Hawes, a small market town in North Yorkshire is famous as being the home of Wensleydale cheese.
Hawes is a small market town in North Yorkshire, England, being granted its market charter in 1699. Historically within the North Riding of Yorkshire, Hawes is located at the head of Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales, the River Ure runs through the town and the dale which is one of the tourist attractions of the Yorkshire Dales National Park. The hill of Great Shunner Fell stands over the town. The town is famous as being the home of Wensleydale cheese. Local tourist attractions include the Dales Countryside Museum, based in the old Hawes railway station of the Wensleydale Railway; nearby Hardraw Force waterfall; and the Buttertubs Pass, which links Wensleydale to Swaledale. Further down the dale is Aysgarth Falls. Hawes has a regular market, as well as many shops, pubs and tearooms. Hawes is at the centre of great walking (hiking) country and the Pennine Way (the UK's first National Trail) passes through. Originally the town was known as The Hawes, deriving from the Old Norse word hals, meaning "neck" or "pass between mountains".
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