Next out of London: collect WED 14 OCT, deliver THU 15 OCT · collect WED 21 OCT, deliver THU 22 OCT.
Covering: Durham, Chester-le-Street, Consett, Stanley, Houghton le Spring and the rest of the DH postcode area.
The local landmark: Durham Cathedral and Castle crown a wooded peninsula above the River Wear and together form a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Students: Durham University's colleges are threaded through the city and student rooms turn over in bulk every summer.
On the ground: Cobbled streets and tight student terraces in Durham city, with rows of former colliery terraces across the old pit villages. 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: Durham University dominates the flow, with a large share of its students arriving from London and the south east each October and leaving each June.
While you wait for the van: Durham Cathedral stood in for Hogwarts in the early Harry Potter films and holds the tomb of the Venerable Bede.
| 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 DH postcode area is on our Thursday run. London collections are on Wednesdays and arrive the next day; Durham 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. A typical man and van on this run charges null.
By 12:00 two days before your collection day. Durham 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.