| Population: 1180 | Grid Reference: SD873898 | Co-ordinates: 54.304,-2.196 |
| Hawes is the main town in
Wensleydale, home to the cheese that has been popularised by the
Wallace and Gromit characters. Only the finest local cattle provide
milk to the Wensleydale Creamery to produce Wensleydale Cheese, a
delicacy that would have been lost if it were not for Nick Park's Oscar
winning animation. Entering Hawes |
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The highest market town in the
country, Hawes contains some good outdoor and country wear shops. There
are several pubs here together with a Spar Shop To the north of the town a road runs through Buttertubs to Swaledale and nearby is Hardraw with it's high waterfall, Hardrwaw Force access to which is gained through the Green Dragon in for a small fee. The Green Dragon is now a popular live music venue with camping to the rear. Main Street, Hawes |
Worth a visit in Hawes is the Wensleydale Folk Museum, part of which is on a train at what used to be the railway station. Here you can see how people lived in the area from the Bronze and Iron Ages right up until the present day. There is a campaign to restore the rail link into Hawes.
HAWES TOURIST INFORMATION CENTRE
Dales
Countryside Museum,
Station Yard,
Hawes,
North Yorkshire,
DL11 3NT.
TEL:
01969 667450
FAX: 01969 667165
E-MAIL: hawes@ytbtic.co.uk