Hawes
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One of England’s highest market towns of 850 feet (259 metres), Hawes is alive with bustle and activity and well known locally as the capital of the Upper Wensleydale! Its maze of narrow streets and wide range of interesting shops, craft galleries, tearooms and restaurants offer plenty to tempt the visitor. There is also a pottery and glassblower.
Hawes holds a weekly Tuesday market and also a farmers’ mart, which was featured as “Darrowby Cattle Mart” in the popular TV series “All Creatures Great and Small”. The town lies within the Yorkshire Dales National Park and the Pennine Way, a 250 mile footpath, passes through here, making it an ideal place to stay for long distance walkers. But if that route seems a little arduous, there are plenty more gentle walks nearby! The famous poet Wordsworth visited the area and Turner was inspired to paint Hardraw Force.
Places to visit include: Wensleydale Creamery Visitor Centre, where you can watch the famous cheese being made and take some home for your tea. The award winning Dales Country Museum, tells the story of the Yorkshire Dales and its people, past and present. Hawes Ropemaker has traditional rope making demonstrations. Hardraw Force is the highest single drop cascade in England, falls clear of the rock so the more adventurous can stand behind it (as Sir William Wordsworth did in 1799). Semerwater is great for those who enjoy water sports and scenic splendour. Finally the Settle-Carlisle Railway, one of England’s most scenic railways can be joined at nearby Garsdale Station in the Western Dales.
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