Visit Nidderdale Museum in Pateley Bridge
From Pateley Bridge, the big name within reach is Fountains Abbey, 12 km away. There is one place to visit inside Pateley Bridge’s built-up area, plus one within 5 km of its edge. They include a museum and an attraction.
Must-know places in Pateley Bridge
Next to Nidderdale Museum, the best known is an attraction.
MuseumNidderdale Museumin townAttractionAttractionColdstones Cut2.8 km outside town, to the southwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The places, mapped
The farthest of them, Coldstones Cut, is 3.5 km out.
The dashed line is Pateley Bridge’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
What sort of places
The list holds a museum and an attraction.
Green: inside Pateley Bridge. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
In Pateley Bridge first, then nearby
First the one in town, then another within 5 km of its edge.
The one inside Pateley Bridge comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
19 listed buildings are on Pateley Bridge’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Pateley Bridge →
Around the region
Leading the 12 is Fountains Abbey, 12 km away; they include 4 castles and 2 abbeys or priories.
Abbey or priory · English HeritageFountains Abbey12 km east
Garden · National TrustStudley Royal Park13 km east
CathedralRipon Cathedral17 km east
Historic houseHarewood House26 km southeastCastleCastle · English HeritageMiddleham Castle22 km north
CastleSkipton Castle22 km southwest
Historic houseRipley Castle13 km southeast
MuseumNational Science and Media Museum33 km south · 442K visitors a year (2015)
CastleBolton Castle29 km northwest
CastleKnaresborough Castle21 km southeast
Abbey or prioryBolton Abbey14 km southwest
CathedralBradford Cathedral32 km southPlaces well known beyond Pateley Bridge (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust, English Heritage or Cadw property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
Pateley Bridge: questions and answers
What are the main attractions in Pateley Bridge?
The place to visit inside Pateley Bridge’s built-up area is Nidderdale Museum. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 1 more within 5 km.
Does Pateley Bridge have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Pateley Bridge: Nidderdale Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Pateley Bridge?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Fountains Abbey (English Heritage), 12 km east.
What are the best-known days out near Pateley Bridge?
Within 40 km: Fountains Abbey (12 km), Studley Royal Park (13 km), Ripon Cathedral (17 km), Harewood House (26 km).
Where are Pateley Bridge’s historic buildings listed?
Pateley Bridge has 19 listed buildings. They are on its History page, from Historic England’s list, not repeated here.
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Pateley Bridge when it is inside the ONS 2022 built-up area, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (12)
- Nidderdale Museum: Immanuel Giel, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fountains Abbey: User:Klaus with K, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Studley Royal Park: silver_doctor. Iain Gilmour - www.silverexpressions.co.uk, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ripon Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harewood House: Sirenuk, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Skipton Castle: Davegill70, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ripley Castle: Dposte46, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- National Science and Media Museum: Chemical Engineer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bolton Castle: Bob Weyker, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Knaresborough Castle: Redvers, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bolton Abbey: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bradford Cathedral: Mick Melvin, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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