Heart of Hawes Holiday Cottage

04/09/2024

One of the best days of the year to be in The Dales. Muker Show followed by community drinks and singing outside the Farmers Arms, Muker accompanied by Muker Silver Band.

I did the fell race last year. Came last but really enjoyed myself.

01/09/2024

WHATS ON OVER THE NEXT TWO MONTHS….

Plenty of lovely events happening in the Yorkshire Dales over the next month or so. Here are some of them. Which others have I missed?
Muker Show: 4 September
Medieval Music in the Dales: 13 – 15 September
Bentham Agricultural Show: 7 September
Horton in Ribblesdale Show: 7th September
Nidderdale Show: 22 September
Grassington 1940s Weekend: 20 -22 September
Richmond Walking & Book Festival: 20 - 29 September
Yarndale: 28 – 29 September
Masham Sheep Fair: 28 - 29 September
Yorkshire Dales Cheese Festival, Celebrating Local Produce: 11 to 14 October

31/08/2024

Green Dragon at Hardraw. any chance of you putting on Snowasis or Noasis either here or The Tan Hill Inn? Put us down for four tickets please.

Don’t mind getting snowed in either!

Hopefully your organisation is better than Ticketmasters for the real thing.

30/08/2024

Green Dragon at Hardraw. VIP booths in their new gig barn. First gig is Friday 6th September.

Don’t worry the main pub is still the same old world pub…it’s just the unused area at the back of the pub that has been transformed into a brilliant new music venue.

Heart of Hawes Holiday Cottage offers the highest rated Air bnb accommodation in The Dales and we are less than two miles walk on Pennine Way National Trail to this pub.

Here’s a link to our accommodation. We take direct bookings at a discount to Airbnb prices.

https://www.airbnb.com/slink/goYhgjYs

30/08/2024

Want to see and hear Culews whilst visiting. We almost always find them when walking or biking between Castle Bolton and Askrigg on the moorland off road route.

30/08/2024

Our local! Correction…one of our locals!
Theakston Brewery Green Dragon at Hardraw.

For a great holiday in The Yorkshire Dales book with us;

https://www.airbnb.com/slink/FezVyF3N

📍 The Green Dragon 🐉

29/08/2024

Another thing going on locally during The Cheese Festival in October. Our house isn’t booked at this time if you need an excuse to book.

Join The Wheatsheaf Inn in for a special celebration of local produce as part of the Yorkshire Dales Cheese Festival! Introducing the 'Boots, Beer, Beef, and Cheese' event – a perfect combination of fantastic food, drinks, and breathtaking scenery🧀🍺🥩🥾🎉

🗺️ Pick up your map from The Wheatsheaf
🌳 Enjoy a scenic circular walk
🍽️ Return for a delicious lunch special

Find out more and contact the Wheatsheaf pub 👇

https://www.facebook.com/events/1002481018152344

📸 Stephen Garnett Photography

29/08/2024

Wow. Four months running our holiday cottage.

HAVE YOU ENJOYED VISITING US, WOUlD YOU RECOMMEND US? ARE YOU BOOKED IN TO VISIT US, AND EXCITED?

A really big thankyou to our customers / guests / new friends for supporting us. Hope you all know that we genuinely love what we do and it’s a pleasure helping you plan your trips and welcoming you to the dales!

Here’s a few notes on our first summer season;

✅ Every Guest has rated us at maximum 5* air bnb rating. We love reading your reviews, they really warm our hearts. We believe all of you love the house, and a few guests have even asked if they can buy the house (it’s NOT for sale😀)!

👶 Youngest guest has been a three month old baby, and at the other end of the scale we’ve had several octogenarians celebrating parties with us.

🌎 We’ve had guests from USA, Australia, and even from Lancashire! Canadian’s arriving soon too.

👋 Everybody loves the welcome board where we chalk up your first names and say our hello’s to you.

🐶 Dog Friendly self catering accommodation IN UK About 25% of visitors bring a dog. The dog station is really popular too. We thought we’d have a higher percentage of visitors with dogs given how dog welcoming the town is?

🍺 🔥 Most popular eateries / pubs for our visitors are The George Inn at Hubberholme, Green Dragon at Hardraw. The White Hart Inn, Hawes, and the locals local The Fountain Hotel

🧀 Most of you have walked the 600m or so to enjoy the cheese tasting room at Wensleydale Creamery

📖 We’ve just started offering a welcome gift of our local detective murder mystery novel series set in Hawes. The Official DCI Harry Grimm Reader Group. Do you like this idea?

🐑 🐕 Many of you have enjoyed @ Richard Fawcett’s Sheepdog Trial demonstration on Thursday evenings.

💦 Whats your favourite waterfall? Ours is Hardraw Force but we also love the middle of Hawes fall and the series of falls at Gayle.

🚴🏻 🏃‍♀️ 🥾 Yorkshire 3 Peaks love the cottage as a walking base, and we’ve had a lot of runners including Montane Spine Race entrants. As yet no cyclists despite the annex being a great bike store and the Dales being pretty much the best cycling area in the country.

🚁 Believe it or not we’ve had repeat guests come by helicopter. Ok they are a helicopter lift service working in the area but it’s a lovely anecdote.

🔥 Have you lit the log burner fire at the property? For us that was the cherry on the cake in buying the house as it really warms and lights the living room. Roll on winter nights when we can light it earlier in the day.

What comes next. We’re already planning little improvements. Seating out the front, more coat hooks in the hall, free postcards, winter maintenance, Hawes coffee blend rather than wine in our welcome pack, and probably EV charging for 2025. What would you like us to focus on please?

Our regards and thanks to all, from happy hosts who really love what we do.

Stuart, Jo, Chris and Joanne

28/08/2024

This Saturday in The Fountain Hotel, all of 250 metres from our cottage. Harvey Boddy, a Hawes lad and singer songwriter will be playing.

Always a great night with Harvey, our very own local singer/songwriter.

28/08/2024

Did we say CHEESE FESTIVAL….not any old festival….It’s The Yorkshire Dales Cheese Festival.

11-14th October….and we’re still available to book for accommodation that weekend in Hawes the home of Wensleydale Cheese.

The Yorkshire Dales Cheese Festival is returning this October 11-14th, showcasing local produce in our region. 🧀

We have lots to offer at our Visitor Centre including our Cheese Experience where you can watch one of our team craft a Yorkshire Wensleydale Cheese in our Demonstration Room. Try our Yorkshire Dales Cheese Festival specials in our Calvert's Restaurant and 1897 Coffee Shop. To finish, why not explore the Cheese and Gift Shop before you leave.

Check out the link below to find out what else is going on during the festival 👇
https://www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/events/tag/cheese-festival-events/list/

28/08/2024

This will be the gig room at Green Dragon at Hardraw. complete with stage and bar and capacity of 150-200 people. V similar to what they have at the sister pub The Tan Hill Inn.

The plan is to have ticketed gigs every Friday….imagine weekends in Hawes…gig Friday, all weekend to explore the area.

We’re excited, first concert is Friday 6th September.

We’ve cheered the new owners of The Green Dragon since they took over early this year. Huge investment going into bedrooms, kitchen and food offer, and now the gig room….all whilst keeping the traditional pub special and largely unchanged as per the last 800 years.

Simply put we love this pub. We of course offer the highest rated Airbnb accommodation in Wensleydale (22 reviews all 5*) so if you’re looking for a Hawes / Hardraw / Wensleydale visit it makes sense to follow us and get in touch.

Andrew just sent this photo of the just-polished-floor in the 'Dragon's Hall/Lair/Den' ... Whilst the stage is cluttered, and we've got some finishing things, lighting, etc, to .... finish, I thought you'd enjoy a view of a shiny floor as much as I just did! :D

25/08/2024

CONGRATULATIONS to our housekeeper Joanne who won four first place prizes, two second and a third prize for various entries in Askrigg Show.

A woman of many talents. Cake maker, flower arranger, lemon curd maker, tart maker, potter etc etc. she also gives a lot of time to running Hawes Youth Club.

A brilliant person we are proud to have as our friend and alongside us running Heart Of Hawes Holiday Cottage.

25/08/2024

Wonder what happened to Hawes Ropemakers. Well a newco started with former Hawes Ropemakers staff and it’s a very small business but is successfully keeping the almost lost art on British rope making going from Askrigg. Want a new dog lead, banister ropes etc, get in touch with them.

25/08/2024

Local girl, born and bred in Hawes. Great artist, well worth supporting Stacey Moore

It’s Bank Holiday weekend, and we’re open today and tomorrow! Come say hi 👋😊

Hawes Market Place, North Yorkshire, DL83QX

24/08/2024

Special times in the area over the next week

There's no shortage of wonderful rural events happening in the Yorkshire Dales over the next few days. Which have you been to, and which are your favourites? Any others to add?

Burnsall Sports - 24th August
Malham Show - 24 August
Wensleydale Agricultural Show - 24 August
Reeth Show - 26 August
Hebden Sports: 26th August
Kilnsey Show - 27 August
Muker Show - 4 September

Photo thanks to Stephen Garnett

24/08/2024

The Farmers Arms at Muker is now owned by the community. We’re pleased to have taken a small shareholding to play our part in preserving one of key parts of Muker life.

23/08/2024

Who are these incredible people? They're often invisible but their work is obvious. They're unpaid but generate huge amounts of cash. Many seem to have superhuman levels of skills & expertise, and yet they all say they're just 'normal'. They may sound like magic elves from a fairy story but are actually volunteers in the Yorkshire Dales. If you go to an event this weekend, chances are that it will rely on an army of volunteers to happen.

Without them, so many aspects of rural life would collapse. They're the glue that hold together communities. ​It's thanks to so many willing volunteers that we have such great events, rich wildlife, and community services.

Here are just some examples of things volunteers do in the Dales. If you know of more or want to praise a particular volunteer, please add them in the comments.

They bake and run endless cake stalls, raising money for local charities whether it's for Yorkshire Air Ambulance, cubs, brownies, schools, church roofs, village halls...
They run essential mountain and cave services such as Cave Rescue Organisation and Swaledale Mountain Rescue Team, rescuing walkers, cavers and others when lost, hurt or stranded in the Dales.
They are the staff in countless libraries, information offices, and community hubs across the Dales. Organisations like Visit Sedbergh, Visit Settle, Visit Masham inform and welcome visitors.
They create and work in gardens, visitor attractions and in public spaces to keep everywhere looking good.
They clean, open and close churches and public buildings each day. They ring the church bells and welcome visitors.
They run important services such as the Little White Bus
They create and run events like Wensleydale Agricultural Show, Reeth Show, Malham Show, showcasing a wide range of talents and interests, bringing people together for enjoyment and entertainment.
They work with rangers and wildlife charities to look after our environment, help children to develop their interest in nature and showcase beautiful and important areas to visitors.

Thanks to everyone who contributes so much to our life in the Yorkshire Dales.

22/08/2024

22/08/2024

Another great country show…next Tuesday

22/08/2024

Proper running!

22/08/2024

22/08/2024

We’re enjoying a summer break in our Heart Of Hawes Holiday Cottage. A mix of doing jobs and enjoying ourselves.

So far this week we’ve done the following maintenance;

* deep scrub / bleach of the front paving slabs
* an afternoons gardening in the rear garden
* Taken a 1 Tonne log delivery and moved it / stacked it. Tidied the shed etc.
* Checked the tumble dryer / deep cleaned it.
* made up welcome cleaning packs and brought in general supplies.
* put up a few information frames on the wall to help you when here.

And still a few more things to do tomorrow.

We’re having fun though;

* Our housekeeper runs Hawes Youth Club and we’ve been painting stones in favourite book themes. I’m a rubbish artist and my Baa Baa Black Sheep won’t win any prizes!

* Completed Hawes book trail (on till early September).

* Had a lovely circular walk from Thwaite to Muker and back.

* And celebrated my father’s 80th birthday in The White Hart.

* Played jigsaws and games by the fire.

* Enjoyed Wednesday evening acoustic music night in The Green Dragon

* Hosted our housekeepers Joanne and Chris as friends and to say thankyou for all they do.

* Might have enjoyed a cheeky fish and chip dinner tonight.

No need to rush about, just enjoying everything about Hawes.

Stuart & Jo

15/08/2024

We’ve availability this weekend if anyone wants to visit. DalesRunner walks are of high repute.

If you fancy exploring some hidden corners of Swaledale at a slightly more gentle pace, why not try one of our guided walks?

The next one is on Sunday 22nd September and we'll be heading up from Surrender Bridge to explore the incredible Blakethwaite Dams.

This walk is open to all adults and is approximately 10 miles in distance. There is the option of bagging a trig on the route too.

Full details and booking here:
https://dalesrunner.co.uk/walks/level