Visiting Nidderdale

Nidderdale is a fantastic place for a short break or longer holiday, or just for a day out.

Picturesque Pateley Bridge is at its heart where you can visit the award winning Nidderdale Museum and the Old Workhouse Arts Complex as well as exploring the High Street with its famous butchers and sweet shop, and its several cafés.

A drive from Pateley Bridge up the Dale will take you to the reservoirs at Gouthwaite and the pretty villages of Ramsgill, and Lofthouse. The higher reservoirs of Scar and Angram enjoy a spectacular setting and provide an interesting history about how they were built. The last village in the dale is Middlesmoor from where there are some wonderful views back down the dale, and nearby is How Stean Gorge Outdoor Centre and café, and Studfold Activity Centre.

Of course you can also explore Nidderdale on foot and there are some wonderful walks including the Nidderdale Way and several footpaths around Greenhow and the Coldstones Cut. If you fancy looking at Nidderdale from a more unusual angle, pay a visit to Stump Cross Caverns just beyond Greenhow Village and explore the potholes that stretch below ground.

Just north of Nidderdale is Fountains Abbey, a World Heritage Site owned by the National Trust, as is the nearby Brimham Rocks with its amazing array of large natural rocks eroded into various shapes. The historic City of Ripon lies not far away, and Harrogate with its elegant architecture, excellent shopping and RHS Harlow Carr is just a 25 minute drive away.

For any keen cyclists, why not take part in the Way of the Roses cycling challenge! The route offers cyclists of all abilities the chance to experience first hand some spectacular scenery taking in Lancaster, the Yorkshire Dales and York to name a few. You even cycle past The Coldstones Cut itself!

For further information please visit

www.wayoftheroses.co.uk

And if you can visit in September, make a date to join everyone at the annual Nidderdale Show where, with so much to see and do, you will have a “grand day out”.

Where to stay in Nidderdale

There are places to stay in Nidderdale to suit all tastes and budgets. You can find accommodation either self catering, camping, B & B or hotels by contacting Nidderdale Plus or the Tourist Board. Nidderdale Plus have produced a series of brochures on where to stay, eat and shop in the local area.

www.nidderdaleplus.org

 

The following websites also provide useful information:

www.yorkshire.com
www.Nidderdale.co.uk
www.Yorkshirenet.co.uk

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The Coldstones Cut in pictures

Coldstones Cut in the making

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Coldstones Cut in the making

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Coldstones Cut in the making

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Coldstones Cut in the making

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Coldstones Cut in the making

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Coldstones Cut in the making

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Coldstones Cut in the making

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Coldstones Cut in the making

Always wear a helmet on-site!

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Coldstones Cut in the making

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Coldstones Cut in the making

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Coldstones Cut in the making

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Coldstones Cut Launch Event

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Coldstones Cut Launch Event

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Coldstones Cut Launch Event

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Coldstones Cut Launch Event

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Coldstones Cut Launch Event

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Coldstones Cut Launch Event

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Views from the Coldstones Cut

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Information panel at the Coldstones Cut

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What a view!

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Wildlife at the Coldstones Cut

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360º views from the Coldstones Cut

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The Coldstone Cut at dawn

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The Coldstone Cut at dawn

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The Coldstone Cut at dawn

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Up comes the sun

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The Coldstone Cut at dawn

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The Coldstone Cut at dawn

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The Coldstone Cut at dawn

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The Coldstone Cut at dawn

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Coldstones Cut December 2010

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Coldstones Cut December 2010 (2)

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Coldstones Cut December 2010 (3)

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Coldstones Cut December 2010 (4)

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Coldstones Cut December 2010 (5)

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Dawn on the shortest day of the year, December 2010

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Dawn on the shortest day of the year, December 2010

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Dawn on the shortest day of the year, December 2010

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Holly Wilson the 10,000th visitor
The trophy!
The team at the Bruntwood Award. Photo credit Paul Harris
The Bruntwood, Arup Arts and Business Award 2011. Photo credit Paul Harris
The Bruntwood, Arup Arts and Business Award 2011.
Visitors 4th May 2011

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Visitors 4th May 2011

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The Coldstones Cut Book

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The Coldstones Cut May 2011

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Cuban Lift at the Coldstones Cut June 2011

Cuban Lift the famous band which specialises in playing music from South America using a mixture of traditional instruments such as pan pipes, bongos and rain sticks and contemporary flutes and guitars, at the Coldstones Cut. The band then went on to play at the Old Workhouse in Pateley Bridge to draw an end to the very successful North Yorkshire Open Studios event.

Photo taken by Biddy Noakes

The Cuban Lift June 2011

Photo taken by Biddy Noakes

The Working Quarry

Photo credit Bob Orange 2011

Coldstones Cut illuminated December 2011
The Coldstones Cut in December 2011