Need a man with a van in Brightlingsea? Call 07713 199 263 with both postcodes, floor level and your item list for a free written quote.
Man with a van Brightlingsea, part of our Colchester removals coverage
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The Man With Van is a local moving company covering Brightlingsea (CO7) and the wider Colchester area. Whether you need a man with a van for a single item, a man and van team for a flat, or full house removals, we bring the van and the movers. One mover and a van is from £50 an hour and two movers from £75, both by the hour with a two hour minimum. A full home move is a fixed written quote from £250. There's no weekend surcharge, and every job is covered by goods in transit and public liability insurance. For a man with a van or removals in Brightlingsea, send both postcodes for a free quote, or call 07713 199 263.
Brightlingsea is a proper coastal town at the mouth of the Colne, and the only limb of the ancient Cinque Ports outside Kent and Sussex. It's a working, watery place of a busy harbour, the waterfront Hard, oyster boats and sailing, with Victorian streets, cottages and newer homes behind. From a cottage near the Hard to a family house up the hill, we bring the van and team to match.
We run our own vans and movers, and about nine in ten Brightlingsea jobs are done by our own team. The rest go to partner crews we've trained and worked with for over ten years, never to whoever bids lowest on a booking site. Either way, you deal with us and we stay responsible for the job.
Since 2013
More than 13 years moving homes across Essex.
Fully insured
Goods in transit and public liability cover included.
Free written quote
Your price confirmed before you book.
Local Colchester movers, an honest hourly rate or a fixed written price, and no weekend surcharge.
Starting prices are shown below. Your final quote depends on access, distance, load size, team size and time.
Small jobs
£50
per hour
One mover and van. Two hour minimum.
Can suit:
Two mover team
£75
per hour
Two movers and van. Two hour minimum.
Can suit:
Larger removals
£250+
fixed quote
Confirmed in writing before moving day.
Can suit:
Every price includes goods in transit and public liability insurance, and there is no weekend surcharge.
Brightlingsea is a proper working town, bigger and busier than the villages along this coast, and it climbs from the oyster waterfront up a steady hill. Victorian and Edwardian terraces fill the town centre, there are cottages and yards down by the Hard, and newer estates spread out at the top. It's the slope and the town-centre streets that shape most moves here.
We cover the whole of Brightlingsea, from the Hard and the harbour to the town centre and the newer estates up the hill. The waterfront streets and the slope both need planning, so we sort the loading point and route first, and we handle longer moves out of Brightlingsea to London and across the UK at a fixed written price.
Brightlingsea drops from the town down to the water, so its slopes and its tight waterfront streets are the main things we plan for.
The Hard is a busy working waterfront of oyster smacks and yachts, with tight lanes and limited parking, so we plan the nearest loading spot and a good time to load.
Brightlingsea climbs uphill from the water, so we plan the route and the carry around the slopes and the steps.
The busy Victorian town centre, once a Cinque Ports trading place, has terraces with narrow frontages and on-street parking, so we plan the loading point before the day.
The newer estates up the hill have wider roads and driveways, so access there is usually easy.
Full home moves, wrapped, loaded and moved as one job.
A van and a mover by the hour for single items and part loads.
Flats and upper floors, with the stairs and access planned in.
Single items and marketplace pickups brought to your door.
Comparing removal companies in Brightlingsea? It is worth checking the reviews are recent, the quote is in writing, and the firm runs its own vans rather than passing your job on. We tick all three, and we are glad to be measured against other removal companies in Brightlingsea.
Brightlingsea is one of the areas we cover across Colchester. For our full local service or a nearby area, see our man with a van Colchester page, or these neighbouring areas:
Man with a van Wivenhoe · Man with a van West Mersea · Point Clear, Thorrington and Colchester
Send both postcodes, property type, floor level, parking notes and the main item list, and we'll confirm a written moving quote.
Call 07713 199 263 Start my moving quotePhone
07713 199 263Nearest depot
Dukes Park Industrial Estate, Montrose Rd
Chelmsford, Essex CM2 6TE
The Man With Van is operated by ONEMOVE LIMITED, a local moving company and movers and packers serving Brightlingsea and the wider Colchester area. We provide a man with a van, man and van hire, house removals, flat removals, office moves, furniture delivery, packing and longer UK moves. Company No. 08717311 | Registered office: 14-16 Powis Street, London SE18 6LF | Essex depots: Brentwood CM14 4JY; Chelmsford CM2 6TE; Purfleet RM19 1SR.
