Moving in Grimston: what to know first
Grimston has no public streets. The homes are reached by the estate drive off the A162 London Road, through parkland the Fielden family kept when the house was sold, so the approach is longer and more private than a village street. Agree with whoever manages the drive where the van can stop and turn near your part of the house, the coach house or a lodge.
Grimston Park itself is listed Grade II*, and several of the buildings around it are listed too. Inside a converted country house or stable range, measure the doors, stairs and any tight turns before booking a large sofa or wardrobe, and send the figures with the booking.
Grimston: the local picture
Most addresses here are parts of the old house or the buildings around it. The list entries describe Burton's coach house, east of the house, as converted into dwellings, and his stable block and nine-bay riding school as later put to other uses. North Lodge, Bantam Cottage and Rose Cottage, a limestone lodge with a rustic porch, are the other named houses. With a courtyard, a gateway or a shared drive between the van and your door, send a photo of the approach so the loading spot is agreed first.
Fourteen buildings in the parish are listed, and all but one belong to the park: the Egyptian-style Grimston Tower, a water tower in magnesian limestone, the north lodges topped by kneeling warriors, the fountain with three dolphins and a pair of obelisk walls. James VI and I stayed at Grimston Park, then Sir Edward Stanhope's house, on 19 April 1603 and knighted 11 men there. The Fieldens bought the estate in 1872. The River Wharfe and the hamlet of Kirkby Wharfe are both close by.
How the van gets to Grimston
The drive into the park leaves the A162 London Road, the road running south out of Tadcaster. The suggested route from Bradford uses the M606, M62 and M1, then the B1217 by Aberford Road and Collier Lane to reach the A162. Allow roughly 50 to 60 minutes from Bradford, an estimate that depends on the motorways.
The drive from Bradford is roughly 50 to 60 minutes. That is an estimate, not a timed run, and traffic changes it.
Man and van services near Grimston
Each service below links to its Tadcaster page, which covers how the job works in and around Tadcaster.
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 Grimston
All 11 services run to Grimston, each with its own page.
Common Grimston routes
- Grimston → Tadcasternorth up London Road (A162), a short run into the town
- Grimston → Yorkthe A162 north to the A64, then north-east into York by Tadcaster Road
- Grimston → Leedssouth on the A162, west along the B1217 to the M1, then into Leeds
Frequently asked questions: man with a van in Grimston
Grimston Park was one country house. How can it hold several homes?
It was converted after the 1980 sale into 11 separate residences, and some of the outbuildings, such as the coach house, became dwellings too. Each part has its own address, so give the name of your part of the estate when you book.
I found a Grimston near York as well. Is that the same place?
No. That Grimston is a hamlet in Dunnington parish, 3 miles east of York. This one is its own parish beside Tadcaster, in the Appleton Roebuck & Church Fenton ward, with postcodes such as LS24 9DB.
Can the van drive up to the house at Grimston Park?
An asphalt estate drive joins the A162 London Road, so a van can get into the park. How close it gets to your door depends on which part of the estate you live in, so tell us before the day.
Where the local details on this page come from
Checked on 1 October 2026 against:
- Postcode lookup (postcodes.io, ONS data): LS24 9DB is in Grimston parish, Appleton Roebuck & Church Fenton ward, North Yorkshire
- postcodes.io reverse lookup at the Grimston map point: LS24 9DB and LS24 9BX (Grimston parish) and LS24 9DD (Kirkby Wharfe with North Milford)
- OS Open Names, July 2026, record osgb4000000074334119: Grimston
- OpenStreetMap map data (checked 2026-09-30): Grimston Park, North Lodge, Bantam Cottage, Rose Cottage, Grimston Tower, the asphalt estate drive joining A162 London Road, B1223, River Wharfe, Kirkby Wharfe hamlet and St John the Baptist church
- Grimston (near Tadcaster) (Wikipedia): civil parish, population 59 in 2001, 14 listed buildings, James VI and I at Sir Edward Stanhope's house on 19 April 1603 knighting 11 men, parish since 1866, North Yorkshire Council since 2023
- Grimston Park (Wikipedia): Grade II* house 1.7 miles south of Tadcaster, rebuilt by Decimus Burton from 1839, bought by John Fielden in 1872, sold in 1980 and converted into 11 residences, parkland kept by the Fielden family
- Listed buildings in Grimston (Wikipedia, from the National Heritage List): 14 buildings, all but Grimston Lodge in the park; coach house converted into dwellings, stable block and nine-bay manege later used for other purposes, Grimston Tower (Egyptian-style water tower), north lodges with kneeling warriors, dolphin fountain, walls with obelisks, Rose Cottage lodge with rustic porch
- Grimston, York (Wikipedia): a separate hamlet in Dunnington parish, 3 miles east of York city centre
- Route estimate from OpenStreetMap road data: Bradford, M606, M62, M1, B1217 Aberford Road and Collier Lane, A162 London Road
- OpenStreetMap map data around the place (checked 2026-10-01): Grimston Park area: a few houses, Tasker Wood, Ladyflats Plantations, North Ing
- Route estimate from OpenStreetMap road data (checked 2026-10-01): Grimston to York by London Road (A162), the A64 and Tadcaster Road
- Route estimate from OpenStreetMap road data (checked 2026-10-01): Grimston to Leeds by London Road (A162), the B1217, the M1 and the A63
- Route estimate from OpenStreetMap road data (checked 2026-10-01): Grimston to Tadcaster by London Road (A162) and Leeds Road (A659)