Hawes

How do you get to this Youth Hostel:
By Car:Located at the top of a steep rise on the B6255 (signposted to Ingleton), just off the junction with the A684 at the western end of the village. Cycle from Garsdale (6.2 miles), on RCR10 Yorkshire Dales Cycleway. NCR 68 at Garsdale. Walk from the bus stop 0.2 miles 5 mins, on Herriot Way. Pennine Way National Trail 0.3 miles 7 mins.

Bus information:
From Garsdale, 113/112/804 Mon-Sat 8/9 journeys, last bus 19.40 (Sat 19.30). Sun no service. 156/157 Servive from Northallerton / Bedale. From Northallerton, 73/156/157/Postbus Mon-Sat 10-12 journeys, most change buses at Bedale (through fares available), last bus 20.41. Sun every 2 hours, last bus 18.33. From Darlington, X59 Mon-Fri 1 journey, departs 17.10. Sat-Sun no service. There is a Tuesday morning 804 bus from Kendal and Oxenholme. Sunday morning ‘Dalesbus’ journeys, most seasonal, from Doncaster, Ribblehead, Leeds and West Yorkshire.

Train information:
Garsdale (6 miles) on Leeds-Settle-Carlisle line. Mon-Sat 5-6 journeys, Sun 3-5 journeys. Then bus/cycle… Northallerton (35 miles) on East Coast main line. From London King’s Cross, daily 4-6 journeys. From Manchester and Leeds, Mon-Sat every 30 mins, Sun hourly. From Newcastle, Darlington and Middlesbrough Mon-Sat at least hourly, Sun every 2 hours. Darlington (38 miles) on East Coast main line. From London King’s Cross, GNER daily roughly hourly. On cross country network centred on Birmingham. From Birmingham New Street daily every 30 mins. Regular direct trains from Edinburgh, Glasgow, Bristol, Exeter, Bournemouth, Reading and Oxford.

National Express:
Nearest National Express stop; Northallerton or Kendal. No public transport available from Kendal to Hawes.

Tourist Office:
Located at Dales Countryside Museum. Open 09:30 - 16:30 Monday - Saturday. Tel: 01969 666210

Other Youth Hostels nearby:
Grinton Lodge 17 miles
Ingleton 17 miles
Kettlewell 17 miles

Ordnance Survey Map Number: OS orange maps OL30, OL2 pink map 98

Grid Reference: 868898