Moving in Bland Hill: what to know first
Bland Hill is a road junction with houses around it rather than a village. Broad Dubb Road meets the B6451 here, and the B6451 itself changes name and speed: Brame Lane is a 40 mph stretch and Lower Norwood Road a 60 mph one, both unlit. Swinsty Fold is the small group of homes close by. An unlit B road is not where you want a van standing for long, so if the house has a drive or yard, tell us and the van will use it.
The listed houses of Norwood parish are all gritstone with stone slate roofs. Bland Hill Farmhouse has two storeys and two bays, with a third bay that is part of a farm building, and Whistle House has a five-bay barn attached. With a converted barn or an old farmhouse, measure the doorways and stairs and send the figures with your photos.
Bland Hill: the local picture
Norwood has no village of its own. Its 216 residents at the 2011 census are spread among hamlets and farms, Bland Hill and Norwood Bottom among them, and the parish takes in the eastern side of Swinsty Reservoir. Locals say the name as "Norood". Until 1950 the parish was called Clifton with Norwood, and it is within Nidderdale National Landscape.
Norwood Social Hall stands at the junction, and a site called Bland Hill School lies about 400 metres off. The older houses are gritstone: Bland Hill Farmhouse, mid to late 18th century with mullioned windows, and Whistle House with its five-bay barn are both Grade II listed, and Scow Hall, a 16th-century timber-framed house later cased in stone, is Grade II* and under a kilometre away.
How the van gets to Bland Hill
From Otley the B6451 climbs as Brame Lane and becomes Lower Norwood Road before reaching Bland Hill, where it is a 40 mph road. Broad Dubb Road leaves it here, and Smithson's Lane and Watson's Lane are the lanes close by. Bradford to Bland Hill should take roughly 35 to 50 minutes on our estimate.
The drive from Bradford is roughly 35 to 50 minutes. That is an estimate, not a timed run, and traffic changes it.
Man and van services near Bland Hill
Each service below links to its Otley page, which covers how the job works in and around Otley.
House Removals
One- and two-bed homes moved with a driver and a Transit LWB van; bigger homes go in two loads.
Learn moreFlat & Apartment Removals
Lifts, stairs, loading bays and building paperwork planned before the van arrives.
Learn moreFurniture & Large Item Transport
Wardrobes, tables and bulky items moved from A to B without a full removals package.
Learn moreAppliance Delivery
Washing machines, fridges and cookers moved, secured and placed in your kitchen.
Learn moreMarketplace & eBay Collection
Bought it on Marketplace, eBay or Gumtree? We collect from the seller and bring it to you.
Learn moreStudent Removals
Halls, shared houses and home again, priced for a room's worth of belongings.
Learn moreEvery service we offer near Bland Hill
All 11 services run to Bland Hill, each with its own page.
Common Bland Hill routes
- Bland Hill → Otleysouth on the B6451 Brame Lane and Farnley Lane, over the Wharfe on Bridge Street, about 5.9 miles
- Bland Hill → HarrogateBroad Dubb Road and Norwood Lane to the B6161, then the B6162 Otley Road, about 6.9 miles
- Bland Hill → Bradfordthe B6451 to Farnley Park, the B6161 Leathley Lane to Pool, then the A658 south
Frequently asked questions: man with a van in Bland Hill
Norwood is on the address. Is there a Norwood village the van should head for?
No. Norwood parish has no village; its homes are spread among hamlets and farms such as Bland Hill and Norwood Bottom. Give the house name and full HG3 postcode, such as HG3 1TD, and the van will find the right lane.
Coming from Harrogate, which road leads to Bland Hill?
Broad Dubb Road. From Harrogate the van takes the B6162 Otley Road and the B6161, then Norwood Lane on to Broad Dubb Road, which ends at the B6451 at Bland Hill. It is about 6.9 miles from central Harrogate.
There is a Bland Hill School nearby. Can the van use it as a landmark?
Better not. It is an archaeological site about 400 metres from the junction, not a working school building. Norwood Social Hall at the junction is easier to spot, and the HG3 postcode does the rest.
Nearby areas
Where the local details on this page come from
Checked on 1 October 2026 against:
- Postcode lookup (postcodes.io, ONS data): HG3 1TD is in Washburn & Birstwith ward, parish of Norwood, North Yorkshire
- postcodes.io reverse lookup at the OS Open Names point for Bland Hill: HG3 1TD, HG3 1TB, HG3 1TF, HG3 1TE, all Norwood parish, Washburn & Birstwith ward
- OpenStreetMap map data extract around the point (checked 2026-09-30): Brame Lane B6451 40 mph (way 338702079), Broad Dubb Road 40 mph, Bland Hill hamlet node, Norwood Social Hall, Lower Norwood Road B6451, Smithson's Lane, Watson's Lane, Bland Hill School (archaeological site), Whistle House, Swinsty Reservoir
- Norwood, North Yorkshire (Wikipedia): civil parish, 216 people in 2011, no village, hamlets and farms including Norwood Bottom and Bland Hill, eastern side of Swinsty Reservoir, Nidderdale National Landscape, pronounced "Norood", known as Clifton with Norwood until 1950
- Listed buildings in Norwood (Wikipedia, from the National Heritage List, re-read 2026-10-01): parish entirely rural with no settlement of significant size; all listed buildings apart from a packhorse bridge are houses, farmhouses and farm buildings in gritstone with stone slate roofs; Bland Hill Farmhouse two storeys and two bays plus a bay that is part of a farm outbuilding; Whistle House with a five-bay barn
- Route estimate from OpenStreetMap road data (checked 2026-09-30): Bradford via the A658 to Pool, B6161 Leathley Lane, Farnley Park, B6451 Brame Lane and Lower Norwood Road
- OpenStreetMap map data around Bland Hill (checked 2026-10-01): Brame Lane B6451 (40 mph, unlit), Lower Norwood Road B6451 (60 mph, unlit), Broad Dubb Road (40 and 60 mph), Smithson's Lane and Watson's Lane, Swinsty Fold (residential), Norwood Social Hall, Bland Hill School (archaeological site)
- Driving route on OpenStreetMap road data, Bland Hill to Otley: Brame Lane (B6451), Lower Norwood Road, Farnley Lane (B6451), Bridge Street, 5.9 miles
- Driving route on OpenStreetMap road data, Bland Hill to Harrogate: Broad Dubb Road, Norwood Lane, Leathley Lane (B6161), B6061, Otley Road (B6162), 6.9 miles
- Driving route on OpenStreetMap road data, Bland Hill to Bradford: Brame Lane (B6451), Farnley Park, Leathley Lane (B6161), Harrogate Road (A658) through Pool