Richmond Information Centre, Useful links

Useful links

• Accessible Richmond: free, info for visitors with mobility problems. Also, we sell the book, Walks without Stiles.
• ​Angling: Richmond & District Angling Society | Reeth and District Angling Club | Ellerton Lake

• Backpacker accommodation (bring own light tent) is available in Brompton-on-Swale
• B&Bs
• Books and Boots (walking and literature festival)
• Bowes Museum: magnificently over-the-top museum in nearby Barnard Castle
• Bunk barns on the Coast-to-Coast Walk: Low Row | Grinton | Brompton-on-Swale | Osmotherley

 

• Camping, caravanning, pods, bunks, etc.
• Car parking in Richmond: handy link to a map of car parks, and details of rates and free disc parking. Free leaflet also available.
• Chemist open now - see Pharmacy
• Children - how to keep them entertained? (You can also download this FAQsheet.)
• Cinemas: Station Cinema, Richmond. The Empire Cinema at Catterick Garrison is currently closed.
• Circular drives near Richmond: free, downloadable FAQsheet.
• Citizens' Advice Bureau 
• Coast-to-Coast Walk. Also see Backpacker accommodation, Bunk Barns, Laundry,  Physiotherapy, Chiropody 
• Councils: Richmond Town Council | North Yorkshire Council
• Cycling: Catterick Garrison Bike Library | Dales Bike Centre 

 

• Dales Countryside Museum, in Hawes
• Dog-friendly Richmond: free, downloadable FAQsheet

 

• Easby Abbey - free guided walks every Sunday. Also see the Easby Loop in our Richmond Walks booklet.
• Electric car charging:
  • Rapid (50-150 kW): Catterick Garrison Tesco | Scotch Corner | Scotch Corner (Tesla) | Colburn
  • Medium-speed (22 kW): Nun's Close Car Park, Richmond (no link yet; four connectors)
  • Slow (7 kW): Catterick Garrison Tesco | Aysgarth Falls | Hawes | Grassington

 

• Footpaths:
  • Blockages and other complaints? Contact paths@northyorks.gov.uk
  • North Yorkshire public footpaths map: zoom, scroll and filter to reveal bridleways, cycle routes, etc.

 

• Georgian Theatre Royal
• Green Howards Museum

 

• Herriot Trail: downloadable leaflet of locations from 'All Creatures Great and Small'
• Horse riding: Tunstall | Catterick Garrison | Holly Hill
• Hotels and inns
• Hudswell Woods: the National Trust's own guide to these lovely woods is now out of print - but you can find it here.

 

• Kiplin Hall, a fine Jacobean house near Richmond (HHA)

 

• Laundry - Launderette at Catterick Garrison. For C-to-Cers on a two-night stay in Richmond, Johnson Cleaners is excellent. 
• Local news: Richmondshire Today | Northern Echo | Richmond Yorkshire Forum (Facebook)

 

• Markets:
  • Indoor Market in Victorian market hall. Open daily. Café, crafts, books, antiques, and a rather good Information Centre
  • Food Market: fruit, vegetables, fish, cheese, pies, baked goods. In the Market Place, every Saturday
  • Artisan Market: Sundays, in the Market Place. 2023 dates: 16 April, 21 May, 18 June, 16 July, 20 Aug, 17 Sept

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• Nature reserves: Bolton-on-Swale Lake | Foxglove Covert LNR | Scorton Lakes

 

• Pharmacy open now

 

• Rainy day activities ☔️
• Restaurants, cafes, pubs, food shops, takeaways... Also see Vegan, Vegetarian link below.
• Richmond Castle (English Heritage)
• Richmondshire Museum

 

• Samaritans; follow link or call Freephone 116123
• Self-catering
• ​The Station
• Street-maps: Richmond central | Richmond Gallowfields Estate | Catterick Garrison | Leyburn | Bedale; all can be scrolled. 
• Swale Way
• Swaledale Festival
• Swaledale Museum ​
• Swimming: Catterick Garrison | Richmond

 

• Taxis 
• Town Trail Audio Guide (produced by Original Richmond Business and Tourism Association)
• Trains (nearest stations are Darlington and Northallerton)

 

• Vegan, Vegetarian restaurants (defaults to ordinary restaurants which offer vegetarian dishes)

 

• Walking groups: Richmondshire Ramblers | Swaledale Outdoor Club
• Walking publications:
  • Selected guides and maps from our online shop
  • Or visit our base in Richmond Market Hall for hundreds of books and maps on the Coast to Coast Walk, the Dales National Park, Teesdale, Richmond and Richmondshire.
  • Leyburn and Lower Wensleydale: seven downloadable walks here.​
  • The North Yorkshire public footpaths map is a wonderful resource, and free.
• Walks - free, guided town walks, led by RIC volunteers. 11:00 on Thursdays and Saturdays.
• Wensleydale Creamery
• Wensleydale Railway
• Wheelchair users: see Accessible Richmond above.

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• Yorkshire Dales National Park​ - also see National Park Information Centres