| Coordinates: | 54.302, -2.197 |
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| OS grid ref: | SD 87 89 |
| Population: | 887 |
The small market town of Hawes sits at the head of Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales, beside the River Ure. It’s best known for the Wensleydale Creamery, a lively Saturday market and a tourism economy built on dramatic limestone scenery, walking routes and nearby features such as Hardraw Force, while traditional hill farming - especially sheep - still shapes the surrounding landscape.
Gayle is the tiny hamlet just outside Hawes, clustered around Gayle Beck and notable for the restored historic Gayle Mill, a water‑powered mill once used for flax and sawing that attracts heritage interest. The two settlements share a close‑knit rural community, long upland farming traditions and a history touched by former lead‑mining and small industries, making them popular bases for exploring the Dales.
Postcode districts covering Hawes and Gayle
Most populated places nearby
- Kendal 22 miles
- Catterick Garrison 20 miles
Neighbouring places
- Hawes Parish 1.5 miles
- High Abbotside Parish 2.5 miles
- Low Abbotside Parish 3.5 miles
- Bainbridge Parish 3.7 miles
- Askrigg Parish 6 miles
- Buckden Parish 6.2 miles
- Thornton Rust Parish 6.5 miles
- Upper Dales Ward 6.9 miles
- Bishopdale Parish 7.2 miles
- Muker Parish 7.6 miles
- Thoralby Parish 7.8 miles
- Newbiggin Parish 7.8 miles
Example postcodes in Hawes and Gayle
DL8 3QR, DL8 3NT, DL8 3NS, DL8 3QW, DL8 3RP, DL8 3QZ, DL8 3UW, DL8 3RY, DL8 3UZ … See all
Transport links
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 34 miles
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 37.2 miles
- Garsdale Station 5.3 miles
- Dent Station 6.8 miles
Hotels in Hawes and Gayle Ad
Schools in Hawes and Gayle
- Hawes Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Fors Abbey Historic site 3.9 miles
- Dent Head Hill 6.8 miles
- Pennine Chain Mountains 9.4 miles
- Twistleton Manor Estate 14.5 miles
- Thornton Hall Estate 14.8 miles
- Underley Hall Estate 17.1 miles
- Terry Bank Estate 17.6 miles
- Jervaulx Abbey Archaeological site 18.7 miles
- Lune Forest Forest 19.6 miles
- Eggleston Abbey Archaeological site 19.6 miles