Next out of London: collect WED 14 OCT, deliver THU 15 OCT · collect WED 21 OCT, deliver THU 22 OCT.
Covering: Darlington, Northallerton, Richmond, Bishop Auckland, Barnard Castle, Catterick Garrison, Newton Aycliffe and the rest of the DL postcode area.
The local landmark: The Bowes Museum, a full French chateau built in Teesdale, with the Norman keep of Richmond Castle above the Swale.
Students: Teesside University runs a small campus in Darlington, the area's only higher education presence of any size.
On the ground: Victorian terraces in Darlington, stone cottages in the Dales market towns and long rural lanes out to Wensleydale and Teesdale. If carrying is the hard part, Assisted from £349 brings us inside, with a two-person crew when furniture or bikes are aboard (£15 per end for 2nd or 3rd floor with no lift, £30 for 4th and up).
Who makes this move: Army families posted to Catterick Garrison, retirees heading for the Dales and remote workers trading London for market town life.
While you wait for the van: The Stockton and Darlington Railway of 1825 was the world's first public railway to use steam locomotives.
| What you send | Example | Kerbside | Assisted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Up to 4 pieces | 2 suitcases and 2 boxes | £199 | £349 |
| Pieces 5 to 10, £15 each | 10 boxes | £289 | £439 |
| Pieces 11 and over, £12 each | 20 boxes and bags | £409 | £559 |
| Bike, £59 each | A bike on its own | £199 | £349 |
| Small furniture item, £45 each | 8 boxes and a desk chair | £304 | £454 |
| Stairs, no lift, 2nd or 3rd floor | Per end | n/a | +£15 |
| Stairs, no lift, 4th floor or higher | Per end | n/a | +£30 |
Kerbside: you bring everything to your front door and the driver loads. Assisted: we carry from inside, any floor; boxes and bags need one of us, and furniture or bikes bring a two-person crew. A piece is any box, bag or suitcase up to 30 kg. Standard cover of £50 per piece is included. Prices include VAT and are the same in both directions, to every destination.
Yes. The whole DL postcode area is on our Thursday run. London collections are on Wednesdays and arrive the next day; Darlington collections are on Thursdays and arrive in London on the Wednesday.
The same as every destination: up to 4 boxes, bags or suitcases £199 including VAT, 10 pieces £289, 20 pieces £409. Assisted, where we carry from inside, starts at £349.
By 12:00 two days before your collection day. Darlington collections close at 12:00 two days before the Thursday; London collections close Monday noon for the Wednesday. The booking form shows the next three dates live.