From a Nelson bedroom to a hall in Preston, Manchester or Leeds
Nelson & Colne College has around 2,400 full-time students, and those who go on to a degree after A levels or a diploma there have to move elsewhere for it. Preston is about 28 miles west along the M65, Manchester about 31 miles by the M65, the A56 and the M66, and Leeds and Bradford are back over the Pennines. A first-year room is small: bags of clothes, bedding, a desk chair, a few boxes of kitchen things and perhaps a bike. That takes a corner of a long wheelbase van, so two students going the same way can go as one run, with a drop each.
There is a train from Nelson Interchange, hourly towards Preston by way of Blackburn, but a train is no use for a duvet, a lamp and three boxes. The van goes door to door instead. In June the run reverses, and the load is usually bigger than it went out, because a year of shopping comes home too. If you are moving into a shared house in your second year, the van can collect from halls and drop in the new house rather than coming back to Nelson.
Packing a Nelson student room for the van
- Find out your hall's arrival slot first, then book the van for that morning
- Pack into bags and small boxes; soft bags fill the gaps around a desk chair and a lamp
- A friend from Nelson & Colne College going to the same city can share the run and split the price
- Label each box with your name and room number if a friend's room comes on the same run
- A bike travels with its wheels on, strapped to the side of the load space
Nelson starting points and university cities
- Nelson & Colne Collegeby Pendle Water, the college many local students finish at before university
- Pendle Vale College on Oxford Roadthe secondary school whose leavers move on to college and beyond
- Bradley and Whitefield terracesfamily homes where a first-year room is carried down a steep stair
- Prestonwest along the M65 and in on the A6, about 28 miles away
- Manchesterby the M65, the A56 and the M66, a straight run south
Student runs out of Nelson
- Nelson → Prestonthe M65 west past Blackburn, then the A6, about 28 miles
- Nelson → Manchesterthe M65 west, the A56 past Haslingden, then the M66 and M60
- Bradford → Nelsonthe van comes over Two Laws to collect, 22 miles, 45 to 60 minutes
What a Nelson student move costs
The van comes from Bradford, so a Nelson student run is booked as a planned slot with that drive priced in, then the load and the distance to your university city set the fixed figure. A friend going the same way can come on the same run, with a drop each. See how we quote for the full breakdown.
Student Removals in Nelson: your questions
Is there a university in Nelson?
No. There is no university campus and there are no halls in Nelson. Nelson & Colne College is a further education college, so degree students move to Preston, Manchester, Leeds, Bradford or further away.
Can a friend and I from Nelson share one van?
Yes, as long as you start in Nelson and finish in the same university city that morning. One booking, one fixed price, and a second drop-off at the far end for your friend's room.
Can you bring my things home to Nelson in June?
Yes. Book it once your hall gives you a leaving date, and say whether anything new is coming back, such as a desk or a mini fridge.
Can my things go into storage over summer?
The business has no storage of its own, but the van can take your things to your own self-storage unit in June and bring them back out in September.