We were at Hawes over the Easter weekend and had a great time. Wardens were fabulous, really friendly and helpful. We had a pitch down by the farm where we did get the farmyard smell but soon got used to it. Lots of cattle a lowing but I liked that. Dog field is superb, great to run off lead. Bottom end a bit muddy after loads of rain. Great, clean facilities block with no push button showers. Hawes was very busy as you would expect. I had booked for a meal at the White Hart where the food was superb, on the pricey side but we felt it was worth it. Very dog friendly too. Also had to try the chippy, which was great too. We walked from the site to Hardraw and Aysgill force waterfalls and my husband did a fabulous (he says!) ten mile run around the dales. Couldn’t have been better for our first trip of the year.