March 2024 by Arron Nicholson
Great value, loads to see and do and handily placed to explore Hawes. Nice cafe too.
March 2024 by AFR
Interesting museum well laid out. Good easy parking
March 2024 by Claire Hill
Attended the Cry of the Curlew exhibition- a great way to raise awareness of the plight of this lovely wader. And the museum was really interesting with regards to culture, crafts, geography, geology, archaeology and life in the Dales. The exhibits were displayed well with good explanations. There is also a very pleasant shop offering a variety of goods and the cafe offers very good coffee a cake. Really enjoyed spending a morning here.
November 2023 by Esox Reef
Nice little spot to kill a couple of hours with the kids on a rainy day
November 2023 by Valerie Bielstein
A little odd
November 2023 by Eve Weall
Wet day. Interesting.
October 2023 by Colin Hall
Another great place to visit in the heart of the lovely Yorkshire Dales village of Hawes in Wensleydale.A bonus is that you get a discount in the museum if you park in the car park outside
October 2023 by Joanne Mowbray
We really enjoyed our visitReally well set out and helpful staffSo interesting exhibits
September 2023 by Jane S.
Great little museum with a good range of exhibits collected around the Dales, about rural life in the Dales.The collection includes a tin smiths workshop, a clog maker, cheese and dairy, as well as a small mining exhibit. Out in the railway carriage is more small exhibits on schools, and community life.Good for an hour on a wet day in Hawes.You get part of your carparking refunded for your entry fee.Small café on site.
August 2023 by Simon bridgett
What an amazing place. The family loved it. The ticket is also valid for the whole week. Lots to see and do.
August 2023 by ChrisG G
Very friendly and helpful staff. We only popped in to ask for directions but there is plenty to see and it is a clean and modern interior within the old building. Worth visiting, particularly on a rainy day. There is a large pay and display car park next to the museum.
June 2023 by andrew gomez
Absolutely brilliant place a well kept and interesting museum, plenty of local facts and knowledge
June 2023 by Kerry Williams
Great small museum, good exhibition space and the train carriages at the back have lots of interactive stations for the kids to explore. The last carriage has a creation station in it with crafts and toys to play with. There is a cafe but we didn't partake so can't comment. Decent sized pay and display car park and little gift shop well stocked. Also a great play park over the road for the kids too.
June 2023 by Peter Denyer (Pedro)
Small museum about Dales history which has been transformed since last visit about 9 years ago. The train carriages are now great display and outside are mining artefacts including a water wheel. Inside displays cover two floors. Very informative throughout. Currently (to mid September 2023) in the John Richard Baker Exhibition Hall there is an exhibition by Hester Cox of linocuts and collagraph work about hay meadows which is well worth a visit just for this.There is an excellent cafe "Firebox Cafe" which can be accessed from the museum or direct; run as part of Stage1cycles bike shop.
June 2023 by Claire Louise
Interesting Museum housed in part in an old train carriage which was a nice surprise. Plenty of info and exhibits from the local area. Car parking available but charges apply. You do get a discount on the entry fee when you pay to park. Gift shop and cafe on site. We didn't have children with us but there are lots of activities in the museum to keep children entertained. A very enjoyable visit.
