open Monday to Friday, 10am to 1pm, with extended hours until 4pm on Wednesdays. Staff can help with issues such as debt, housing, benefits, immigration and tax.

The Council offices are open Monday to Friday, 8:30am – 5:00pm.

They can help with housing, environmental health, leisure, roads, parking, and travel. For business grants and services, visit Mole Valley for Business.

Dorking Police Station is located at Pippbrook Council Offices, Reigate Road, RH4 1SJ.

Phone: 01483 571 212

The front counter is no longer open to the public, but nearby stations in Reigate and Epsom remain accessible. A yellow phone is available outside Dorking Police Station for direct contact with the police.

Three nearby hospitals have A&E departments:

• Epsom General Hospital, Dorking Road, Epsom, KT18 7EG. Tel: 01372 735 735.
• Royal Surrey County Hospital, Egerton Road, Guildford, GU2 7XX. Tel: 01483 571 122
• East Surrey Hospital
  Canada Avenue, Redhill RH1 5RH
  Tel: 01737 768511