Removals from Wimbledon to France
Paris, Lyon, Bordeaux, Provence and the Riviera — a planned road move that starts on an SW19 doorstep and ends on a French autoroute.
France is the route we run most. It’s the closest EU country, the crossing is short, and the reasons people go are as varied as the destinations — a job in Paris, a farmhouse in the Dordogne, retirement to the sun near Nice. Whatever’s pulling you across, the move itself is a Wimbledon pack-up with a longer drive on the end.
Who moves from Wimbledon to France
We move young families relocating for work to Paris and Lyon, downsizers heading for a quieter life in the south-west, second-home owners furnishing a place in Provence, and people finally making the permanent move they’ve talked about for years. The contents range from a couple of rooms to a whole house — and each gets the same survey, pack and plan.
What we move
Full households, part-loads, and the awkward favourites people won’t leave behind — a piano, a dresser, a wardrobe that’s followed you through three homes. Furniture is dismantled where it needs to be, everything is wrapped for a long journey rather than a short hop, and it’s reassembled at the French end.
The route south
We leave Wimbledon on the A3 and pick up the M25, then run for the Kent coast — the Eurotunnel from Folkestone or a Dover ferry, depending on the load and timing. On the far side it’s the French autoroutes: the A16 and A1 down to Paris, the A26 and A6 towards Lyon and the Rhône, the A10 for Bordeaux and the south-west, or the long run down the A7 and A8 to Provence and the Côte d’Azur. Knowing which of those actually saves time — and where the tolls and stops fall — is the difference between a smooth delivery and a scramble.
Customs and paperwork, handled
This is the part that changed after Brexit, and the part we take off your hands. Moving household goods into France now needs a proper inventory, transit and customs documents, and — for a main-residence move — the paperwork that supports relief from import duty. We prepare it, file it and keep the load moving, so your things aren’t parked at a border while a form gets sorted. You get told what we need from you, and we do the rest.
Why France still adds up
Space, weather and a slower pace are the usual pulls — a house with land for what a London flat costs, markets and long lunches, and a country that’s still only a train or a short flight from family back home. It isn’t a tourist brochure; it’s the plain reason most of our France movers give. We won’t oversell it, and we won’t put a transit time or a price on this page before we’ve understood your move — that comes in a written quote.
Collecting across the UK
Departing from Wimbledon is the norm, but for a France move we’ll collect from across London and beyond — Brighton, Bristol, the Midlands and further — and join the same route south. Tell us the pickup and the French destination and we’ll plan it from there. You can also read about the wider European service or the local Wimbledon removals we build it on.
Wimbledon to France — common questions
Can’t see yours? Ask us directly — we answer plainly, no sales script.
Which parts of France do you move to?
All of it, in practice — Paris and the Île-de-France, Lyon and the Rhône, Bordeaux and the south-west, the Dordogne, Brittany, and down to Provence and the Côte d’Azur. The route and crossing change with the destination; the care doesn’t.
Do you take the ferry or the Eurotunnel?
Whichever suits the load and the route — the Eurotunnel from Folkestone for speed, or a Dover ferry crossing. We choose based on the destination and timing and build it into the plan.
What paperwork do we need to move to France post-Brexit?
A detailed inventory, transit and customs documentation, and — for people relocating their main home — the residence paperwork that supports relief from duty. We prepare and manage this so it doesn’t become your problem at the border.
Can you collect from outside Wimbledon?
Yes. Wimbledon is our base, but for a France move we collect across London and the wider UK — including Brighton, Bristol and further — and pick up the same route south.
Moving from Wimbledon to France?
Send us the French destination and a rough idea of what’s going, and we’ll plan the crossing and the customs — then quote it clearly.