Pateley Bridge

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Pateley Bridge
Pateley Bridge High Street
Pateley Bridge shown within North Yorkshire
Population	2000
OS grid reference	SE155655
District	Harrogate
Shire county	North Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Harrogate
Postcode district	HG3
Dialling code	01423
Police	North Yorkshire
Fire	North Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
European Parliament	Yorkshire and the Humber
List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire

Coordinates: 54°05′07″N 1°45′44″W / 54.0854, -1.7622

Pateley Bridge is a market town in Nidderdale in the Borough of Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, on the River Nidd.

It has the oldest sweet shop in Britain and is the home of the Nidderdale Museum. Until 1964 it was the terminus of the railway line running up Nidderdale from Nidd Valley Junction, near Harrogate. Now access is by road, with a regular bus service from Harrogate.

The last dales agricultural show of the year, The Nidderdale Show, is held annually on the show ground by the river Nidd.

Stump Cross Caverns are located just outside Pateley Bridge.

[edit] Amenities

Bed & Breakfast Houses, Church and Chapel, Garage (Nidderdale Motors), Hotels, Nidderdale Museum, Primary School, Public Houses, Public Library, Public Park, Restaurants, Secondary School, Shops, Theatre (Pateley Playhouse), Bewerley Park Centre for Outdoor Education.