🏠 Indoor & outdoorEducational☔ Rainy-day friendly
What’s there
- Paid parking
- Picnic area
Access & inclusion
- Step-free access
- Changing Places toilet
Pay-and-display car park at Station Yard, under 50 metres from the main entrance, with accessible bays. Parking is not free; a £1 discount on museum admission is offered with a car park ticket.
Only facilities we’ve confirmed are listed — anything missing here we simply haven’t checked, rather than know to be absent.
The Dales Countryside Museum tells the story of the people and landscape of the Yorkshire Dales, from prehistoric times to the present day. It is housed in the former Victorian railway station at Hawes, and the conversion keeps many of the old station features. Families tend to enjoy the interactive displays, the mock-up lead mine and the object handling sessions that can be arranged for booked groups. There is a family trail and an outdoor trail to follow, and the museum runs a rolling programme of temporary exhibitions, events and guided walks around the town. Children visit free, so it suits a rainy-day visit or a stop between walks in Wensleydale. The museum shop sells local crafts and gifts. The on-site cafe was closed at the time of checking, and there are tea rooms and cafes a short walk away in Hawes.
Stuff to take with you
The things people wish they’d packed for a day out like this one.
Refillable water bottleMost places will fill it for free.
Snacks that survive a rucksackCheaper than the café, and buys you twenty minutes.
Wet wipes
Small first aid kitPlasters solve more days out than anything else here.
Refillable coffee cupA lot of cafés knock money off.
Sketchbook- Audiobook or story CD
Lunch boxes
Gloves
Rucksack
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