Twenty five years ago, the community of Hawes created a mosaic walk to celebrate the millennium - an 11-mile circular route around the surrounding area with 20 mosaics to find along the way. The walk leaflet has now been updated and is available to download here (PDF file).
The hamlet of Hardraw is a level, 1½ mile walk (or take the Little White Bus) from Hawes where, behind the Green Dragon Inn, you can access the steep, wooded gorge that contains Hardraw Force, England’s highest single drop waterfall.
On Monday to Saturday Little White Bus provides a minibus link between Garsdale Station, Hardraw, Hawes and Gayle, and Wensleydale Voyager service 156 runs up Wensleydale from Leyburn to Hawes.
On Sundays Wensleydale Flyer bus 856 runs between Northallerton, Bedale, Leyburn, Aysgarth and Hawes.
There is also a pre-bookable service to visit the Red Squirrel Trail in nearby Snaizeholme.
Additional DalesBus services run to/from Hawes on Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays during the summer months, usually starting around Easter weekend. Links to details of services for Summer 2026 will be posted here when available.
Timetable leaflets are available from Hawes Community Office and Hawes National Park Centre.