Garden Gates Delivered Locally
A well-made garden gate finishes a boundary and keeps a garden secure, so choose Empress Fencing for fencing and timber supplies in Clitheroe, including a range of timber garden gates supplied from our Clitheroe base and delivered straight to your door. From side gates and pedestrian gates to wider entrances, standard and bespoke sizes are available to order on request.
We offer free local delivery on orders over £150 to BB6 and BB7 postcodes, including Clitheroe, Barrow, Bashall Eaves, Billington, Bolton-by-Bowland, Chatburn, Dinckley, Downham, Dunsop Bridge, Gisburn, Great Harwood, Great Mitton, Grindleton, Hurst Green, Langho, Little Mitton, Middop, Newsholme, Newton-in-Bowland, Paythorne, Pendleton, Rimington, Sabden, Sawley, Slaidburn, Twiston, Waddington, Whalley, Whitewell, Wiswell, and Worston.
Choosing the Right Garden Gate
The right gate depends on where it sits and what it needs to do. A side gate closing off a passage between a house and a boundary is mainly about security and keeping the space private, so a solid tongue and groove or closeboard gate that matches the fence works well. A gate set into a feature boundary at the front of a property can afford to be more decorative, with a shaped top or open detailing that lifts the entrance. Width matters too, with narrower gates suited to pedestrian access and wider openings for moving bins, mowers or garden machinery through. Browse our traditional garden gates for classic solid designs, or our decorative garden gates where the gate is on show.
Our gates are supplied in pressure treated timber, which forces preservative deep into the wood rather than coating the surface. A gate takes more weather and more daily use than a fence panel, swinging on its hinges in all conditions, so that depth of treatment matters in the damp Ribble Valley climate where an untreated gate would soon swell, stick and drop.
Matching the Gate to Your Fence
A gate looks best when it belongs to the fence around it rather than standing out as an afterthought. A closeboard or feather edge gate sits naturally alongside closeboard fencing, while a tongue and groove gate pairs neatly with most solid panel runs. If you are replacing a fence and gate together, ordering both at once keeps the timber, treatment and finish consistent, so the gate and the surrounding traditional fence panels weather in step rather than ageing at different rates. For larger openings such as driveways and field access, our driveway gates and field gates cover the wider sizes.
Hinges, Latches and Hanging a Gate
A timber gate is only as good as the hardware holding it up and the posts it hangs from. Gates need stronger, heavier fittings than a fence panel because the hinges carry the full weight of the gate every time it swings, and a latch or bolt has to line up and hold reliably. We supply the gate fittings needed to hang and secure a gate properly, from hinges and latches to bolts and drop bolts for double gates. Hanging a gate on sturdy fence posts set firmly into the ground is what stops it sagging or dropping over time, so the posts are as important to a long-lasting gate as the gate itself.
Local Delivery Across the Ribble Valley
As a Clitheroe-based supplier, we know the gardens, access and weather of this part of Lancashire, and we deliver garden gates across the Ribble Valley and the surrounding BB postcode areas. Free local delivery applies on orders over £150 to the BB6 and BB7 postcodes listed above, and click and collect from our Clitheroe site is available if you would rather pick your gate up. For delivery to areas further afield, see our delivery charges page.
To order a garden gate, ask about a bespoke size, or talk through which style and fittings suit your boundary, call our team on 01200 449930 and we will be glad to help.
