Pateley Bridge

We had to go up to Pateley Bridge yesterday, and it is a few weeks since we had been there. Many years ago we had a chalet on the riverside on the road up to Wath. For a change we took the road up past the Parish Church, turned left and headed alongside the top of the valley. It was a crisp Winter day, but very clear and sunny. This was the view across the valley.



If you turned to the right you could see almost the full length of Gouthwaite Reservoir, which is one of the reservoirs built to serve Bradford with water.



Another view of Gouthwaite Reservoir.

As the sun broke through the clouds I took this shot, which is looking across the valley. Pateley Bridge is off the shot, to the left, above the dry stone wall.

Whilst we were up here Ruby had a walk, and we met a couple of ladies, one of whom had been a nurse and trained at Harrogate General Hospital. Later on Dot took Ruby for a walk alongside the River Nidd (in the park in Pateley Bridge) and Ruby decided it would be most enjoyable to have a swim in the river!