YHA Hawes

Yorkshire Dales National Park


A modern place on the western edge of town, this is a family-friendly hostel with great views of Wensleydale, an outdoor barbecue patio, bike storage and a drying room for hikers. At the time of writing it was about to undergo a much-needed refurb. Cheaper rates (dorm bed from £13) on weekdays.


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Nearby Yorkshire Dales National Park attractions

1. Wensleydale Creamery

0.16 MILES

Wensleydale Creamery is devoted to the production of a crumbly white cheese that's the favourite of animation characters Wallace and Gromit. You can visit…

2. Dales Countryside Museum

0.46 MILES

Sharing a building with the national park centre, the Dales Countryside Museum is a beautifully presented social history of the area that explains the…

3. Sheepdog Demonstrations

0.55 MILES

On Thursdays from May to October, a local farmer gives demonstrations of working sheepdogs, held in a field 800m north of Hawes on the minor road towards…

4. Hardraw Force

1.11 MILES

About 1.5 miles north of Hawes is 30m-high Hardraw Force, the highest unbroken waterfall in England, but by international standards not that impressive …

5. Malham Tarn

14.4 MILES

A glacial lake and nature reserve 3.5 miles north of Malham village, accessible via a 1.5-mile walk north from Malham Cove, or by car. There are two car…

6. Forbidden Corner

14.46 MILES

There can surely be no other place like this in the world: a modern walled garden furnished with Victorian-style follies, some veering into gothic horror,…

7. Malham Cove

16.07 MILES

North of Malham village, a 0.75-mile field walk beside a lovely babbling stream leads to Malham Cove, a huge rock amphitheatre lined with 80m-high…

8. Jervaulx Abbey

18.87 MILES

There are many abbey ruins down leafy country lanes in Yorkshire, but Jervaulx has an unusual claim to fame as the birthplace of Wensleydale cheese. It…