Eastern Dales - Pateley Bridge

A favourite starting point to explore Nidderdale is Pateley Bridge, doublewinner of the Britain in Bloom Competition and a 2003 Yorkshire in Bloom silver Award Winner.

It is home to fascinating arts and crafts workshops, a theatre, the popular Nidderdale Festival (June), the Nidderdale Show (September), one of the country’s foremost agricultural shows, and the award winning Nidderdale Museum.

There is a recreational area for children, specialist shops (including Britain’s oldest sweetie shop established in 1827), charming pubs, tearooms and a whole range of welcoming places to stay.

Close to the Yorkshire Dales National Park and renowned for its charm, Nidderdale is the perfect base for walkers, a family holiday, a short break, or for those seeking adventurous outdoor pursuits.

More information from Pateley Bridge Information Centre Tel: 01423 711147.
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DON’T MISS:

• The Nidderdale Museum, a fascinating collection in the Victorian Workhouse, and Bewerley Industrial Heritage Trail - a historic journey from Roman times to the modern day.
• King Street Studio Workshops, offer a wide range of beautiful hand-made crafts. 
• Nidderdale AONB with its dramatic moorland, wooded valleys and beautiful rivers all rich in wildlife.
• Nidderdale Recreation Centre - a brand new swimming pool plus badminton, squash, outdoor tennis and netball courts.
• How Stean Gorge, a dramatic 80-foot ravine criss-crossed by footbridges, known locally as ‘Yorkshire’s Little Switzerland’.
• The Scar, Angram and Gouthwaite Reservoirs - the latter has a rare species bird sanctuary.
• Stump Cross Caverns with its superb display of stalactites, stalagmites and rim-stone pools. The caves featured in BBC 1’s The British Isles: A Natural History’ series in early 2005.
• Brimham Rocks, 50 acres of mysterious rock formations carved out of sandstone and surrounded by spectacular views.
• The nearby village of Darley - a 2004 Entente Florale, Europe in Bloom Winner.
• MacKenzies Yorkshire Smokehouse where you can see the products being made.
• Fountains Abbey - a World Heritage Site. Spectacular 12th century remains of the most complete Cistercian abbey in Britain - and the magnificient Studley Royal Water Garden. The Abbey recently featured in BBC1's 'The British Isles: A Natural History' series. Events also take place throughout the year. So why not search our Events site - click here.

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