Man with a Van Knotford

Moving in Knotford: what to know first

Knotford is mostly fields, sports grounds and the garden centre, so the homes are few: Moor Drive, a short cul-de-sac off Pool Road, and the odd house or farm along the lanes. Knotford Nook is a surfaced lane, East Busk Lane is partly paved, and Bridle Road is an unpaved bridleway that a van cannot use. Towards the town, Mill Way is partly one-way.

The fields between the road and the River Wharfe are low meadow, and Otley's sewage works and the old tip sit out here too. If you are moving into one of the few riverside properties, ask about past flooding and access in wet weather before the day.

Knotford: the local picture

Moor Drive is the one residential street, a short cul-de-sac off Pool Road. Around it are Otley Town football club at the Old Showfield, the Old Otliensians rugby club and Otley Garden Centre on Pool Road. Further east, the lane called Knotford Nook leaves the main road towards Brick Elm Farm and the flooded gravel workings, now a fishing water and a noted spot for birdwatching.

Towards the River Wharfe the map still names the old meadows, among them Stake Field, Lime Kiln Close, Styefoot and Camp Field, and Gallows Hill Nature Reserve with its community orchard lies on the town side. South of the road, Midgley House farmhouse is 18th century and Grade II listed, with a barn carrying a dovecote in its gable and the remains of a gin gang.

How the van gets to Knotford

Pool Road is the A659, running east from Otley towards Pool-in-Wharfedale with a 40 mph limit near the town that rises to 60 further out, so homes here are reached by turning off it rather than stopping on it. From Bradford the van comes into Otley on the A6038 and out along Pool Road, roughly 30 to 40 minutes in all.

The drive from Bradford is roughly 30 to 40 minutes. That is an estimate, not a timed run, and traffic changes it.

Man and van services near Knotford

Each service below links to its Otley page, which covers how the job works in and around Otley.

Every service we offer near Knotford

All 11 services run to Knotford, each with its own page.

Common Knotford routes

• Knotford → Otley town centrewest back along the A659 Pool Road into the town
• Knotford → Pool-in-Wharfedaleeast on the A659
• Knotford → Bradfordthrough Otley and out on the A6038, roughly 30 to 40 minutes

Frequently asked questions: man with a van in Knotford

Where the local details on this page come from

Checked on 1 October 2026 against:

• Postcode lookup (postcodes.io, ONS data): LS21 1DZ is in Otley & Yeadon ward, Leeds, parish of Otley
• OpenStreetMap API extract around the research point (checked 2026-09-30): Pool Road A659 (40 mph, then 60 mph), Moor Drive (joins only Pool Road), Knotford Nook lane, Brick Elm Farm, Knotford Nook Gravel Workings (disused gravel workings, fishing), Otley Town A.F.C and The Old Showfield, Old Otliensians R.U.F.C., Otley Garden Centre, River Wharfe, meadows named Stake Field, Lime Kiln Close, Styefoot and Camp Field, Gallows Hill Nature Reserve, Gallow's Hill Community Orchard, Midgley House
• Otley (Wikipedia): flooded gravel pits east of Otley at Knotford Nook are a noted birdwatching site
• Listed buildings in Otley (Wikipedia, from the National Heritage List): Midgeley House Farmhouse and outbuildings, 18th century, barn with a dovecote in its gable end, remains of a semicircular gin gang, Grade II
• OpenStreetMap map data around Knotford: Moor Drive residential; Knotford Nook surfaced lane; East Busk Lane partly paved; Bridle Road unpaved bridleway; Mill Way partly one-way; Pool Road A659 30, 40 and 60 mph; Otley Sewage Treatment Works; Old Otley Tip; Brick Elm Farm; Knotford Nook Gravel Workings; Otley Garden Centre