Pateley Bridge, North Yorkshire


Pateley Bridge is a small town in Nidderdale in North Yorkshire. Nidderdale is classed as an area of outstanding natural beauty, and the views didn’t disappoint.

Pateley Bridge is the first town I’ve visited since lockdown, and I was surprised to see how busy it was. We didn’t have to spend long in the town centre though before we were out into the countryside and away from people.


We followed a walk we found online, a circular route of roughly 5 miles, starting at the church on the high street and making our way up a lane called Panorama Walk. It once formed part of the medieval road for horses and travellers from Ripon and Fountains Abbey to Pateley Bridge. About halfway along the track, there is a viewing platform called ‘The Rock’, which was surfaced in 1887 in celebration of Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee and provided great views of the Nidderdale countryside.



After crossing fields and stiles, Gouthwaite Reservoir came into view in the distance.


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