Dales Countryside Museum

Very informative, great for adults and children. Shows the history of life in the Dales region, from mining to farming and daily family life.

A lovely walk back in time, and for such a small population, the museum is top notch, with many involved staff and dedicated volunteers. KUDOS TO ALL!

The best £5 ever spent! And your admission ticket is valid for 7 days. I thoroughly enjoyed seeing and learning about the history of the Dales. At various points throughout the museum there are points where you can listen to audio interviews with local folk talking about growing up there. Absolutely fascinating! I'd definitely back there. The cafe there had a great selection of food all reasonably priced. Everyone was so accommodating and friendly too.

Good place to go on a rainy day. Enjoyed the exhibition on caving. Found the history on farming interesting. Nice cafe to sit for a warm drink. Lovely gift shop. Friendly staff. Good price, £5 adults.

We visited on Thursday 03rd October 2024. Having visited Hawes several times this was our first visit to this Museum. Based at the old station, the museum details not just the history of the closed railway line but also the history of the dales both from a formation perspective as well as its human history. It includes art exhibitions which seemed a little out of place and a more appropriate and interesting reproduction of a mine inc a little candle to light the way. Refund of car park cost when you buy a ticket. 2 main aspects of the museum, with one being formed inside the train carriages and the other the main building. A separate cafe on site but managed by a different company associated with cycling.

This is a wonderful museum, with locally found artifacts dating right back to the stone age, all properly displayed & labelled to show their relevance. There are also large displays related to the farming, lead mining, and knitting industries that are part of the area's history. The staff are really friendly, helpful, & knowledgeable, and do a great job of helping you to fully appreciate the museum. There's also a cafe where you can get refreshments, with tables outside on the (former) station platform - lovely on summer days. Highly recommended !

This is a compact well organised and presented museum. It's exhibits cover a range of aspects of Dales life that are succinctly described. At the time of my visit there was a separate largely visual exhibition of limestone geological cave features that link the Dales to Vietnam. The museum has good wheelchair accessibility

Small museum in hawes. Good local history museum, showing various exhibits through the ages in and around hawes. Informed and friendly staff. Old train station repurposed, old train to walk along as part of museum ( good for kids), little outside nature walk, main building very clean and accessible for all. Little mining exhibit ( kids would love). Gift shop with quality items. Cafe cycling themed ( cycling shop also onsite), good coffee and good food and lovely staff with reasonable prices.