Dales Countryside Museum

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Housed in the former Hawes Railway station and more recently extended to include a purpose built museum complex, including circular exhibition/lecture theatre.

The museum displays an era of the dales way of life and traditions long gone. These include vetinary, leadmining, knitting, agriculture, wartime, cheesemaking and much, much more.

• National Park Information Centre

• Shop
• Video, displays, events, demonstrations.
• Changing exhibitions and hands-on exhibits.
• Children visit free.
• Months Open: Jan-Dec
• Opening Times:10am - 5pm daily excluding Christmas

Car parking charge

All car parks are pay & display. Daily charges are currently as follows:

• £2.20 for up to two hours
• £3.20 for over two hours

Vehicles requiring more than one space (caravans, vehicles with trailers etc):

• £4.40 for up to two hours
• £6.40 for over two hours

Station Yard
Hawes
North Yorkshire
DL8 3NT

• TEL 01969 666210
• FAX 01969 666210

• Email: dcm@ http://www.yorkshiredales.org.uk

Founder Members Marie Hartley and Joan Ingilby