Nidderdale and Pateley Bridge

Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty borders the Yorkshire Dales National Park to the east and south, including the attractive small towns of Pateley Bridge and Masham.

Harrogate Bus Company route 24 runs daily all year between Harrogate and Pateley Bridge throughout the day. 

On Summer Sundays and Bank Holidays additional buses run into and around Nidderdale as part of the DalesBus network on the following routes: 

• Nidderdale DalesBus 821: Keighley - Shipley - Otley - Washburn Valley - Pateley Bridge - Ramsgill - Lofthouse - Scar House (until 25th September 2022) 
• DalesBus 822: York - Ripon - Fountains Abbey - Pateley Bridge - Grassington (until 23rd October 2022) 
• Eastern DalesBus 825: York - Harrogate - Ripley - Brimham Rocks - Fountains Abbey - Kirkby Malzeard - Masham - Leyburn - Richmond (until 25th September 2022) ​

On the eastern side of Nidderdale AONB Masham is served by Dales & District bus 159 running between Ripon, Masham, Middleham, Leyburn and Richmond on Mondays to Saturdays. 
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Fountains Abbey and many of the villages towards the east of Nidderdale AONB are served by Dales & District buses 138 and 139.

YorBus provides a demand-responsive service in the Ripon and Masham area on Monday to Saturday.

DalesBus 59 provides a service to Blubberhouses from Harrogate and Skipton on Saturdays.

A community car service is provided by Nidderdale Plus - for details and to book call 01423 714953.