The Board Inn, Hawes

The Old Board Inn is now under new management with a team of an experienced pub manager and chef that will ensure your stay is a pleasant one. With a new lunchtime and evening menue and being the only pub in Hawes to serve food all day you will definitley leave The Old Board Inn feeling more than satisfied. All the rooms are newly refurbished with stylish new bathrooms and exposed stone and beams in the rooms to give that cosy contry feel to your stay. Please call 01969 667223 and ask for Helen

The first (or last, depending which way you are walking) of 3 pubs in the Market Place next door to each other. The Board comes over as an unpretentious place with no great luxuries or thrills. There is a slight railway theme with a few train and viaduct pictures on the walls but overall the interior is quite plain and straightforward. The small fire at one end was fairly welcoming on the cold wet evening we called in and the place had quite a homely feel. 4 hand pumps - Black Sheep Best, John Smiths, Theakstons Best and Dent Aviator but only the latter 2 were available although my pint of Aviator was decent enough quality. An interesting package of entertainment according to posters ranging from guess the baby weight , games nights and more traditional darts although the board is rather awkwardly placed. There is a tiny flat screen TV which appears to be quite insufficient to be of much use. As per most Dales pubs, expect piped 80's music. Not the worst place in town but certainly not the best either although you probably wouldn't want to stay for any great legth of time.