Wensleydale, Hawes

Name: Wensleydale
Address: Hawes, United Kingdom

#10 among attractions in Hawes

Nature, Natural attraction, Valley

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Wensleydale is the dale or upper valley of the River Ure on the east side of the Pennines, one of the Yorkshire Dales in North Yorkshire, England. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 54°18'20"N, 2°10'0"W

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Hawes United Kingdom

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Wensleydale – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Hardraw Force, Gayle Mill, St Mary and St John's Church, Semerwater.

1.7 miNW
Natural attraction, Waterfall, Park
Hardraw Force, Hawes
45 min walk • Hardraw Force is a waterfall on the Hardraw Beck in Hardraw Scar, a wooded ravine just outside the hamlet of Hardraw, 0.9 miles north of the town of Hawes, Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales. The Pennine Way long distance footpath passes close by.
1.4 miW
Historical and heritage tours, Classes and workshops, Museum
Gayle Mill, Hawes
37 min walk • Gayle Mill, dating from about 1784, is thought to be the oldest structurally unaltered cotton mill in existence. It is located in the Wensleydale hamlet of Gayle, England, 1 mile south of the market town of Hawes. It lies within the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
1.7 miNW
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
St Mary and St John's Church, Hawes
45 min walk • St Mary and St John's Church, Hardraw is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Hardraw, North Yorkshire.
2.4 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Semerwater, Yorkshire Dales
62 min walk • Semerwater is the second largest natural lake in North Yorkshire, England, after Malham Tarn. It is half a mile long, covers 100 acres and lies in Raydale, opposite the River Bain. A private pay and display parking area is at the foot of the lake. Semerwater attracts canoers, windsurfers, yachtsmen and fishermen.
1 miW
Specialty museum, Museum
Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes
27 min walk • The Dales Countryside Museum is a local museum for the Yorkshire Dales National Park in Northern England. Run by the National Park Authority, it tells the story of the people who have lived and worked in the Yorkshire Dales for over a 1,000 years.
2.8 miW
Natural attraction, Waterfall, Park
Cotter Force, Hawes
72 min walk • Cotter Force is a small waterfall on Cotterdale Beck, a minor tributary of the River Ure, near the mouth of Cotterdale, a side dale in Wensleydale, North Yorkshire, England.
3.5 miE
Mountain
Addlebrough, Yorkshire Dales
90 min walk • Addlebrough is a fell in Wensleydale, North Yorkshire, England. It is 481 m high. Bronze Age inhabitants built homes and enclosures on the fell's southern slopes.
5.3 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Great Shunner Fell, Yorkshire Dales National Park
135 min walk • Great Shunner Fell is the third highest mountain in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire, England, and the highest point in Wensleydale; at 716 metres above sea level.
3.5 miE
Church
St Oswald's Church, Yorkshire Dales National Park
89 min walk • St Oswald's Church is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Askrigg, North Yorkshire.
1.2 miW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St Margaret's Church, Hawes
32 min walk • St Margaret's Church is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Hawes, North Yorkshire.
3 miSE
Church
St Matthew's Church, Yorkshire Dales
77 min walk • St Matthew's Church, Stalling Busk is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Stalling Busk, North Yorkshire.