Trusted across Dorset, Somerset & Wiltshire
Your move, done properly.
Family-run removals from Shaftesbury, covering Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire. Honest pricing, careful crews, a written fixed quote back the same working day.
Get a fixed quote within 2 hours
5.0 ★★★★★ Google rating · Family-run · Insured £2.5m · Or call 01747 637070
Get a fixed quote within 2 hours
5.0 ★★★★★ Google rating · Family-run · Insured £2.5m · Or call 01747 637070
Who we are
A different kind of removal company in Shaftesbury (Dorset).
Marley Moves is a family-run removals company in Shaftesbury, Dorset. Connor runs it himself, with a small permanent team that handles every move from the first phone call to the last box in your new hallway. No subcontractors, no van-hire shortcuts on the day. Ring us and you'll usually get Connor. Book a survey and the people walking round your house are the same ones loading the truck a few weeks later. That's the whole idea: one team, start to finish.
Quote turnaround
Written, fixed, never padded. Sent by email or WhatsApp the same day.
Public liability
Plus £50,000 goods in transit per load. Properly insured, every move.
Customer reviews
Five-star average across every town we cover.
We cover Shaftesbury · Sherborne · Mere · Wincanton · Yeovil · Bruton · Warminster · Frome · Blandford Forum · Salisbury · Dorchester · Bath · Weymouth · Bournemouth · Poole and every town within 25 miles of Shaftesbury, plus UK-wide long-distance moves from Dorset to anywhere.
Why Marley Moves
Properly insured. Priced honestly.
Answered by Connor.
- Public LiabilityUp to £2.5m cover
- Goods in TransitUp to £50k per load
- 2-Hour QuoteWritten, no waiting
- Fixed-Price QuotesNo surprise charges
- In-House CrewsNever subcontracted
- UK-Wide ReachLocal & long distance
- 5.0★ Google ReviewsFive-star rated across every town we cover
- Family-RunHonest, hands-on service
Our services
Removals, done properly.
House removals, packing, storage, clearances and UK-wide long-distance moves. One crew handles the lot, start to finish.
Why people choose us
Careful, local, properly insured.
Family-run from Shaftesbury, Dorset. We pack and shift houses the way we'd want our own packed: nothing rushed, nothing forgotten, no last-minute extras on the bill.
- Connor on the phone, the same small crew on every job
- Plates wrapped, boxes labelled, room layouts agreed before move day
- One team for the survey, the load, the drive and the unload
- We arrive early, we don't leave until the kettle's on
How it works
Four steps, no drama.
Free quote
Tell us the basics. Fixed written price back within two working hours.
Survey
Video walk-through or in-person visit. We plan access, parking, timings.
Move day
Our crew arrives early. Everything labelled, padded, tracked, loaded with care.
Settle in
Furniture placed, boxes in the right rooms, rubbish taken. Kettle on.
Honest pricing
Fair prices, fixed in writing.
Where we work
Across three counties.
Daily moves across Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire. Long-distance moves anywhere in the UK.
See all areas →Customer reviews
What people say after move day.
Free fixed quote
Like the sound of us?
We send most quotes back within two working hours, fixed in writing before move day, with the insurance certificate in the same email. Pick whichever bit fits your pace.
Frequent questions
Everything you might want to ask.
The questions we hear most, answered straight. Anything else, ring Connor on 01747 637070.
All FAQs →Most customers get a written fixed quote back within two working hours. If we need to do a video survey first, we'll book that in within a day.
Yes, public liability up to £2.5 million and goods in transit up to £50,000 per load. We can send proof of cover before the move.
Never. Every crew is Marley Moves. The people who survey your move are the people who turn up on the day.
Yes. Our quotes are fixed and written. The only things that change the price are things you ask us to add, or access issues we didn't know about (which we'll always flag before the move).
We take a small holding deposit when you book, usually 10%, to secure the date. The balance is due on the day.
From the blog
Practical moving advice.
Moving house checklist UK: an 8-week countdown from Connor at Marley Moves
The 8-week UK moving house checklist Connor walks customers through on the phone — week-by-week, ticked off, no panic.
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When moves change at the last minute: what we can flex
Delayed completions, pushed-forward dates, route changes. What we can do and what we can't.
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A day in the life: what a Marley Moves crew actually does
Behind the scenes of a typical move day — 5am start, long lift, settle-in.
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