Grand! There are certainly some excellent walks in the area, alas all done in my dark pre-GPS past. If any one is interested in industrial archeaology, the area to the north of the road between Pately Bridge and Greenhow Hill is full of old lead mines, and, at least when I last went there, has ruined smelt mills and the like. Greenhow Hill itself is the site of Roman silver and lead mining.
I've mapped the eating places on the west side of the town but haven't been in the centre. From that I recommend looking at (all mapped http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=54.08531&lon=-1.76063&zoom=17&layers=0B00FTF): - The Bridge Inn, slightly north of town on the Low Wath Road. Yes, it is a pub but has a watermill in the ground and, as I recall, outdoor eating area, so may be kid friendly. - For picnics, the park by the river (mapped green area), you may well get your own live band in the bandstand on a summer Sunday. The universe famous Otley Silver Band plays there. - The Lemon Meringue Tea Rooms - looks OK, may be small. Mike At 15:20 24/04/2009, Tim Waters (chippy) wrote: Hi Folks, been on the cards for a while, but we've decided on a location, Pateley Bridge, in North Yorkshire, a nice little place, with the UK's oldest sweet shop, apparently! All welcome, the more the merrier. The surrounding area needs mapping too, and there should be excellent walks nearby. Sunday 7th June, for one day http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Pateley_Bridge_Mapping_Party If there's enough interest, lift shares / minibuses could be arranged. It's being run In collaboration with the AGI Northern Group - sign up on the OSM wiki, but also (its free!) sign up on the groups event page http://www.agi.org.uk/sig/north so they can get accurate numbers. Also, it's got 4 CPD points, for those doing profession development / or going for their Chartered Geographer. If you know the area, we are after a nice family friendly venue to meet for the day, perhaps a cafe? We may also be getting the loan of some GPS units from the Environment Agency. Cheers! Tim _______________________________________________ Talk-GB mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb
