Man with a Van Low Weardley

Moving in Low Weardley: what to know first

Low Weardley is only a few buildings at the foot of Weardley Lane, and nearly all of them are listed estate buildings: the lodge, the old stable, Stank Cottages and the barns. The lane is a surfaced two-lane road, but the A659 below runs at 60 mph, so the van turns up Weardley Lane and stops by your gate rather than on the main road. In old stone estate cottages, check door widths and how the staircase turns before choosing what comes with you.

Low Weardley: the local picture

Low Lodge, early 19th century and Grade II listed, is a two-storey stone lodge with a hipped stone slate roof and single-storey wings either side. Close by, Lady Bridge carries a road over Stank Beck on a single elliptical arch, built by 1773 with a dated keystone, and a former stable of about the same age as the lodge faces the lane with three arched openings. There is even an 18th-century clapper footbridge, three flat stones across the beck.

East, towards the Harewood estate yards, stand Stank Cottages, a group designed by John Carr, the architect of Harewood House, and to the north-east is a mid 18th-century barn west of Hawks House. Kennel Wood and Nursery Wood are the nearest trees, and the River Wharfe runs through the fields to the north. With listed estate buildings along the lanes, a house name and a word about the gateway width help plan where the van stops.

How the van gets to Low Weardley

The A659 runs along the valley as Arthington Lane and Otley Road, with a 60 mph limit, and a Grade II milestone on its south side near the Weardley Lane turning still reads "Tadcaster & Otley Road" and "Weardly". From Bradford the A658 leads towards Pool, then the A659 heads east to that turning, roughly 30 to 45 minutes in all.

The drive from Bradford is roughly 30 to 45 minutes. That is an estimate, not a timed run, and traffic changes it.

Man and van services near Low Weardley

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

Every service we offer near Low Weardley

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

Common Low Weardley routes

• Low Weardley → Otleywest along the A659 through Arthington and Pool
• Low Weardley → Harewoodeast on the A659 past the Harewood estate
• Low Weardley → Bradfordwest through Pool, then the A658 climb to the airport tunnel, roughly 30 to 45 minutes

Frequently asked questions: man with a van in Low Weardley

Where the local details on this page come from

Checked on 1 October 2026 against:

• Postcode lookup (postcodes.io, ONS data): LS17 9LS is in Harewood ward, Leeds, parish of Harewood
• Listed buildings in Harewood (Wikipedia, from the National Heritage List): Low Lodge, early 19th century, at a west entrance to the Harewood House grounds, two storeys, hipped stone slate roof, single-storey outshuts; Lady Bridge over Stank Beck, by 1773, single elliptical arch, keystone initialled and dated; stable near Lady Bridge, early 19th century, three segmental arches facing the lane; clapper footbridge across Stank Beck, 18th century; 1-3 Stank Cottages by John Carr; barn west of Hawks House, mid 18th century; milestone on the south side of Otley Road (A659) near Weardley Lane, inscribed Tadcaster & Otley Road and Weardly
• OpenStreetMap API extract around the research point (checked 2026-09-30): Weardley Lane, Weardley (place=hamlet), Lady Bridge (Grade II), Stank Beck, Kennel Wood, Nursery Wood, Arthington Lane and Otley Road A659 (60 mph), milestone, River Wharfe, Harewood Yard, Harewood Park
• A660 road (Wikipedia): the A658 Bradford to Harrogate road meets the A660 near Pool-in-Wharfedale
• OpenStreetMap map data around Low Weardley: Weardley Lane two-lane surfaced; A659 at 60 mph; Lady Bridge service road; Stank Beck; houses and farm buildings