Hawes Farm is no longer a working farm. It is situated in a hollow with a stream, surrounded by fields and trees. The lane to the farm is a narrow no-through road so there is little passing traffic. Ennerdale Lake is just over a mile away and can be reached by paths and lanes. Guests who have enjoyed it here have included walkers, artists, cyclists, golfers, bird watchers and honeymooners.

" Our eighth stay and our sleepiest… Christmas day was a gift, swathes of blue sky… great tits, blue tits, coal tits, long-tailed tits and the handsome hare. "