3 MINUTES FROM PATELEY BRIDGE
Moorview Farm & Rescue
Just outside Pateley Bridge in Bewerley, Moorview is a genuine working rescue and sanctuary rather than a polished visitor attraction. Since 2009 it has rehomed thousands of rescue dogs and now provides a permanent home for a small but much-loved family of rescued farm animals. A heartwarming stop if you want to see real animal welfare work in action, just minutes from town.
Visit information
- Location
- Moorview Farm, Peat Lane, Bewerley, Harrogate HG3 5JF
- From Pateley Bridge
- 3 minutes via Bewerley
- Open
- Contact ahead, this is a working rescue rather than a ticketed attraction
- Entry
- Free, donations welcome to support the rescue
- Dogs
- This is a dog rescue itself, check ahead before bringing your own
- Facilities
- Small car park, no cafe on site
More than a name on a gate
Moorview started in 2009 as a small dog rescue operation, taking in animals from pounds and difficult backgrounds and working to find them new, permanent homes. Since then the team has rehomed more than 2,000 dogs.
Alongside the dog rescue work, Moorview has grown into a sanctuary for a handful of rescued farm animals who now live out their days on the farm, including Monty the pig, goats Luna and Willow, and donkeys Paddy and Oreo.
Set deep in the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the farm is run by a genuinely small, dedicated team rather than a large charity, and every visit and donation makes a direct difference to the animals in their care.
Visiting and supporting
Because Moorview's primary purpose is rescue and rehoming rather than running a ticketed attraction, it is best to contact the farm ahead of any visit rather than simply turning up, especially if you would like to meet the resident farm animals.
There is no charge to visit, though donations are always welcome and go directly toward the cost of caring for the dogs and farm animals currently in their care.
If you are looking for a meaningful stop on a Nidderdale day rather than another ticketed attraction, this is one of the more genuine ways to spend half an hour close to Pateley Bridge.
What to see
Dog Rescue Since 2009
Moorview has rehomed more than 2,000 dogs since opening, taking them in from pounds and difficult situations and finding them loving permanent homes.
A Permanent Home for Farm Animals
Monty the pig, Luna and Willow the goats, Paddy and Oreo the donkeys, and a flock of free-range hens all live out their days here, rescued rather than reared.
Set in the AONB
Tucked into the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty just outside Pateley Bridge, the farm itself sits in a genuinely peaceful corner of the dale.
Working Toward a Therapy Farm
The team has ambitions to develop the site further into a therapy farm, using time with the rescued animals to support visitors' wellbeing.
A short drive from Pateley Bridge
Please contact the rescue ahead of any visit, this is a working sanctuary rather than a ticketed day out.
