Situated to
the east of the Yorkshire
Dales National Park is Nidderdale, an Area of
Outstanding
Natural
Beauty. At the heart of Nidderdale is the small
town of Pateley
Bridge,
halfway between
Grassington and Ripon. Near the head of
Nidderdale is How Stean Gorge where a
variety of
activities, rock
climbing, via ferrata and caving can be enjoyed. Gouthwaite
Reservoir is located
between Pateley Bridge and Ramsgill
and there are
several other reservoirs nearby. Lead
mining took place on
Greenhow Hill above Pateley Bridge on
the road to Grassington and
there are other interesting
features, notably Brimham Rocks and
Coldstones Cut.