tiny and very pretty genuine village set amongst the surrounding open farmland at the entrance to the gates of Hatchlands Park.  The many half-timbered cottages are tightly knit around a narrow zig-zag street in a delightful cluster with the focal point of St Thomas of Canterbury Church and the neighbouring Wishing Well pub.   The name of the village comes from the Anglo-Saxon Cleane Dun (clean down).

The memorable effect of the village is of a pleasing group of cottages nestling together on a twisting lane and it makes for a very pleasant village to walk through. However, this road does carry a fair amount of traffic, in particular during early morning and evening, due to its immediate proximity to the A246 which comes as a surprising reminder of modern day life so close to the heart of the village, but out of sight of it.  However, the street is so narrow with such tight bends, that nothing can travel with any particular  speed.    In the wider neighbourhood are a scattering of pretty cottages bordering the Ripley Road and footpaths and bridlepaths cross the countryside and make for delightful walks.   

The village was first created largely from  the farming estate of Hatchlands on its east boundary.  East Clandon also contains an interesting old forge and a lovely manor farmhouse dating from the late 17th century.   To the west is Clandon Regis Golf Course and in West Clandon, its larger neighbour, there is a train station on the Waterloo line.

History
Hatchlands was built in 1756 for Admiral Boscawen (1711-61).  The simple Palladian plum-red brick house was decorated with fine ceilings in each of the principal rooms by Robert Adam as one of his earliest commissions in 1759.    Admiral Edward Boscawen, an 18th century naval hero started the house in 1756 and two years later Robert Adam on his return form the Grand Tour was given his first commission in England.  The library drawing room and staircase hall were all the work of Adam, but towards the end of the century the staircase was altered by Guiseppe Bonomi who put a large window on the half-landing.  The property was given to the National Trust in 1945.  It houses an important collection of early musical instruments put together by the tenant Alec Cobbe.  Tel: 01483 222482