Location
Pateley Bridge
Pateley Bridge is the only town in Nidderdale, although there are many other smaller settlements in the area. It has many amenities on your doorstep, with pubs, cafes, butchers, greengrocers and many independent shops. Visitor attractions in the town include the oldest sweetshop in the world and the Nidderdale museum. The river Nidd runs across the bottom of the high street, and on the banks of the river you will find a large children's playground and the showground which hosts the annual Nidderdale show.
Nidderdale
Nidderdale is one of the beautiful Yorkshire Dales. It is part of the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and only a 10 minute drive from the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Nidderdale is excellent for outdoor pursuits, and is very popular for hiking, mountain biking, caving, climbing, fishing and horse riding. Local highlights include Brimham Rocks, Stump Cross Caverns, Fountains Abbey and reservoirs including Gouthwaite and Scar House.
Nearby
Pateley Bridge is ideally located for exploring North Yorkshire. Grassington and Ripon are only a 20 minute drive away. Bolton Abbey and Masham are within half an hour, with Skipton and Harrogate only slightly further. Malham and York are both reachable within an hour, and the Lake District is only 2 hours away.
Getting Around
A car is obviously the ideal way to explore a rural area, but Pateley Bridge and the surrounding area is accessible by public transport. The 24 bus runs between Pateley Bridge and Harrogate approximately every 2 hours (check timetable here), and takes approximately 45 minutes. Harrogate is well served by many other bus services and has a train station linking Pateley Bridge with the rest of the country.