What to do in the local area?
Hardraw Force
Much of the local walking is through the meadows including along the Pennine Way to the local town of Hawes.
There is the famous Hardraw Force which is an 100ft single drop waterfall and is accessed via the Green Dragon Inn. There is a small charge for visiting and is best viewed after heavy rainfall. It was used in the 1991 film, Robin Hood Prince of Thieves with Kevin Costner.
www.hardrawforce.com
Aysgarth Falls
Aysgarth Falls, which also feature in Robin Hood Prince of Thieves, is a triple drop water fall on the River Ure and has attracted vistors for hundreds of years. Both William Wordsworth and John Ruskin visited and J M Turner painted the falls. There are well marked walks around the falls from easy strolls to something a little bit more challenging including some circular walks. The falls were also a feature on the television programme Seven Natural Wonders as one of the wonders of the North of England.
Slightly further afield are the Three Peaks of Yorkshire - Whernside, Ingleborough and Penyghent
There is the famous Hardraw Force which is an 100ft single drop waterfall and is accessed via the Green Dragon Inn. There is a small charge for visiting and is best viewed after heavy rainfall. It was used in the 1991 film, Robin Hood Prince of Thieves with Kevin Costner.
www.hardrawforce.com
Aysgarth Falls
Aysgarth Falls, which also feature in Robin Hood Prince of Thieves, is a triple drop water fall on the River Ure and has attracted vistors for hundreds of years. Both William Wordsworth and John Ruskin visited and J M Turner painted the falls. There are well marked walks around the falls from easy strolls to something a little bit more challenging including some circular walks. The falls were also a feature on the television programme Seven Natural Wonders as one of the wonders of the North of England.
Slightly further afield are the Three Peaks of Yorkshire - Whernside, Ingleborough and Penyghent
Mid Falls at Aysgarth Falls
The Pennine Way and its route
A Signpost on the Pennine Way
The Pennine Way is a 270 mile walk that starts at Edale in the Peak District, goes along the Pennine Ridge via Malham and Horton in Ribblesdale, to the Yorkshire Dales and through the Northumberland National Park, across the Cheviot Hills finishing at Kirk Yetholm in the Scottish Borders.
The Wensleydale section of the Pennine Way passes through Gayle and Hawes, across the valley to Hardraw and passes round the side of Harris House before climbing over Great Shunner Fell to Thwaite and Swaledale, finally calling at Tan Hill (home of the highest inn in England) before making its way to Northumberland.
www.thepennineway.co.uk
The Wensleydale section of the Pennine Way passes through Gayle and Hawes, across the valley to Hardraw and passes round the side of Harris House before climbing over Great Shunner Fell to Thwaite and Swaledale, finally calling at Tan Hill (home of the highest inn in England) before making its way to Northumberland.
www.thepennineway.co.uk
Museums and Attractions
The Wensleydale Creamery
The local town of Hawes has a collection of attractions to suit all tastes.
The Wensleydale Creamery
The Wensleydale Creamery, made famous by Wallace and Gromit, has an excellent visitor centre with cafe, restaurant and shop with cheese tasting.
www.wensleydale.co.uk
The Dales Countryside Museum
The Dales Countryside Museum is situated in the old station yard at Hawes and tells the story of the people and landscape of the Yorkshire Dales, past and present. There are also changing temporary exhibitions
www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/dales_countryside_museum
Gayle Mill
Gayle Mill featured in the BBC’s 2004 series of Restoration is a restored 19th century saw mill and offers excellent guided tours.
www.gaylemill.org.uk
The Hawes Ropemakers
The Hawes Ropemakers, WR Outhwaite and Son (now trading as Outhwaite Ltd) is situated 100 metres from the Dales Countryside Museum in the old station yard in Hawes. You can walk through the building and see all sorts of ropes being made - church bell ropes, pet accessories and leads, bannisters, skipping ropes, clothes lines and barrier ropes. Admission is free.
www.ropemakers.co.uk
The Wensleydale Creamery
The Wensleydale Creamery, made famous by Wallace and Gromit, has an excellent visitor centre with cafe, restaurant and shop with cheese tasting.
www.wensleydale.co.uk
The Dales Countryside Museum
The Dales Countryside Museum is situated in the old station yard at Hawes and tells the story of the people and landscape of the Yorkshire Dales, past and present. There are also changing temporary exhibitions
www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/dales_countryside_museum
Gayle Mill
Gayle Mill featured in the BBC’s 2004 series of Restoration is a restored 19th century saw mill and offers excellent guided tours.
www.gaylemill.org.uk
The Hawes Ropemakers
The Hawes Ropemakers, WR Outhwaite and Son (now trading as Outhwaite Ltd) is situated 100 metres from the Dales Countryside Museum in the old station yard in Hawes. You can walk through the building and see all sorts of ropes being made - church bell ropes, pet accessories and leads, bannisters, skipping ropes, clothes lines and barrier ropes. Admission is free.
www.ropemakers.co.uk
 The Dales Countryside Museum |
 The Hawes Ropemakers |
Towns and Villages and Dales nearby
The Stocks on Bainbridge village green
Wensleydale is a broad valley with the main road (A684) running along the South side of the valley and a quieter road on the North side suitable for cycling from Harris House.
There are innumerable picturesque local villages and hamlets including Bainbridge, Redmire, Carperby, Sedbusk, Burtersett, Thornton Rust.
Villages slightly further away are Muker, Thwaite, Gunnerside, Reeth, all in Swaledale
Other Dales worth a visit are Swaledale, Cotterdale, Dentdale, Arkengarthdale, Ribblesdale, Wharfedale - home to the Kettlewell Scarecrow Festival and some of the locations of the 2003 film Calendar Girls.
There are innumerable picturesque local villages and hamlets including Bainbridge, Redmire, Carperby, Sedbusk, Burtersett, Thornton Rust.
Villages slightly further away are Muker, Thwaite, Gunnerside, Reeth, all in Swaledale
Other Dales worth a visit are Swaledale, Cotterdale, Dentdale, Arkengarthdale, Ribblesdale, Wharfedale - home to the Kettlewell Scarecrow Festival and some of the locations of the 2003 film Calendar Girls.
