--- title: "Keys Locked in the Car at El Hondo, Far From Town" description: "You finish the walk to the hides at El Hondo and the keys are on the driver’s seat. What to do from the car park, and what to tell a locksmith on the phone." url: "https://locksmithcrevillente.es/blog/keys-locked-in-the-car-at-el-hondo/" business: "Locksmith Crevillente" --- # Keys locked in the car at El Hondo, a long way from town You walk the bird route to the hides and back, and the keys are on the driver’s seat. What to do from the car park, and what to tell a locksmith on the phone. 7 October 2026 · 4 min read El Hondo is one of the most important wetlands in Spain, shared by Crevillent and Elche. It is listed under the Ramsar convention and protected for its birds, which stop there on the way between northern Europe and Africa. Two irrigation reservoirs, **Poniente and Levante**, sit at its heart, surrounded by smaller ponds and salt-marsh fields. From the visitor centre there are two walks: a short one to two small lagoons, and the bird route, **about five kilometres there and back**, with hides along it. That is long enough to forget what you did with the keys when you got out of the car with binoculars, a camera and a flask. ## Before you ring anyone 1. **Check every door and the boot.** One of them may not have locked. 2. **Look for the second key.** Is anyone in your group carrying one? Is there one at home that someone could bring? 3. **Check your breakdown or insurance cover.** Some policies include lockout assistance; it costs nothing to ask. 4. **If none of that works, ring a locksmith.** The car is opened, without damage, where it stands. Do not try a coat hanger or a wedge in the door. Modern doors and their seals are easily damaged that way, and the repair costs more than the opening. ## What to tell us from the car park El Hondo is out on the plain, a long way from the town centre, and the call will be quicker with: - **A pin on WhatsApp from beside the car.** Better than any description. - **Which car park:** the visitor centre, or somewhere else along the roads round the park. - **The make and model of the car**, and where the keys are: on the seat, in the boot, in the ignition. - **Whether the engine is running.** If it is, say so first. You will be asked to show the car is yours or that you are allowed to drive it: the registration papers, a hire agreement or ID matching them. If those are inside the car too, they are checked once it is open. ## Nearby places San Felipe Neri, one of the settlements of Crevillente, borders El Hondo and farmland running to Catral. If you are staying or living out there, the [coverage page](https://locksmithcrevillente.es/areas-we-reach/) has what to say in each of the settlements, and [the guide to El Realengo’s houses](https://locksmithcrevillente.es/blog/el-realengo-settler-houses-and-their-locks/) covers another of them. If you are a long way from home and the keys are not in the car at all, but in another town, read [keys left at work, and the train home](https://locksmithcrevillente.es/blog/keys-left-at-work-and-the-train-home/). Car locked with the keys inside? The car is opened without damage. Opening only, no car keys of any kind. [Car lockout in Crevillente, from the El Hondo car park to your own street](https://locksmithcrevillente.es/car-lockout-crevillente/) Read next - [Keys left at work, and the train home to Crevillente](https://locksmithcrevillente.es/blog/keys-left-at-work-and-the-train-home/) · 4 min - [El Realengo’s settler houses and the locks still in them](https://locksmithcrevillente.es/blog/el-realengo-settler-houses-and-their-locks/) · 4 min - [All the guides for Crevillent](https://locksmithcrevillente.es/blog/) ## Rather ring than read on? Ring, or send a photo of the lock and your location on WhatsApp. Open 24 hours · 7 days [+34 678 583 290](tel:+34678583290) [WhatsApp](https://wa.me/34678583290?text=Hi%2C%20I%20need%20a%20locksmith%20in%20Crevillente.%20Where%20I%20am%20(street%2C%20or%20the%20settlement%3A%20El%20Realengo%2C%20San%20Felipe%20Neri%2C%20Las%20Casicas%E2%80%A6)%20and%20what%20has%20happened%3A)