Hawes

Hawes

infobox UK place
country = England
official_name= Hawes
latitude= 54.3039
longitude= -2.2021
static_

static_image_caption= Hawes Main Street
population = 1,180
shire_district= Richmondshire
region= Yorkshire and the Humber
shire_county = North Yorkshire
constituency_westminster= Richmond
post_town= HAWES
postcode_district = DL8
postcode_area= DL
dial_code= 01969
os_grid_reference= SD868898

Hawes is a small market town in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. Located at the head of Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales, the River Ure runs through the town and the dale which is one of the honeypot tourist attractions of the Yorkshire Dales National Park. The parish of Hawes also includes the neighbouring hamlet of Gayle. The hill of Great Shunner Fell stands over the town. The town is famous as being the home of Wensleydale cheese.

Local tourist attractions include the Dales Countryside Museum, based in the old Hawes railway station of the Wensleydale Railway; nearby Hardraw Force waterfall; and the Buttertubs Pass, which links Wensleydale to Swaledale. Further down the dale is Aysgarth Falls. Hawes itself has a regular market, as well as many shops, pubs and tearooms. The Hawes Promotion/Relegation party for fans of Sunderland AFC takes place there every summer. It is well attended and organised, and grows year upon year.

Hawes is at the centre of great walking (hiking) country and The Pennine Way (the UK's first National Trail) passes through.

Geography

* nearest neighbours:

External links

* [http://www.northyorks.com/hawes.htm Hawes Guide]
* [http://www.daelnet.co.uk/countrynews/archive/2003/country_news_09072003.cfm The railway may eventually return here]


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