Hawes is the capital of Upper Wensleydale and situated in the centre of the Yorkshire Dales National Park. It is an ideal centre for touring or walking and is a good overnight halt on the Pennine Way.

Wensleydale offers the visitor a wide and varied range of country activities, including golf, fishing, shooting, hang gliding, nature study and bird watching, historical or archaeological research, or simply driving and walking, in stunningly beautiful countryside.