Hawes Caravan and Motorhome Club Campsite

Overview

About Hawes Caravan and Motorhome Club Campsite

Why stop

Easy walk into Hawes for pubs, shops and food
Useful dog exercise field with Dales walks from the gate

Heads up

Members-only site aimed at caravans and motorhomes
Towing access needs care on the final approach

This is a touring campsite on Brunt Acres Road, tucked between the River Ure and the market town of Hawes in Wensleydale, a dale known for its cheese. Hawes sits at roughly 850 feet above sea level, making it one of England's highest market towns, and the surrounding hills are visible from the pitches. The appeal is practical: a peaceful, well-kept base with hardstanding pitches, useful facilities, a good dog exercise field and the town about a ten-minute walk away.

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Where it is

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CampgroundHawes Caravan and Motorhome Club Campsite54.30760, -2.18853

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Plan your stop

Before you go

Best time to go

Midweek or outside school-holiday periods gives you a quieter version of the site. Early morning or late afternoon are the better windows for walking, with softer light across the surrounding hills. Dales weather changes quickly, so pack layers and waterproofs, plus proper walking footwear for anything beyond the pitch. A downloaded map is worth having given the patchy connectivity.

Pitches and facilities

119 touring pitches, with standard and serviced electric hardstanding options, and awnings allowed
Toilet block, family washroom, baby changing, dishwashing area and laundry
Disabled facilities including a disabled shower room
Motorhome service point and drive-over motorhome waste disposal
Club shop, gas, games room, BBQs allowed and holiday cottages
Late-arrivals area with electric hook-up
Dog walk on site and from site, including a well-liked dog exercise field
Wi-Fi is provided, though it can be unreliable in practice, and TV reception is poor, so download maps and anything you need offline before you arrive

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“You're coming into Hawes, a working Upper Wensleydale market town where shops and cafés sit beside a livestock auction mart.”

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More about Hawes Caravan and Motorhome Club Campsite

Getting thereIf you are towing, follow the recommended final approach rather than sat-nav.

If you are towing, follow the recommended final approach rather than sat-nav. Coming from the east, leave the A684 on the outskirts of Hawes onto the road signed Muker/Hardraw; the site is on the right in about 0.25 mile. The M6 junction 37 route via Sedbergh is not advised for towing, as it is narrow and difficult.

Once parked, the walk into Hawes takes about ten minutes, with a pub, shop and the village within one mile and a Spar around 0.25 mile away. Reception keeps local walk maps.

Walking from the doorThe Dales and the Pennine Way are on the doorstep, and there is a Pennine Way circular from the…

The Dales and the Pennine Way are on the doorstep, and there is a Pennine Way circular from the site of roughly 4 miles (6.4 km), about 2 hours, with an optional extra 45 minutes to reach Hardraw Force. Check the route and local conditions before setting off rather than assuming it will be obvious underfoot.

Honest drawbacksMembership is required, which rules the site out for casual overnighters

Membership is required, which rules the site out for casual overnighters
Wi-Fi can be poor and TV reception is officially described as poor
It works as a convenient, peaceful base rather than a destination in its own right, so the interest lies in Hawes and the walks around it
Towing access needs care, and the tempting-looking Sedbergh approach is best avoided

Why stop hereOne condition to plan around: this is a Caravan and Motorhome Club members-only site, so you…

One condition to plan around: this is a Caravan and Motorhome Club members-only site, so you need to be a member to stay. It is also the northernmost of the Club's Yorkshire sites.

Wildlife

Wildlife in Yorkshire Dales

All Yorkshire Dales wildlife maps

10 sightingsEurasian OtterMost seen around 7 PMSighting map

11 sightingsAtlantic SalmonMost seen around 7 AMSighting map

12 sightingsShort-eared OwlMost seen around 7 PMSighting map

22 sightingsWestern Barn OwlMost seen around 6 AMSighting map

27 sightingsTawny OwlMost seen around 7 PMSighting map

34 sightingsCommon KingfisherMost seen around 7 AMSighting map

Sighting maps show where each species has been reported across Yorkshire Dales. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.