Moving in Padside: what to know first
Everything here is reached by two quiet tarmac lanes. Harper Lane runs from Stone House Crossroads on Greenhow Hill Road to the junction at Padside, and Nought Moor Road carries on past farm gates towards Padside Green, crossing the beck on a small bridge. Homes sit at the end of short private driveways and farm tracks rather than on the lane itself, so the van usually loads in a yard or at a gateway. Mind the postcodes: Bents Farm by the junction is HG3 2QY, but the houses at Padside Green use HG3 4AL.
The buildings are old gritstone farmhouses and barns. Low House, dated 1769, has an attic and cellars, so check what is stored at the top and bottom of the house before the day, and Roundabout Farmhouse has its barn joined on. The Stone House Inn at the crossroads, about 800 metres away, is the nearest landmark most drivers will know.
Padside: the local picture
Two listed farmhouses stand a couple of hundred metres from the junction. Roundabout Farmhouse, late 17th century, has its barn joined on and a bulbous kneeler at the gable, and Low House, dated 1769, is a gritstone house on a plinth, with an attic, cellars and a keystone over the door. The Old Chapel, Bents Farm and Bents Barn are the other named buildings nearby.
Padside Green, a second cluster, is about half a kilometre away, and Folly Gill and Padside Beck run close by, with Harper Bridge over the water. The Stone House Inn stands at Stone House Crossroads on Greenhow Hill Road. A barn conversion or farmhouse here may have a yard or track rather than a pavement outside, so tell us what the van will pull up on.
How the van gets to Padside
Harper Lane links Padside with Greenhow Hill Road, and that is how the van comes in: from Bradford by Pool, the B6451 and the A59, then Meagill Lane and Hardisty Hill up to Greenhow Hill Road and along Harper Lane for the last 800 metres. Reservoir Road, which leaves the crossroads, carries a 7.5-tonne limit.
The drive from Bradford is roughly 45 to 55 minutes. That is an estimate, not a timed run, and traffic changes it.
Man and van services near Padside
Each service below links to its Ilkley page, which covers how the job works in and around Ilkley.
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 Padside
All 11 services run to Padside, each with its own page.
Common Padside routes
- Padside → Pateley BridgeHarper Lane up to Greenhow Hill Road, north over the moor by Sandy Gate and Redlish Road, then down the B6265 from Greenhow, about 8 miles
- Padside → HarrogateGreenhow Hill Road south, Hardisty Hill and Meagill Lane down to the A59, then east, about 12 miles
- Padside → Bradforddown to the A59 at Blubberhouses, Cobby Syke Road and the B6451 through Norwood, then Leathley, Pool and the A658
Frequently asked questions: man with a van in Padside
How is Padside Green different from Padside?
They are two small clusters in the same parish, about half a kilometre apart. Padside is at the Harper Lane junction, with HG3 2QY; Padside Green is the group of houses beyond it. Give the house name and the full postcode so the van goes to the right one.
Does a Padside address count as Thornthwaite for the parish?
Yes, for the parish: both are in the civil parish of Thornthwaite with Padside, and Thornthwaite village is about a mile to the east. The council for bins and council tax is North Yorkshire Council, and the ward is Pateley Bridge & Nidderdale.
How does the van get to Padside from Pateley Bridge?
Up the B6265 to Greenhow, then south over the moor on Redlish Road, Sandy Gate and Greenhow Hill Road to Stone House Crossroads, and along Harper Lane for the last 800 metres. It is about 8 miles, all on tarmac.
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 2QY is in Pateley Bridge & Nidderdale ward, Thornthwaite with Padside parish, North Yorkshire
- OS Open Names, July 2026, record osgb4000000074541845: Padside (hamlet)
- Thornthwaite, North Yorkshire (Wikipedia): parish of Thornthwaite with Padside includes the hamlet of Padside, a mile west of Thornthwaite; Padside Beck
- Listed buildings in Thornthwaite with Padside (Wikipedia, from the National Heritage List for England): Roundabout Farmhouse and barn (late 17th century, bulbous kneeler), Low House (1769, plinth, attic and cellars, keystone doorway)
- OpenStreetMap map data around the OS point (checked 2026-09-30): Harper Lane, Nought Moor Road, The Old Chapel, Bents Farm, Bents Barn, Roundabout Farmhouse, Low House, Padside Beck, Padside Green, Folly Gill, Harper Bridge, The Stone House Inn, Stone House Crossroads, Greenhow Hill Road, Reservoir Road (maxweight 7.5)
- Route estimate from OpenStreetMap road data (checked 2026-09-30): A658 to Pool, B6451, Smithson's Lane, Cobby Syke Road, A59 Skipton Road, Meagill Lane, Hardisty Hill, Greenhow Hill Road, Harper Lane (822 m)
- OpenStreetMap map data around Padside: Harper Lane (tertiary, asphalt), Nought Moor Road (unclassified, asphalt, farm frontage, bridge), private driveways and farm tracks, Bents Farm (HG3 2QY), building at Padside Green (HG3 4AL), Padside Green hamlet node, The Stone House Inn at Stone House Crossroads
- Postcode lookup (postcodes.io, ONS data): HG3 4AL is at Padside Green, Thornthwaite with Padside parish, Pateley Bridge & Nidderdale ward
- Route estimate on OpenStreetMap road data, Padside to Pateley Bridge: Harper Lane, Greenhow Hill Road, Sandy Gate, Redlish Road, Duck Street Lane, B6265 Hebden Road, 13.4 km
- Route estimate on OpenStreetMap road data, Padside to Harrogate: Harper Lane, Greenhow Hill Road, Hardisty Hill, Meagill Lane, A59, 19.3 km