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.
Little White Bus are also trialling a Dales Jumper service between Hawes, Buttertubs Pass, Keld, Tan Hill, Arkengarthdale and Reeth on Summer Fridays.
Additional buses run on Summer Saturdays (until 17th October 2026):