Steep pulls and narrow lanes
The climb up Widcombe Hill and the tight lanes off it mean we settle where the van can safely stop before we set out. We plan the closest legal spot, keep the carry short and bring enough hands so nobody is hauling furniture up a slope alone.
Tell us how steep the approach is and whether the van can get near the door, and we will size the crew to suit.
Cottages and canal-side flats
Widcombe's period cottages come with the low doorways and tight staircases of their age, and the flats near the canal usually mean a shared entrance and a floor or two of stairs. We take on both, wrapping furniture properly and taking pieces apart where the doorways demand it.
Short moves, mostly from inside Bath
Widcombe rarely draws people from far away. Most of the moves we do here start somewhere else in the city, often a flat in the centre or up in Bathwick, from someone who wants the village feel and a bit more room without leaving Bath. The distance is frequently under two miles, which sounds easy until you factor in that both ends may have stairs and neither has a driveway.
Short moves have their own trap. Because the drive is ten minutes, people underestimate the day and book too little time, then find that two flights at the collection end and a narrow cottage staircase at the delivery end is where the hours actually go. We price on the access rather than the mileage for exactly that reason, so a short Widcombe move is quoted on what it takes rather than how far it travels.