Man with a Van Lower Hirst

Moving in Lower Hirst: what to know first

Come to Lower Hirst from the Ray Gate end. From the corner of Ray Gate and Lamb Hall Road the first stretch of Shaw Lane is an ordinary lane as far as the farm; beyond it the lane turns into a public bridleway closed to motor vehicles, on dirt, gravel and old setts. A home past the farm buildings is reached on foot, so tell us how far your door is from the end of the made lane and send a photo of the surface.

Ray Gate climbs from the farm up to New Hey Road and has no pavement, so the van does not wait on it longer than it has to. If the last stretch is a carry, pack into boxes one person can manage over a rough surface, and if friends or family are coming to help, that is the part of the day where they make the biggest difference.

Lower Hirst: the local picture

The listed building here is the barn at Lower Hirst Farm, from the early to mid 19th century, with a stone slate roof, segment-headed barn doors and two rows of six ventilation slits on each side. Hirst Wood and Shaw Wood are close by, Longwood Brook runs nearby, and the fairways of Outlane Golf Club come right up to the lane.

Shaw Lane is the thing to plan around. It leaves the corner of Ray Gate and Lamb Hall Road as a public bridleway that is open to vehicles only as far as the farm, and its far south-western end, on concrete plates, is open to them again. In between it is closed to motor vehicles, so check which stretch your gate is on before booking.

How the van gets to Lower Hirst

The M62 is only a few hundred metres away, but the van does not leave it at Outlane. The usual route from Bradford comes off at junction 24, follows the A643 Lindley Moor Road west to the Mount roundabout at junction 23, and takes New Hey Road (A640) for a short way before Ray Gate and Shaw Lane. The whole drive is roughly 25 to 40 minutes.

The drive from Bradford is roughly 25 to 40 minutes. That is an estimate, not a timed run, and traffic changes it.

Man and van services near Lower Hirst

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

Every service we offer near Lower Hirst

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

Common Lower Hirst routes

• Lower Hirst → HuddersfieldShaw Lane and Ray Gate up to the A640 New Hey Road, then east through Salendine Nook into the town centre, about 3.5 miles
• Lower Hirst → EllandRay Gate to the Mount roundabout, the A643 across to the A629, then south-west into Elland, about 4.5 miles
• Lower Hirst → BradfordRay Gate, New Hey Road and Lindley Moor Road to the M62, then the M606, roughly 25 to 40 minutes

Frequently asked questions: man with a van in Lower Hirst

Where the local details on this page come from

Checked on 1 October 2026 against:

• Postcode lookup (postcodes.io, ONS data): HD3 3TG is in Lindley ward, Kirklees, unparished area
• Listed buildings in Golcar (Wikipedia, from the National Heritage List for England): barn at Lower Hirst Farm, early to mid 19th century, stone slate roof, segment-headed barn doors, two rows of six segment-headed ventilation slits each side, Grade II
• OpenStreetMap way record (checked 2026-09-30): Shaw Lane, public bridleway, unclassified, motor vehicles yes, concrete plate surface
• OpenStreetMap way record (checked 2026-09-30): Shaw Lane, public bridleway, motor vehicles no, dirt surface
• OpenStreetMap map data (checked 2026-09-30): Shaw Lane meeting Ray Gate and Lamb Hall Road, Ray Gate meeting New Hey Road (A640), Hirst Wood, Shaw Wood, Longwood Brook, Outlane Golf Club and its named holes, M62 Outlane Interchange
• A643 road (Wikipedia): western end at junction 23 of the M62, the Mount roundabout, Outlane
• Driving route estimate from Bradford city centre (OpenStreetMap road data, checked 2026-09-30): M606, M62 to the A629 Blackley New Road, A643 Lindley Moor Road, A640 New Hey Road, Ray Gate, Shaw Lane
• OpenStreetMap data around Lower Hirst (read through the Overpass API, 2026-10-01): Shaw Lane unclassified from Ray Gate to the farm, then public bridleway closed to motor vehicles (dirt, gravel, sett), with its south-western end on concrete plates open to vehicles; Ray Gate and Lamb Hall Road without pavements; farm buildings; A643 Lindley Moor Road, Mount Roundabout and New Hey Road (A640)
• Spot heights (Open Topo Data, EU-DEM 25m): Ray Gate climbs from Lower Hirst up to New Hey Road
• Salendine Nook (Wikipedia): the A640 New Hey Road runs through Salendine Nook towards Huddersfield
• Driving route (OpenStreetMap road data): Shaw Lane, Ray Gate, A640 New Hey Road, Westbourne Road, Trinity Street to Huddersfield; 3.3 miles
• Driving route (OpenStreetMap road data): Shaw Lane, Ray Gate, New Hey Road, A643 Lindley Moor Road, A629 Calderdale Way to Elland; 4.3 miles