Moving in Gateforth Park: what to know first
A park home move is mostly about contents. The homes themselves are factory-built, by Prestige in Northamptonshire, and delivered to the plot, so what the van brings is the furniture, beds, boxes and white goods. If you are coming from a larger house, measure the park home's rooms and doors first, so that only furniture that fits makes the trip.
The park is gated, with a private gate on the access road. Give the driver your street and plot, Orange Oak, Henwood Drive or St George Close, and the gate arrangements before the day, because a postcode alone can land anywhere on 45 acres. On the park roads the van goes slowly and parks where the site staff ask.
Gateforth Park: the local picture
York House Leisure, a family-run firm from Boroughbridge, began turning the site into a park of 168 park homes in 2020, and the first home arrived that February. The plans take in a village green, fishing lakes, a shop, a community centre and woodland. The streets so far are Orange Oak, Henwood Drive and St George Close, where the marketing suite stands, with part of the site still being built and the community centre, YO8 9WF, still a building site.
Selby Golf Club, founded in 1907 and a par 71 course, lies right beside the park, and the East Coast Main Line runs about 340 metres away. Field Lane is the nearest country lane, the A63 Selby By-Pass is about 600 metres off, and the closest bus stop is Thorpe Willoughby Turnaround, about 650 metres away.
How the van gets to Gateforth Park
From Bradford the likely route is the M62 and A1(M) to the Selby Fork interchange, then the A63 east through Hambleton, turning off by Gateforth Lane, Field Lane and Morton Lane to Gateforth New Road. The trip is estimated at roughly 50 to 65 minutes.
The drive from Bradford is roughly 50 to 65 minutes. That is an estimate, not a timed run, and traffic changes it.
Man and van services near Gateforth Park
Each service below links to its Castleford page, which covers how the job works in and around Castleford.
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 Gateforth Park
All 11 services run to Gateforth Park, each with its own page.
Common Gateforth Park routes
- Gateforth Park → SelbyGateforth New Road to the A63 Selby By-Pass, then the A19 Doncaster Road into town, about 4 miles
- Gateforth Park → CastlefordMorton Lane, Field Lane and Gateforth Lane to the A63 through Hambleton, then the A1(M) and the M62, about 14 miles
- Gateforth Park → Bradfordthe A63 west through Hambleton and Monk Fryston to the A1(M), then the M62 and the M606
Frequently asked questions: man with a van in Gateforth Park
Gateforth Park is in Hambleton parish. Does that change anything on moving day?
Not for the van, which follows the YO8 postcode. It matters for the paperwork: the parish on forms is Hambleton rather than Gateforth, and bins and council tax go through North Yorkshire Council.
Is Gateforth Park only for people over 50?
Yes. York House Leisure, which runs it, describes Gateforth Park as a gated park of 168 residential park homes designed for people over 50. The park office is the place to ask about any rules on moving in.
How does the van get through the gate at Gateforth Park?
It is a gated community, so ask the park reception how visiting vehicles are let in on your day, and pass that on when you book. With the gate sorted, the van can go straight to your plot.
Nearby areas
Where the local details on this page come from
Checked on 1 October 2026 against:
- Postcode lookup (postcodes.io, ONS data): YO8 9UJ is in Thorpe Willoughby & Hambleton ward, parish of Hambleton, North Yorkshire
- postcodes.io reverse lookup at the OS Open Names point for Gateforth Park: YO8 9UJ, YO8 9UH, YO8 9UG, YO8 9UR, YO8 9UU, all Hambleton parish, Thorpe Willoughby & Hambleton ward
- OpenStreetMap map data extract around the point (checked 2026-09-30): Selby Golf Club, Gateforth Park residential and construction areas (ways 1052947139, 1052947140), Orange Oak, Henwood Drive, St George Close, Marketing Suite on St George Close, Gateforth Park Community Centre (under construction), Gateforth New Road, East Coast Main Line, Hambleton South Junction, Selby By-Pass A63, Field Lane
- Gateforth (Wikipedia): Selby Golf Club is 2 miles north-east of Gateforth; the par 71 course was established as a club in 1907
- Route estimate from OpenStreetMap road data (checked 2026-09-30): Bradford via the M606, M62 and A1(M), the A63 Selby Fork interchange, A63 Selby Road and Main Street through Hambleton, Gateforth Lane, Field Lane, Morton Lane, Gateforth New Road
- TheBusinessDesk.com (4 December 2019): 168-home luxury residential park on a 45-acre former mushroom farm next to Selby Golf Club, by York House Leisure of Boroughbridge, for the over-50s, two fishing lakes, shop, community centre, village green, woodland, first home arriving February 2020, homes made by Prestige Homeseeker of Northamptonshire
- York House Leisure: Gateforth Park, a 45-acre park in a secure, gated community of 168 residential park homes for the over-50s near Thorpe Willoughby and Selby, reception area, village green, fishing, on-site shop, beside Selby Golf Course
- OpenStreetMap map data: Gateforth Park mapped as a residential trailer park with about 118 static caravan buildings and a construction area, Orange Oak, Henwood Drive, St George Close, private gate on the access road, Gateforth Park Community Centre (YO8 9WF, under construction), Gateforth New Road, Selby Golf Club, East Coast Main Line
- Route data on the OpenStreetMap road network, Gateforth Park to Selby: Gateforth New Road, Selby By-Pass (A63), Doncaster Road (A19), about 3.8 miles
- Route data on the OpenStreetMap road network, Gateforth Park to Castleford: Gateforth New Road, Morton Lane, Field Lane, Gateforth Lane, A63 Main Road, A1(M), M62, about 14.1 miles