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Market town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England
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Hawes is a village in North Yorkshire, with Gayle its southwest extension; in 2021 their population was 800. It's in Wensleydale, one of the Yorkshire Dales, and is best known for making Wensleydale cheese. The cheese fell out of fashion and the creamery was almost lost, until boosted by Wallace and Gromit the claymation film comedy - Wallace dotes on the stuff.
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Museum of country life housed in the Victorian railway station, with three coaches in the yard.
Wensleydale is a crumbly hard white cheese; it's made at many places in England but "Yorkshire Wensleydale" is a protected name. The tour starts with a demo of cheese-making then you self-guide through the exhibition. There's also Calvert's Restaurant, a coffee shop and gift shop.
Built as a cotton mill around 1784, and later converted to process flax then wool then a sawmill. Its strangest use was in the Second World War, when Churchill tanks were dunked in the millpond to see how they survived immersion. The mill closed in 1988 but was restored as a visitor attraction.
Single drop waterfall of 100 ft (30 m) as Hardraw Beck pours over a lip of limestone. The land is owned by Green Dragon Inn, who use visitor fees for upkeep of the area.
Sit-in cafe and takeaway on Market Place.
Pleasant coffee shop run by Bake-Well of Askrigg.
Clean well-run site half a mile north of village.
Splendid welcoming B&B east edge of village.
Pleasant welcoming place in village centre.
Trad 16th century coaching inn, most customers are here for the food.
Clean friendly hostel at west end of village. It has camping pitches and private rooms, no dorm.
Most guests find it a charming country house retreat, a minority rate it overpriced for what you get.
Just 3 bedrooms in this functioning 18th century watermill, a lovely quirky place. No children under 18.
Stylish hotel in a Victorian schoolhouse, for many years the HQ of the Dales Park Authority. Eclectic decor, great service and dining.
You can reach Hardraw Force and the creamery on foot, though it's sure to rain. You need wheels to venture further.
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