Man with a Van Skipton

Our man and van in Skipton

Man With Van Long Wheelbase is one driver and one Ford Transit long wheelbase van, based in Bradford, 18 miles from Skipton (35-50 minutes by road). Skipton is inside our core area, so the drive is simply part of one fixed price agreed before we set off.

Moving in Skipton: what to know first

In town, stone terraces run off Broughton Road, Keighley Road and Water Street, with front doors on the street and cars parked both sides. Flats sit over the shops on the High Street, Sheep Street and Swadford Street, some entered by a side door or a yard at the back. Gargrave Road and the Aireville side are semis and detached houses with drives. The general market takes the High Street on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, so central jobs are booked around it.

Out in the villages, from Embsay and Carleton to Gargrave, Grassington, Kettlewell, Malham and Settle, cottages have narrow doorways, steep stairs and lanes where a lorry cannot go. A long wheelbase Transit gets much closer to the door, and where it cannot, the carry is planned in advance from photos.

Holiday-let owners can have a bed, sofa or appliance collected from a retailer and carried into the cottage on changeover day, with the slot fitted between the guests leaving and the next arrivals and someone there to open the door. Moves between Skipton and Keighley, Bradford, Ilkley and Leeds are local runs, and moves further afield go in one dedicated van with no depot.

Parking and access in Skipton

Pay-and-display parking in and around the centre, so check the current charges. The van is about 2.5m tall, so any car park with a height barrier is out.

• The general market fills the High Street on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, so loading for High Street flats is timed around the stalls, and event days can close more of the centre.
• Flats above the High Street and Sheep Street shops can be reached by a side door or a rear yard, with steep stairs and no lift.
• Streets near the Leeds and Liverpool Canal and the basin by Coach Street are tight for a long-wheelbase van.
• The terraced streets off Broughton Road and Water Street are narrow with parked cars both sides and no off-street loading.

Man and van services we offer in Skipton

Pick the job that fits: house removals in Skipton for a terrace, a semi or a Dales cottage, flat removals from the rooms over the High Street shops, furniture delivery from a showroom to a holiday let, appliance delivery and long distance removals out of Craven. Each is one fixed price, and our prices page explains what goes into it.

Every service we offer in Skipton

All 11 of our services run in Skipton, each with its own page covering how that job actually works here.

Parts of Skipton we cover

Skipton town centre, Aireville, Snaygill, Burnside, Greatwood, Horse Close, Low Snaygill, Middle Town, Mill Fields, New Town, Raikes, Rockwood, Spring Gardens, Cononley Woodside, Drebley, Eshton, Flasby, Hambleton (Bolton Abbey), High Bradley, Hole Bottom (Skipton), Stirton, Thorlby, and everywhere in between. If your street isn't listed, it's almost certainly still covered.

Areas near Skipton we cover

These places have their own pages, with local detail and how the van gets there.

Common Skipton routes

• Skipton → Keighley / Bradford / Leedslocal runs down the A629 and A650, or along the A65
• Leeds / Bradford retailers → Dales holiday letsdeliveries timed for changeover day
• Skipton → the rest of Britainsouth via Bradford, the M62 and the M1, west by the M65, north by the A65 and M6

Frequently asked questions: man with a van in Skipton