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Discover the charm of River View Pateley, where our beautifully designed Dales cottages provide the perfect retreat. Nestled in the heart of Pateley Bridge, these accommodations offer a serene escape surrounded by breathtaking landscapes. Whether you're planning a romantic getaway or a family vacation, River View Pateley ensures an unforgettable experience. Book your stay and create lasting memories!
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Fossil Hunting in Fairyland
There is definitely something other-worldly about a visit to Stump Cross Caverns. Driving up onto the moorland, we entered what seemed...
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Jun 1, 20171 min read
Walking into sculpture
The wind always blows on the 500m walk up to Coldstones Cut. The carpark is nestled into the hillside, in a place you can still hear the...
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May 24, 20171 min read
Grey skies bring sunshine under foot
Who would have thought grey skies would be so beautiful? The end of the recent dry spell has meant a small explosion in buttercup numbers...
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May 13, 20171 min read
The Treasures of Fishpond Wood
The General and I dipped into Fishpond Wood this week after dropping the children off at school. A walk in here is always a treat for...
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May 8, 20171 min read
Tour de Yorkshire takes in a River View
Pateley got excited again this April in the run up to the second Tour de Yorkshire to come through the town. Bunting, bikes, chalk...
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May 1, 20171 min read
Nidderdale's Grand Day Out
"Nidderdale in the City" graced the quad at Kirkstall Abbey in Leeds on 22nd April with a mini Nidderdale Show for urbanites. The sun...
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Apr 27, 20171 min read
Expectant no longer!
Remember those Dartmoor ewes looking heavy and tired on our side field earlier this year? Today the first three came back with the...
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Apr 20, 20171 min read
Hello hedgerow!
If you have ever wondered what 96 meters of unplanted hedgerow looks like, now is your chance to find out. 22 Elders, 10 Honeysuckle, 10...
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Mar 28, 20171 min read
Spring walk through Spring Wood
What better way to celebrate the end of winter than a walk through Spring Wood? The General and I took a stroll there the other day, past...
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Mar 21, 20171 min read
Beautiful mothers to be
Thirty three gorgeous, very pregnant sheep have come to stay with us at the holiday cottage before lambing time. These ladies may be...
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Mar 9, 20171 min read
Late winter's walk brings February cheer
It was one of those days that made you glad to be alive. Nidderdale had got itself dressed up moody and sultry in dramatic colours and...
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Feb 15, 20171 min read
BIG Garden Birdwatch (well, more of a listen really).
"There are loads of blackbirds!" cried the five year old when we stepped out into the BIG Garden Birdwatch at River View Pateley this...
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Jan 31, 20171 min read
Night time spectacular!
Winter is a time for enjoying the night's pleasures. The Yorkshire Dales is one of England's darkest areas. On a clear night, we see...
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Jan 10, 20171 min read
Hygge Yorkshire!
All those candles and throws miss the point of Hygge, or so my radio told me this morning. In sparsely populated Scandanavia, Hygge is...
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Nov 23, 20161 min read
Chickens are top dogs at River View
We have six brown hens outside the bedroom window at River View Pateley. Children will give you six individual names for them, although it i
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Oct 18, 20161 min read
Everything you would expect from a show, plus a few things you didn't.
Nidderdale Show is the last agricultural show in the season and a popular time to visit our Dales holiday cottage River View Pateley.
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Oct 11, 20161 min read
How not to fall asleep while counting sheep
Steve has just put a small herd of Dartmoor on the field in front of River View Pateley. They have a with a job to do: eat off the grass lef
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Oct 11, 20161 min read
Pastoral paradise
'Painter of light' William Turner left a pictorial record of his visits to other areas close to the cottage like Fountains Abbey, Masham Mar
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Sep 12, 20161 min read
Best seats in the House
Eat your heart out Rio; Nidderdale has its own premier sporting event. The Nidderdale Sprint Trainthlon takes place every second weekend in
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Sep 10, 20161 min read
See Jenny, think Sue and Mike
A lovely couple of guests who visited us last week left us a flower to remember them by.: "lychnis flos-cuculi" or, more simply, "Jenny". Je
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Jun 30, 20161 min read
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