AdminMay 31, 20212 minA Teen's Eye View of ScarhouseEarlier this week I got the chance to go on a walk up to Scarhouse Reservoir with my friend. I was struck by what a completely different...
AdminApr 11, 20211 minSnow SpringOur mini heatwave came to an end just after Easter and the snow and hail began in showers. We awoke to find tiny ice balls in the...
AdminFeb 21, 20211 minThe Great Thaw, February 2021There are views here that make your breath catch in your throat. Even when you have looked that way a hundred thousand times, a change in...
AdminFeb 21, 20211 minPateley Bridge in Winter - A Teen's Eye ViewWe’ve had lots of brilliant weather this year in 2021! We have had a couple of snow days, complete with blue skies and sunny weather to...
AdminFeb 8, 20213 minA Teen's View of a Dales WinterWinter does have its disadvantages, like the cold weather and the few hours of sunlight, but it does make you appreciate the hours of...
AdminNov 1, 20201 minHeadspaceLast day of the half term holidays and another lockdown fast approaching, it seemed more important than ever to make the most of sunshine...
AdminSep 16, 20201 minSeptember sunshineWe have had our rainy days and overcast skies but the past few days have been warm and balmy. Children went to school coatless. There was...
AdminAug 29, 20201 minIntroducing Hill View Pateley!Almost a year in the making, our new two bedroom barn conversion is now ready to welcome guests. We designed it to give the best views up...
AdminJul 21, 20202 minCelebrating summer at long last!We had a deer in the meadow the other morning. Sitting out in the sunshine for a pre-work coffee, we watched her leap across the freshly...
AdminApr 13, 20201 minQuietest Bank Holiday everEaster is usually the start of the season in Pateley. On a hot weekend we would expect a large contingent of day trippers too. This year...
AdminApr 4, 20201 minStrange timesAfter the floods of February, the lockdown comes. We are distracting ourselves with chicken care, pruning, weeding and garden waste....
AdminFeb 26, 20201 minLake View Pateley Well, Pateley Bridge made it through the floods after Storm Ciara if only just. All the fields this side of the river were overrun with...
AdminJan 26, 20201 minWinter walkingFewston reservoir was as busy as it gets last Sunday, not that you would be able to tell by the photo. One dog, five children and four...
AdminJan 5, 20201 min2020 Vision at River View PateleyWindswept, wind blown and wonderful. Three words to describe the beginning of the new year this time around. With so much focus on...
AdminJan 1, 20191 minWalking in the New YearIn other places, they may welcome in the New Year with the ringing of bells, but up here most people welcome it with a good long walk....
AdminNov 6, 20181 minAutumn fading into winter at River ViewSummer is gone and we are getting frost in the air already. Even the berries are falling now as we begin to remember the snow and ice of...
AdminAug 8, 20181 minLooking forward to the Nidderdale ShowIt's difficult to believe that it is nearly show time again. After the vintage car rallys and the 1940s weekend, the show ground is set...
AdminJul 29, 20181 minScorching summer of 2018!Wow what a wonderful weather we've been having at River View and what a sweet relief it has been having those refreshing swims in the...
AdminJun 1, 20181 minWindswept apple blossomWe are nowhere as near along with our orchard as we would like at River View Pateley. The paddock at the back of the holiday cottage is...
AdminMay 25, 20181 minWalking the back way from River View PateleyIt is a five kilometer walk to the top of the caravan parks and back from River View Pateley holiday cottage. Just enough to fill an...