Market days, shop-top flats and Dales kitchens: Skipton appliances

The general market fills the High Street on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, so an appliance for a flat above one of its shops is best booked for a Tuesday, Thursday or Sunday. The stair up to those flats is often narrow and turns, which suits a washing machine or an under-counter fridge far better than anything wide. Measure the tightest turn and the head height before you order, because a unit that will not go up whole has nowhere else to go.

Up the dale the problem changes. A holiday cottage in Grassington or Malham may need a replacement washer between one set of guests and the next, so the drop is booked into that changeover gap, with the owner or the cleaner at the cottage to open up. The machine is carried in and stood where it is going, ready for your own plumber to connect. Gas cookers are for a Gas Safe engineer, not the van.

What to sort before an appliance comes to Skipton

Measure the stair, the landing turn and the kitchen gap, and send a photo from the bottom step
A flat on the High Street or Sheep Street is easier to reach on a Tuesday, Thursday or Sunday, with no stalls in the way
For a Wharfedale or Malhamdale holiday let, give the time the guests leave and who will be at the cottage to open up
We do not move tall or American fridge-freezers
The old machine can be moved to an outhouse or garage, but it stays at the property

Skipton addresses where an appliance delivery needs planning

High Street and Sheep Streetflats over shops, reached by a side door or rear yard and a steep stair
Terraces off Broughton Road and Keighley Roadfront doors on the street and back kitchens, so the carry runs through the house
Gargrave Road and Airevillesemis and detached houses with drives, where an appliance rolls in
Grassington, Malham and Kettlewellholiday lets and cottages with low doors, reached on narrow Dales roads
Embsay and Carletonvillages just outside town, a short hop from the Skipton shops

Appliance runs from shop to Skipton kitchen

Keighley or Bradford retailer → Skiptonup the A650 and A629, around 35 to 50 minutes from a Bradford store
Skipton → Grassingtonnorth on the B6265 into Wharfedale for a village kitchen
Skipton → Settleup the A65 for a cottage or holiday let on the Ribblesdale side

What moves the price of a Skipton appliance delivery

Where the appliance is collected, how far up the dale it goes and how many stairs sit between the van and the kitchen set the fixed price. See how we quote for the full breakdown.

Appliance Delivery in Skipton: your questions

Can a new washer go into a Dales holiday cottage on changeover day?

Yes, if the slot fits between the guests and someone is at the cottage to let the van in. The machine is carried to the kitchen and left ready for a plumber; the van does not plumb appliances in.

What happens to the old appliance?

It stays at the property; nothing old leaves in the van. Ask the retailer about collecting it when the new one is bought, or book North Yorkshire Council's bulky waste service, which collects fridges, washing machines and cookers.

Can you deliver on a market day?

Yes, but a High Street address is easier on a Tuesday, Thursday or Sunday, when there are no stalls outside.

Is there a surcharge for Skipton or the Dales villages?

Not for Skipton, which is in the core area, so the drive is part of the fixed price agreed before setting off. Up the dale, the extra miles are built into that one quote before the van sets off.