Dales Countryside Museum

Dales Countryside Museum Our museum tells the fascinating story of the Yorkshire Dales and the people who have lived and worked here and shaped the landscape for thousands of years.

Everyone has something they treasure and that is special to them. The Dales Countryside Museum collects and shares the stories and objects that are special to the people and communities linked with the Yorkshire Dales.

Coming to DCM this October! 😊😬
31/08/2026

Coming to DCM this October! 😊😬

Step back in time with a snippet from the Clock Almanack of 1906 by John Hartley! 📖✨ The words come alive when you read ...
30/08/2026

Step back in time with a snippet from the Clock Almanack of 1906 by John Hartley! 📖✨ The words come alive when you read them just as they’re written—especially out loud. Can you catch the unique dialect of the era? Give it a try and share your thoughts or even a recording in the comments! We’d love to hear how you get on.

Anyone off to the seaside this Bank Holiday weekend? 🌊🍦Here’s a throwback to 1912: Allan and Marie Hartley enjoying donk...
28/08/2026

Anyone off to the seaside this Bank Holiday weekend? 🌊🍦
Here’s a throwback to 1912: Allan and Marie Hartley enjoying donkey rides on Scarborough beach.
Are you heading to the coast, or exploring the beauty of the Yorkshire Dales? Share your plans below! 👇

📷 Dales Countryside Museum archives.

Thank you Sarah for your kind words and super photo! 🐿️I just wanted to drop an email over to say that we went to the Re...
25/08/2026

Thank you Sarah for your kind words and super photo! 🐿️
I just wanted to drop an email over to say that we went to the Red Squirrel Trail on Saturday and it was absolutely gorgeous. Such a gem of a place and we had a fantastic time with the squirrels.

📷Sarah Hodson

24/08/2026

I’ve always been a bit of a sporadic blogger and there are two reasons for that. The first is to do with time, or lack of it. Making your living as a professional artist involves a lot of lon…

Members of the Hawes Prize Silver Band, taken at the Gala day at Carlton-in-Coverdale in 1950.Back row - left to right -...
24/08/2026

Members of the Hawes Prize Silver Band, taken at the Gala day at Carlton-in-Coverdale in 1950.
Back row - left to right - Bill Jim Blades, Harold Moore, Dick Moore, Billy Moore, Robert Mason.
Centre row - John Batty, Raymond Allen, Billy Alderson, John Moore, Jim Taylor, Sam Atkinson, K Weatherald, John Moore, Bill Gibs Metcalfe(drum)
Front Row - John W Cockett, Pinky Blades, Tammy Jack Metcalfe, J James Metcalfe, Bob Stavely and Bill Balderson.

Here is a stepping stone crossing that we help to maintain across the Yorkshire Dales National Park.Did you know there a...
21/08/2026

Here is a stepping stone crossing that we help to maintain across the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
Did you know there are a further 33 sets of stepping stone crossings within the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
Let us know if you have crossed over any others.

20/08/2026

North Yorkshire Weather Updates

20/08/2026

That’s better 😊 thank you for the images of from last night and this morning.

Address

Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority, Station Yard, Burtersett Road
Hawes
DL83NT

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 5pm
Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 10am - 5pm

Telephone

01969 666210

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