Man with a Van Garforth

Our man and van in Garforth

Man With Van Long Wheelbase is one driver and one Ford Transit long wheelbase van, based in Bradford, 23 miles from Garforth (35-50 minutes by road). Garforth is inside our core area, so the drive is simply part of one fixed price agreed before we set off.

Moving in Garforth: what to know first

Main Street is Garforth's shopping street and also a through route, which is an awkward mix on moving day. Bus stops, parked cars and yellow lines at the junctions leave little kerb, so for flats and shops along it the van stops briefly and the load goes out in short, planned runs. A weekday morning rush is the wrong time to try it.

Away from the centre the housing changes. Church Garforth has older terraces and former miners' cottages, west and east of the centre there are interwar and post-war semis, and the later estates off Ninelands Lane on the east side of town have closes with small turning heads and cars parked on both sides. The van is about 2.5m tall and will not pass under car-park barriers of around 2.1m, which is worth knowing before arranging a collection.

Garforth grew from a coal-mining village into a commuter town, with two stations on the York line and quick access to the M1 and A1(M). Families move out from east Leeds for the schools and a house with a drive. Business work centres on the units on Lotherton Way and at Newhold, and on Thorpe Park at M1 Junction 46.

Parking and access in Garforth

The main council car park is on Barleyhill Road. It is pay and display, so check the current charges and time limits on the Leeds City Council site before relying on it. Main Street itself has bus stops and yellow lines at the junctions, and the estate roads are on-street with driveways along most of the frontage.

• Main Street is the town's shopping street on a through route, with bus stops, parked cars and yellow lines at the junctions, so there is little room to hold a long wheelbase van.
• Estate closes off Ninelands Lane have small turning heads and cars parked both sides.
• The council car park on Barleyhill Road is pay and display, so check the current charges and time limits before counting on it.
• Junctions 46 and 47 of the M1 and the A63 are the main approaches and are busy at peak times.

Man and van services we offer in Garforth

In Garforth the van does house removals in Garforth, flat and apartment removals out of Leeds or off Main Street, furniture delivery from the city stores and Thorpe Park, student removals to halls, and business and trade deliveries for the Lotherton Way units. Every job has one fixed price, and our prices page sets out what it depends on.

Every service we offer in Garforth

All 11 of our services run in Garforth, each with its own page covering how that job actually works here.

Parts of Garforth we cover

Garforth town centre, Church Garforth, West Garforth, East Garforth, Lidgett, Moor Garforth, Hollinthorpe, Peckfield Bar, Newthorpe, and everywhere in between. If your street isn't listed, it's almost certainly still covered.

Areas near Garforth we cover

These places have their own pages, with local detail and how the van gets there.

Common Garforth routes

• Garforth → Leedsthe everyday run along the A63
• East Leeds → Garforthfamilies moving out for a house with a drive
• Garforth → Bradfordthe M1 and the M62 west, 35 to 50 minutes depending on traffic

Frequently asked questions: man with a van in Garforth