Hawes

Hawes is a town in North Yorkshire in the Yorkshire Dales in Wensleydale on the River Ure. It is on the Pennine Way footpath and has two waterfalls. Wensleydale Creamery makes Wensleydale Cheese made famous by Wallace of Wallace and Gromit a British claymation comedy.

By bus
Bus connection with Garsdale Head on the Settle to Carlisle railway. Bus from Leyburn. Dales and district bus 156/157 from Bedale via Leyburn.

By foot
Hawes is on the Pennine Way between Horton-in-Ribblesdale and Keld.

Get around
Car based Dales explorers have grand if steep and narrow, roads to Swaledale and Wharfedale.

See






Waterfalls




Do
The home of Wensleydale Cheese has a visitor centre with a shop, coffee shop and restaurant

Try to get to

Buy
Some good antiques.
 * The market is on Tuesdays



Eat




Drink






Sleep








Connect
As of March 2024, Hawes and its approach roads have 4G from EE, Three and Vodafone but no signal from O2. 5G has not reached this area.

Go next

 * South east to Grassington via B6160 through the heart of the Yorkshire Dales National Park
 * South to Settle via B6255 and B6479 passing the Ribblehead Viaduct and between the 3 peaks
 * West to Kendal  via A684