VISITING QUICKTEST

This is NOT the website for Royal Mail, this is NOT the website for Watford Sorting Office
Many people phone and tell us we are Royal Mail because it says so here. It does not. We are not.
The number for the Royal Mail Sorting Office is 01923 215600 (switchboard), or 01923 215712 (collections).
Royal mail is now in Caxton Way which is just past our office so you might find the directions, below, useful
but please do not telephone us for further details about Royal Mail, we are not Royal Mail.

APPOINTMENT: please telephone 01923 220206 to make an appointment so that we can prepare the items you wish to buy (if you are buying), or to check that we are interested in the items you have for sale (if you are selling).

PAYMENT: please bring the exact amount of cash as we rarely have sufficient change. No credit or debit cards, no cheques.

IF YOU ARE COLLECTING ITEMS FROM US: we operate from a unit on an industrial estate, not a shop, not a showroom. You will be encouraged to open and check the items, to make sure that they are suitable for your needs, but you will not be able to browse alternatives or request demonstrations.

IF YOU SELLING ITEMS TO US: bring some identification. For details of the identification you will require, click here.

Sat Nav directions, click here

The remainder of this page is quite long, you may wish to jump to the following sections:

If you have a sat nav
Including how to find our unit, once you've found the building

Address and map
If all you want is to look at a map

Office hours
Choose a good time to visit

Where are we? How to find us on a map
If you have your own map and just need to know where to look

Directions for locals
If you know the area, don't need a map, you just need to know where we are

Directions for the last half mile
If you are quite confident of finding the road into the business parks, but aren't sure what to do next

Directions by public transport
From Watford Metropolitan Line (London Underground), Watford Junction (London Overground) or Watford High Street (by bus)

Directions by foot or bicycle
From Watford Metropolitan Line (London Underground)

SAT-NAV.

Print sat nav directions

WD18 8PH, No.19 (Park House).

Can't find the building? Full address is 15-19 Greenhill Crescent. From a distance you can see a big transmitting mast on top of the building. Outside is a green sign FLEXSPACE, TO LET. Above the main entrance is the word RECEPTION. It is the only three storey office block in the street. Nearest turning (opposite) is Caxton Way. Still can't see the building? Give up and go home.

- Directions to our unit

Turn left immediately before the green sign FLEXSPACE, TO LET, past Cafe Restaurant, then right at the end. You are now in the back car park, driving along the back of the building.

We are near the end of the car park (100 yards away)

Drive slowly, past entrance C (now 50 yards away)

Sticking out into the car park is Unit 7 and (look up) the sign QUICKTEST
- ignore the roller shutters unless you are delivering heavy goods
- ignore the next door unless you are a courier collecting parcels
- the next door will be open (QUICKTEST logo above door) - walk in

ADDRESS AND MAP

Address is Quicktest, Park House, Greenhill Crescent, Watford Business Park, Watford, WD18 8PH.  
(Click on map: 'A' marks our location)

OFFICE  HOURS

Monday to Thursday approx. 8am to 6pm
Friday 8am to mid-afternoon (about 3pm...it varies)
Saturday - closed (always)
Sunday - 9am to early afternoon (but closed most Sundays from late July to early September)

DIRECTIONS FOR THOSE WHO PREFER MAPS TO SAT-NAVS

BY ROAD / FOR OUT-OF-TOWN-ERS

You will need a road map that includes the London / Hertfordshire area. Find London. Now move your eye North West and find Watford. If you can see Harrow you're nearly there, if you're looking at St Albans, Hemel Hempstead or Amersham you've overshot. Have you found Watford? Now find Croxley - this is on the A412, west of Watford, half way between the centre of Watford and the centre of Rickmansworth.  

Landmarks to ask for if you get lost and are 'somewhere in Watford' - the hospital and football stadium.

Landmarks to ask for if you know you are very close - Two Bridges pub (Harvester); Royal Mail Sorting office (ask a postman).

Landmarks on map: bridge over the canal, fire station, now [February 2012] a housing development nearing completion, but will still be marked Fire Station on most maps, double roundabout.

It is the double roundabout you are aiming for, especially the smaller of the two with the word CROXLEY around on it.

What next?  ...please scroll down to THE LAST BIT

IF YOU HAVE A ROAD MAP OF THE M25 AREA

Watford is INSIDE the M25...but only just.  The M25 loops tightly round three sides of Watford so please look at the map - if you approach from the South use Junction 17 or 18, if you approach from the North West or North use Junction 19 or 20, if you approach from the East use Junction 21a. We are approximately 4.5 miles from each of these junctions.  Similarly, the A41 loops round two sides of Watford, look at the map or you could add 15mns to the journey.  From the M1 leave at either Junction 5 or 6. From the A1(M) I recommend that you leave at J3 onto A414 and follow the signs to the M1 (you will join M1 at J6 and leave it at J5).

BY ROAD / FOR LOCALS

From Watford. Watford Business Park (adjoining Croxley Business Park) is best approached from the Rickmansworth Road, the double roundabout is the first roundabout after the underpass.

From Bushey via Bushey Arches or from Northwood via the NATO ('Warrior') base. Turn west into Deacons Hill / Wiggenhall Road, over the bridge at the lights, follow left into Vicarage Road, over the pedestrian lights, right at the traffic lights, road bends left, road bends right, ahead at mini roundabout,  left into the main road at lights.  You should now be in Whippendell Road. At the roundabout follow the signs to the Business Parks onto the dual carriageway.

From Rickmansworth via Watford Road. Aim for the roundabout after Croxley station.

From St Albans take the North Orbital then A412 / St Albans Road all the way.  Alternatively take A411 / Hempstead Rd and join A412 / Rickmansworth Road at the Town Hall roundabout.

Do not confuse Watford Business Park with the industrial estates off Tolpits Lane - you cannot reach Watford Business Park from Tolpits Lane (there is a footpath, but there is no way for cars).

THE LAST BIT

At the double roundabout aim for the roundabout marked CROXLEY and follow the signs Croxley and Watford Business Parks and Business Parks, onto a short dual carriageway. 

The dual carriageway is fast but very short. Happy? Skip this paragraph. No dual carriageway? Read the rest of this paragraph.  If (eastbound) you negotiated the double roundabout but are now on a single carriageway A-road signed Town Centre, turn round. If (westbound) you went round the CROXLEY roundabout but missed the dual carriageway, turn round. Either way, follow the signs Croxley and Watford Business Parks and Business Parks.

At the roundabout at the end of the dual carriageway (by the Toyota garage) take second exit (no choice); and at the next roundabout 1st exit (signed Watford Business Park).  

You are now in Greenhill Crescent, map  

- Summary

Park House is the seventh building on the left, when you see Pennings (on the right) you are getting close. We are on the back car park.

- detail (last checked February 2012)

After you have taken 1st Exit into Greenhill Crescent, Park House is the sixth building on the left, like this (all on the left):

- Renault
- Volvo
- KarTek
- Kenwood plc
- Applewade
- Prism
- Park House. This is the only 3-storey office block in the street, green sign reads FLEXSPACE, TO LET (and above the main door: RECEPTION)
and
turn left along the side of the building 2 yards before the main door.

You are now driving along the side of Park House, past Cafe Restaurant
When you get to the end (by the skips) turn right
Continue past entrance C then, ahead of you, sticking out into the car park: "7" and "QUICKTEST"
- ignore the roller shutters unless you are delivering heavy goods
- ignore the next door unless you are a courier collecting parcels
- the next door (kept open during office hours) is the office for visitors and customer collections

BY PUBLIC TRANSPORT

TRAINS: Watford Metropolitan Line ("Met Line") is London Underground. Watford Junction station is National Rail and London Overground. They are in different parts of town. Watford Met. is a 20mn walk (quicker than waiting for a bus). Watford Junction is a 45mn walk but there are taxis and buses outside the station.

For London Underground to Watford Met and also London Overground to Watford Junction see Journey Planner
For National Rail to Watford Junction see Plan your Journey

BY TRAIN TO WATFORD JUNCTION STATION:
For London Overground trains use Journey Planner. For long-distance trains use Plan your Journey. See above.
From the North: Glasgow-Crewe-Birmingham-Watford (National Rail). It's then easiest to take a taxi from the rank outside the station (will cost £7.00 to £8.00).
Or :
- bus W30 goes from the station to our door, but off peak it only runs every half hour, in which case: walk south down Clarendon Road to the town centre (15mns) then get any bus from Stop D (assume a 5mn wait) to the double roundabout at the end of Watford Business Park (a 15mn ride), then a 10 to 15mn walk along Ascot Road to Greenhill Crescent. It's a bit slow but the bus fare is about £2 compared with £7.00 or £8.00 for a taxi.
- or you could walk all the way from the station in about 45mns (print out a map, exit station towards the car park, nice walk along Cassiobury Park).

BY TRAIN TO WATFORD MET LINE STATION, London Underground.
See Journey Planner. Other useful links: Tube map - TFL - Live travel information

BY BUS, W30 goes from Watford Junction, Watford Met and Watford Town Centre past our door (opposite CAXTON WAY), it runs Monday to Friday and costs about £1.50. OTHER BUSES e.g. 5 or 6.  It's a 10mn to 15mn walk from the roundabout at the main road (junction of A412/Rickmansworth Road-Watford Road  and Whippendell Road), the bus stop is known as CROXLEY, TWO BRIDGES.  Many other buses stop near this roundabout, on average every 15mns throughout the day.  Hertfordshire Passenger Transport enquiries: 0870 6082608.  

BY TAXI from Watford Junction Station (taxi rank at the main exit to the station) or from the pedestrianised Watford Town Centre or try 01923 252525 for a minicab. From Watford Metropolitan Line Station turn right out of the station, there's a minicab office by the side of the station building.

BY FOOT (from Watford Met. Station) or by BICYCLE

From Watford Metropolitan Line Station the walk takes me 20mns; my colleague says it takes him 18mns; if you walk slowly it will take 25mns.

Turn left out of the station [Cassiobury Park Avenue] 
first left into Swiss Avenue
and at the junction follow the pavement to the left, into Glade Avenue.

At the end, turn right onto the main road, the Rickmansworth Road (you can cut the corner off by taking the footpath across the grass) towards the roundabout.

You are half way there.

Follow the pavement to the left, around the hoardings [February 2012, new housing development nearing completion] until you see a second roundabout, marked CROXLEY, and beyond it a big yellow building, a derelict clock tower [now behind hoardings] and a low railway bridge.

Cross the road (Whippendell Road) and aim for the bridge (cyclists join the cycle path here). Pass under the bridge. [Fascinating fact: to our right will be the new Ascot Road station, due to open 2016].

When you get to the end of the road you will see that straight ahead is a dead end (for traffic) and to your right is a roundabout.

By foot: aim for the roundabout (road sign reads BUSINESS PARKS)
and at the second roundabout follow the pavement round to the left (road signs reads WATFORD BUSINESS PARK).

By bicycle: instead of turning right towards the roundabout, continue ahead. The cycle path splits, left towards Watford, right towards the buildings of the Business Park - turn right, through the posts, and at the end turn left into the main road.

You are now in Greenhill Crescent. Park House is the eighth building on your left if you are walking (or fifth if you followed the cycle path) with RECEPTION in bold letters above the main door (you are getting close when you see PENNINGS on the right...but please remember, Park House will be on your left).  It is easy to spot because it is the only 3-storey office block, and it has a huge transmitting mast on the roof.

BY FOOT (from Watford Junction Station)

I have walked from the office to the town centre a few times, but never the other way round, so I can't give you directions. Walking fast and taking the shortest possible route it takes 40mns, and the station is about 10mns further. I haven't cycled, I assume it would take 17 or 18mns.