Summerbridge, North Yorkshire

Coordinates: 54°03′20″N 1°41′56″W / 54.055600°N 1.698806°W / 54.055600; -1.698806

Summerbridge

The Flying Dutchman public houses
Summerbridge
OS grid reference SE198622
Civil parish Hartwith cum Winsley
District Harrogate
Shire county North Yorkshire
Region Yorkshire and the Humber
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town HARROGATE
Postcode district HG3
Police North Yorkshire
Fire North Yorkshire
Ambulance Yorkshire
EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
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Summerbridge is a village in Nidderdale in Harrogate district, North Yorkshire, England. It is on the River Nidd, adjacent to Dacre Banks on the opposite bank of the river, and lies about 2.5 miles (4 km) south east of Pateley Bridge.

The village has one public house, the Flying Dutchman, owned and operated by Samuel Smiths Old Brewery, tea rooms, a fish and chip shop and several other shops (a post office, a general store, a butcher and a large hardware store). Other businesses include a sawmill and a garage, and there are several more businesses on a small industrial estate at New York, sometimes considered part of Summerbridge. There is also a large Methodist church, a primary school and a retained fire station.

Summerbridge is served by hourly buses of Harrogate & District (route 24) between Harrogate and Pateley Bridge.

The village is the largest settlement in the civil parish of Hartwith cum Winsley. It is the nearest village to Brimham Rocks, 2 miles (3 km) away.

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