Moving in Keld Houses: what to know first
Keld Houses is a short string of farms and cottages on the B6265, a two-lane road with no pavement, at 40 mph past the houses and 60 mph further west. Homes sit back from the road on their own tracks and yards: Lily Green, High Far Side, Far Side, Low Far Side and Prim Gap Farm are the names to give. Since there is no side street to stop in, tell us where the van can pull off the road at your property.
Names here have shifted over time. The house now called High View, postcode HG3 5JL, was Prim Gap on the 1854 map, and Prim Gap Farm is a separate group a couple of hundred metres to the west. The ground all round is old lead workings, with shafts and old mine sites, so keep to made tracks. The village of Greenhow, with St Mary's Church, is about a kilometre east along the same road.
Keld Houses: the local picture
This is old lead-mining country, with old workings beside the road and the North Rakes and Golden Fleece mines, a shaft and the North Rakes Dam on the moor around it. The Keld Well is a pond near the houses, and Gill Beck and Keld Dike run close by. Lily Green, Prim Gap Farm, High Far Side and High View are the homes and farms around it.
The hamlet sits right on a boundary. Keld Houses sits just inside Appletreewick parish and the Yorkshire Dales National Park, while Greenhow village to the east is in Bewerley. Greenhow's own history notes that the western end of the village, past Kell Dyke, already falls in Appletreewick. Either way the council is North Yorkshire Council.
How the van gets to Keld Houses
From Bradford the van climbs from the A59 up Meagill Lane and Greenhow Hill Road, crosses to Sandy Gate, Redlish Road and Duck Street Lane, and joins the B6265 at Greenhow, then turns west along Hebden Road for about a kilometre. Ravenstone Moor and Ravenstone Crag are close by.
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 Keld Houses
Each service below links to its Pateley Bridge page, which covers how the job works in and around Pateley Bridge.
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 Keld Houses
All 11 services run to Keld Houses, each with its own page.
Common Keld Houses routes
- Keld Houses → Pateley Bridgeeast along the B6265 through Greenhow, then down the steep Greenhow Hill, about 4 miles
- Keld Houses → Grassingtonwest on the B6265 over the moor, about 6.5 miles
- Keld Houses → Bradfordback to Greenhow, then south over the moor by Duck Street Lane, Redlish Road and Greenhow Hill Road, Meagill Lane down to the A59, the B6451 and the A658 by Pool
Frequently asked questions: man with a van in Keld Houses
Which side of the National Park line is Keld Houses on?
Just inside it: the park boundary runs between Keld Houses and Greenhow village, which is outside it. For a move the difference is only in the address, but it helps to know which side of the line you are on.
My address says High View. Is that the same as Prim Gap?
Yes: High View, HG3 5JL, has Prim Gap as its old name, from the 1854 Ordnance Survey sheet. Prim Gap Farm, a couple of hundred metres west, is a separate property, so give the house name exactly as it appears on your paperwork.
Is Keld Houses nearer Pateley Bridge or Grassington?
Pateley Bridge, by a little: about 4 miles east down Greenhow Hill against about 6.5 miles west to Grassington, both on the B6265. The post town for HG3 is Harrogate, and the council is North Yorkshire Council.
Nearby areas
Where the local details on this page come from
Checked on 1 October 2026 against:
- Postcode lookup (postcodes.io, ONS data, checked 2026-09-30): HG3 5JH, the nearest postcode (about 950 m east, in Greenhow), is in Pateley Bridge & Nidderdale ward, Bewerley parish; HG3 5JL at 1.5 km is in Appletreewick parish
- OS Open Names, July 2026, record osgb4000000074547509: Keld Houses (hamlet)
- OpenStreetMap map data around the OS point (checked 2026-09-30): Hebden Road (B6265), old mine workings, North Rakes Mines, Golden Fleece Mine, old lead mines, old shaft, former mining pond, North Rakes Dam, The Keld Well, Gill Beck, Keld Dike, Lily Green, Prim Gap Farm, High Far Side, High View, Ravenstone Moor, Ravenstone Crag
- OpenStreetMap relation for Appletreewick civil parish (checked 2026-09-30): the Keld Houses OS point falls inside it and outside Bewerley (relation 7701964)
- OpenStreetMap relation for the Yorkshire Dales National Park (checked 2026-09-30): Keld Houses OS point inside, Greenhow village outside
- Greenhow (Wikipedia): lead-mining village, mainly in Bewerley parish, western end past Kell Dyke (Craven Cross) in Appletreewick; B6265 through the village towards Grassington
- Route estimate from OpenStreetMap road data (checked 2026-09-30): A59, Meagill Lane, Hardisty Hill, Greenhow Hill Road, Sandy Gate, Redlish Road, Duck Street Lane, B6265 Hebden Road (1,025 m)
- OpenStreetMap map data around Keld Houses and Greenhow: Hebden Road (B6265, two lanes, no pavement, 40 mph at Keld Houses, 60 mph to the west), Lily Green, High Far Side, Far Side, Low Far Side, Prim Gap Farm, High View (old name Prim Gap from OS sheet 135 of 1854, HG3 5JL), St Mary's Church, old mine sites
- Postcode lookup (postcodes.io, ONS data): HG3 5JL, Appletreewick parish, Wharfedale ward
- HG postcode area (Wikipedia, from Royal Mail): HG3 post town Harrogate
- Route estimate on OpenStreetMap road data, Keld Houses to Pateley Bridge: B6265 Hebden Road and Street Lane, 6.2 km
- Route estimate on OpenStreetMap road data, Keld Houses to Grassington: B6265 Hebden Road, 10.9 km
- Driving route (OpenStreetMap road data), Keld Houses to Bradford: Duck Street Lane, Redlish Road, Sandy Gate, Greehow Hill Road; road numbers in order B6265, A59, B6451, B6161, A658, A660, B6152, A650, A641, A6181; 28.6 miles