Sunday 17th October
As the sky was blue we decided to try a walk we had seen that began in Pateley Bridge. We climbed fairly steeply out of town and were soon able to look back across the valley.


We took a slight detour to explore the roofless church of Saint Mary, which dates from the 13th century. It was saved from complete ruin in 1906.


The path that we were following is called the Panorama Walk because it leads to this viewing platform which was built by the Victorians.

At the bottom of the valley the route leads past this former 19th century flax mill.

We continued the walk along the banks of the river Nidd.

Just over a mile downstream we crossed the river at this wooden footbridge.

We walked back to Pateley Bridge passing the original mill pond which is a haven for bird life.