This picturesque town is the heart of the vibrant community that fills the valley of Nidderdale and is a great base from which to explore the stunning Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
From Pateley Bridge you can explore in any direction, walks can be as long and as challenging as you want them to be, with countless secluded treasures and breathtaking views for you to discover.
How Stean Gorge Activity Centre
How Stean Gorge’s activity centre offers professional high quality outdoor experiences onsite in this natural wonder and at other...
How Stean Gorge
How Stean Gorge is well-known as one of the best North Yorkshire attractions and with good reason. Featuring so...
Whittaker's Distillery Tours
Whittaker’s is a family run craft Distillery in the heart of wonderful Nidderdale producing international award winning spirits and...
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Pateley Bridge and Nidderdale's History
Hundreds of years of human activity have left a landscape strewn with curiosities; sighting towers used to direct the pipes carrying water from the reservoirs to the nearest towns and cities, kilns, mines and quarries once the backbone of local industry, follies built as status symbols by local landowners.
Though still standing many of these have now been reclaimed by nature and become part of the landscape they once dominated.
The Coldstones Cut
The sculpture functions as an array of platforms from which visitors can view both the spectacular quarry hole and...
Lost Earth Adventures
We are Lost Earth Adventures and we specialise in offering you outdoor adventures in the heart of Nidderdale. Gorge...
Studfold Adventure Trail
Studfold Adventure Trail is situated in the stunning countryside of Upper Nidderdale, in the heart of an area of...
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Visit the Nidderdale Museum, a treasure trove of fascinating artefacts and reminders of the last 200 years, all donated or saved from the local area and lovingly presented to create a compelling narrative of Nidderdale.
Families will find a host of imaginative ways to keep active, with a range of activity centres for exploration, learning, or thrills and excitement; try out gorge scrambling, llama trekking, canoeing or nature trails to name just a few.
Get the most from your Visit to Patelely Bridge
Nidderdale Llamas
King Street Workshops
The Coldstones Cut
The Nidderdale Way
Bewerley Grange Chapel
Pillars Past
Toft Gate Lime Kiln
Vern Overton Cycling
St. Mary's - The Old Church...
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Getting active around Pateley Bridge and Nidderdale
For a quick burning-off of energy, a large park and recreation ground is just over the river from the town with plenty more than just the traditional swings and slide to entertain the young.
You will find the perfect place to stay in the range of Pateley Bridge accommodation, both big and small, as well as holiday cottages and B&Bs in the surrounding villages for those seeking a quieter break.
The high street in Pateley Bridge is well known for its local produce, novelties and arts and crafts.
You’ll find a perfect reminder of your visit or a tasty treat to take a little of the Nidderdale spirit home with you.
Fine Yorkshire ales and delicious local cooking are the standard in the pubs and inns that line the valley, and you will get a warm welcome at any time of year, either basking in the beer garden or soaking up the heat from a roaring fire.
Base your visit around Pateley Bridge and enjoy the natural beauty of the Yorkshire Dales every day of your visit.
Events in Pateley Bridge
The Regalettes - Fewston
THE GREAT HOW STEAN DUCK RACE
Nidderdale Agricultural Show
YORKSHIRE DALES CHEESE...
CEILIDH – LIVE MUSIC & WILD...
Dark Skies Activity and Pizza...
Christmas Tinsel and Turkey...
An evening of Swing with Dan...
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Blogs in Pateley Bridge
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Rain or shine…
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