Richmond Information Centre, Useful links
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- Accessible Richmond: free FAQsheet 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: Muker/Gunnerside | Low Row | Grinton | Brompton-on-Swale | Osmotherley
- Camping, caravanning, pods, bunks, etc.
- Car parking: call in at Richmond Information Centre for parking discs and our free leaflet on local car parks. (There's also a pdf of the leaflet here: richmondinfo.net/parking.)
- Council-owned car parks in the Richmond area
- RingGo app: used in most Council-owned car parks in N Yorks. If you download it before your visit, it may make life easier. Apple App Store | Google Play
- Chemist open now - see Pharmacy
- Children - how to keep them entertained? (You can also download this FAQsheet.)
- Cinemas: Station Cinema, Richmond | Savoy Cinema, Catterick Garrison
- 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:
- Bike hire: Catterick Garrison Bike Library | Dales Bike Centre
- Bike racks in Richmond: King St & Mkt Place | Frenchgate & Mkt Place | Victoria Rd car park (North) | The Station
- Dales Countryside Museum, in Hawes
- Dog-friendly Richmond: free, downloadable FAQsheet
- Easby Abbey - free guided walks on Sundays. 🦮 Also see the Easby Loop in our Richmond Walks booklet.
- Electric car charging (public-access points in and near Richmond):
- Rapid (50-150 kW): Catterick Garrison Tesco | Catterick Garrison McDonald's | Scotch Corner | Scotch Corner Tesla | Colburn
- Medium-speed (up to 22 kW): Nun's Close Car Park, Richmond
- Slow (7 kW): TotalEnergies filling station, Victoria Rd, Richmond DL10 4AS (ask at till for charge-card)
- Footpaths:
- Blockages and other complaints? Contact [email protected]
- North Yorkshire public footpaths map: zoom, scroll and filter to reveal bridleways, cycle routes, etc.
- Georgian Theatre Royal: Summer tour times Mon - Sat, 10:00 - 15:00 (but check site for latest details)
- Green Howards Museum: Summer hours Mon - Sat, 10:00 - 16:00 last entry (but check site for latest details)
- 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.
- Nature reserves: Bolton-on-Swale Lake | Foxglove Covert LNR | Scorton Lakes
- Pharmacy open now
- Public transport - see Trains, Buses, Richmondshire Car Scheme
- Rainy day activities ☔️
- Recycling:
- Near Richmond | Near Leyburn
- ''Bring' sites in Richmondshire for plastic bottles, food tins, glass bottles, paper and cartons only.
- Restaurants, cafes, pubs, food shops, takeaways... Also see Vegan, Vegetarian link below.
- Richmond Castle (English Heritage): Summer hours 10:00 - 17:00 (but check site for latest details)
- Richmondshire Car Scheme - helps people who are unable to access public transport
- Richmondshire Museum: Summer hours Mon - Sat, 10:30 - 16:00 last entry (but check site for latest details) 🦮
- Roadworks - interactive map from North Yorkshire Council's Highways Dept.
- 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
- Toilets in Richmond:
- Public toilets are in the Market Hall, Nuns Close Car Park, the Fosse Car Park, and Round Howe Car Park.
- The Ralph Fitz Randall pub (Wetherspoons) is very obliging!
- A RADAR key (for disabled users) may be obtained from Mercury House (North Yorkshire Council) on Station Road.
- Toilets in Richmondshire
- Town Trail Audio Guide (produced by Original Richmond Business and Tourism Association)
- Trains (nearest stations are Darlington and Northallerton)
- Vegan food: Richmond restaurants offering vegan dishes include Morro Lounge, Ralph FitzRandal and Cocina (Spanish, no website). Amontola (Indian) offers vegan dishes on request.
- Vegetarian restaurants
- Visit Yorkshire: the Yorkshire tourism authority.
- 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.
- Herriot Trail: downloadable leaflet of a 4-day walk round locations from 'All Creatures Great and Small'
- Walks - free, guided town walks, led by RIC volunteers. 11:00 on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
- Wensleydale Creamery
- Wensleydale Railway 🦮
- Wheelchair users: see Accessible Richmond above.