Removals from Wimbledon to Italy
Milan, Turin, the Lakes, Tuscany and Rome — a planned haul across France and over the Alps, packed for the distance.
Italy is the longer cousin of our France route — the same start on a Wimbledon doorstep, the same crossing, then a good deal more road before the Alps and the drop down into Lombardy, Tuscany or Rome. It rewards a proper pack and a proper plan, which is exactly what a move this length gets from us.
The Alpine run
The interesting part is the crossing. From Wimbledon it’s the A3, the M25 and a Channel crossing as usual, then a long drive down through France — past Reims, Dijon and towards the mountains. Into Italy it’s the road tunnels: the Mont Blanc from Chamonix or the Fréjus from the Maurienne valley, dropping into Turin and the north-west. From there the autostrade fan out to Milan and the Lakes, across to Verona and Venice, or south through the Apennines for Florence, Tuscany and Rome. We plan the crossing and the stops rather than improvising them at altitude.
Who’s making the move
A mix — professionals relocating to Milan and Turin for work, families drawn to Tuscany and the countryside, people restoring an old house in Umbria or Le Marche, and returners heading back with a London household in tow. Loads run from a part-load for an apartment to a full house for a rural property.
What we move, and how it travels
Whole households and part-loads, plus the pieces people carry through life — a piano, a marble-topped table, a grandfather clock. For a run this long the packing is the job: proper crating for the fragile things, furniture dismantled to travel safely, and a labelled inventory that doubles as your customs record.
Customs into Italy
The paperwork mirrors any UK-to-EU household move: a detailed inventory, the transit and customs documents, and proof of residence where you’re claiming relief on a main-home move. We prepare and file it, and keep the load moving so it isn’t sitting at a border. You’ll know what we need from you; the rest is ours.
Why Italy
The pull is usually a life change as much as a place — a slower pace, real food and weather, a house with character for less than the London equivalent, and cities that are still a short hop from home. We’ll leave the romance to you and keep this page honest: no transit-day counts, no prices, just a written quote once we’ve understood the move. If you’re weighing the wider picture, the European removals overview sets out how these routes work.
Wimbledon to Italy — common questions
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Where in Italy do you move to?
From the northern cities and the Lakes — Milan, Turin, Como — through Tuscany and Florence, down to Rome and the centre. The north is a longer version of the France run; the centre and south add more driving, which we plan around.
How do you cross the Alps?
By the road tunnels and passes — typically the Mont Blanc or Fréjus tunnel from France into north-west Italy. The exact crossing depends on the destination and conditions, and it’s planned into the route rather than left to chance.
Is the customs process different for Italy?
The principle is the same as any UK-to-EU move — inventory, transit and customs documents, and residence paperwork for relief where it applies. We prepare and manage the Italian side so your goods keep moving.
Can you pack fragile and valuable items for the distance?
Yes, and for a haul this long it matters. Artwork, glass, ceramics and antiques get proper materials and a labelled inventory, packed for hundreds of miles of motorway rather than a short local hop.
Moving from Wimbledon to Italy?
Tell us the Italian destination and roughly what’s going, and we’ll plan the Alpine route and the customs — then quote it clearly.