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Wensleydale & Hawes
Wallace and Grommit’s love of wensleydale cheese has made Wensleydale the most well known of the Yorkshire Dales. The main town in the dale is Hawes, which is England’s highest market town.
Practical information
Hawes Tourist Information Centre
Dales Countryside Museum, Station Yard, Hawes
Tel (01969) 667450
Open 10am-5pm daily
Hostel accommodation
YHA Hawes
Lancaster Terrace, Hawes
Tel (01969) 667 368
Sightseeing, museums & tourist attractions
Dales Countryside Museum
This small museum has excellent exhibits on life in the Yorkshire Dales. It features a Time Tunnel depicting 10,000 years of history, an old steam train, a recreation of an old kitchen and doctor’s surgery and a programme of changing exhibitions.
Station Yard, Hawes
Tel (01969) 667450
Website www.yorkshiredales.org.uk
Admission £3
Open 10am-5pm daily (last entry 4pm)
Wensleydale Creameries
Cistercian monks first settled in Wensleydale in 1150, bringing their unique cheese recipe with them. Except for a brief period in 1992, the cheese has been produced in Wensleydale ever since. Wensleydale Creameries have a museum with displays about the history of the cheese and a viewing gallery where you can see the cheese being made.
Gayle Lane, Hawes
Tel (01969) 667 664
Website www.wensleydale.co.uk
Admission £2
Open Mon-Sat 9am-5pm, Sun 10am-4.30pm
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