Getting a washer or fridge freezer down to the Nidd gorge cottages

The old town is built on the cliff above the Nidd, and the lanes that drop towards the river (Kirkgate, Waterside and the cobbled Water Bag Bank) are steep and tight. The Transit stops where it safely and legally can, and the appliance goes down on a sack trolley with a strap across it. A washer or tumble dryer makes that trip without fuss; a big fridge freezer on a stepped lane is slower, so it is planned from your photos. Older cottage doorways are narrow, so measure a wide fridge freezer against every door on the way in; if it will only pass with its doors removed, tell us before you order, because that is a job for the retailer's fitter.

Out on Eastfield, Aspin, Calcutt and the newer streets at Grimbald Crag the delivery itself is quick: a drive, a level path and a back door into the kitchen. What decides those jobs is the space the machine is going into rather than the route to it. Send the gap measurements with the model number, because a fridge freezer that is two centimetres too wide for the alcove is a problem no amount of careful carrying solves.

What to sort before a Knaresborough appliance drop

Tall and American-style fridge freezers are not moved by this service
Connecting the machine is left to you or a plumber, and anything gas or hard-wired needs a qualified engineer
For a cottage on Kirkgate or Water Bag Bank, send a photo of the steps between the street and the door, so the carry is planned before the day
The market fills the Market Place on Wednesdays, so a drop to a cottage or flat on the square is easier on another day
An old machine can be moved to the garage or outside once it has been disconnected, but it stays with you rather than leaving in the van

Knaresborough kitchens, from gorge cottages to estate utility rooms

Watersideriverside cottages reached on foot from where the van stops, so the trolley and straps do the work
Kirkgatea steep lane dropping from the Market Place, where a heavy cooker needs a plan before it moves
Aspin and Calcuttestate houses with drives, where most of the time goes inside the kitchen rather than on the carry
Grimbald Crag and the Scriven sidenewer homes, usually with a drive; still send the alcove measurements before ordering a big fridge freezer
St James retail park, off Wetherby Roada collection point if you have bought the machine yourself and need it brought home

Appliance runs into and around Knaresborough

Harrogate showroom → Knaresborougha short hop east, with the machine placed in the kitchen rather than left on the step
Bradford → Knaresborough22 miles up the A658 past Yeadon and round the Harrogate southern bypass, 40 to 55 minutes
Old-town cottage → Eastfielda kitchen's worth of appliances moving with the family, much easier at the Eastfield end

What sets the price of an appliance delivery in HG5

The carry decides it: a washer from a drive on Aspin is quick, while a fridge freezer taken down the steps to a Waterside cottage takes longer. Either way you get one fixed price before we set off. See how we quote for the full breakdown.

Appliance Delivery in Knaresborough: your questions

Can you bring a washing machine down to a cottage on Waterside?

Yes, on a trolley from where the van can safely stand, which is usually higher up the hill rather than at the door. Tell us about any steps and the width of the front door when you book, and send a photo if the entrance is tight. Once it is in place, the connection is for you or a plumber to make.

Will a wide fridge freezer go through an old cottage door?

Not always. Measure the front door, any inner door and the space it is going into, and send those with the model number. The appliance doors are not removed on delivery, so if it only fits with them off, arrange that with the retailer's fitter. It is far better to know before you order than on the doorstep.

Can you take the old cooker when you bring the new one?

No, we do not take old appliances away. We can move it out of the kitchen once a Gas Safe engineer or electrician has disconnected it, and from there North Yorkshire Council's bulky waste collection or the retailer's take-back scheme is the route.

Do you deliver American-style fridge freezers?

No, an American-style or tall fridge freezer is not something the van moves. A washer, a dryer or a fridge freezer of ordinary height is fine, and the price for it is fixed before the van leaves Bradford.