Hawes to Sedbusk Walk
This circular walk takes you from Hawes to the hamlet of Sedbusk where you can enjoy refreshments at the historic Stone House Hotel.
You can reach the hamlet by following a section of the waymarked Lady Anne's Way north from Hawes for a distance of about 1.4 miles. The route then heads west using part of the Herriot Way to visit the picturesque Hardraw Force waterfall. Along the way there are some splendid views of the surrounding Yorkshire Dales hills and countryside.
Hawes to Sedbusk Walk Ordnance Survey Map 
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In Sedbusk. The hamlet lies just over a mile (1.5 km) north of Hawes, across the River Ure, and is part of the civil parish of High Abbotside, along with Hardraw and Simonstone. The name Sedbusk comes from the Old Norse Saetr buskr, meaning 'the bush by the shieling', and was recorded as setebuskste in 1280.
Positioned just off the "high road" in Wensleydale, which runs parallel to the A684 on the opposite side of the valley, Sedbusk is located along an old drovers’ road. This route is believed to have been used by Mary Queen of Scots on her way to Castle Bolton.
The hamlet is set beneath Stags Fell to the north, an area once known for its stone quarrying and even a small colliery, though the latter likely only supplied coal for lime burning. The stone extracted here was Yoredale Sandstone, with quarrying operations ceasing in the 1930s. Though abandoned, the tunnels cut into the hillside remain and are considered hazardous to enter.
Sedbusk from Shutt Lane. Sedbusk's Stone House has a rich history, having been built by Hugh Crallan, who was born on 11 April 1867 as the youngest of four siblings. His father, a solicitor, passed away at the age of 48 when Hugh was just eleven. After attending Sutton Valence School, he earned a pass degree at Cambridge and became a schoolmaster. Financially, he had never been particularly well-off until 1906, when he inherited a substantial fortune from his cousin, Hugh Parnell, also a solicitor. With this newfound wealth, he immediately set about constructing his "dream house" on what he considered the perfect site.
For the design, Hugh commissioned the renowned London architect P. Morley Horder, who was known for building country houses that reflected local traditions and materials. Though Hugh had married Edith Whittaker in 1901, the couple had no children, and he devoted much of his time to his passions—cricket, horse racing, and the life of a country gentleman. His greatest racing triumph came when his horse, The Guller, trained by John Osborne, won the Chester Gold Cup, likely in the early 1920s.
During the First World War, Hugh also briefly ran a shop in Hawes to counter profiteering, though this venture did not last long.
Another intriguing link to Stone House is its connection to P.G. Wodehouse. Hugh employed a gardener named Percy Jeeves, who was also a talented cricketer for Hawes and renowned as a "demon bowler." In 1910, he was spotted by the Warwickshire secretary and invited to play county cricket. While playing against Gloucestershire in 1913, he caught the attention of P.G. Wodehouse, who later recalled the name. When Wodehouse began writing the Jeeves & Bertie stories in 1916, he found "Jeeves" to be the perfect name for his now-iconic valet character.
Haylands Bridge and the River Ure from the Pennine Way
The Pennine Way near Hawes
Hardraw Force, the bridge, Wensleydale.