RICHMOND INFORMATION CENTRE, NORTH YORKSHIRE
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  • HOME
  • News
  • Accommodation
  • What's On
  • Free, guided town walks
  • Useful links
  • • Other Info Centres
  • • Buses
  • • Castles, stately homes
  • • Children's activities
  • • Local villages
  • • Community & volunteering
  • Books, guides, maps...
  • Volunteer with us
  • 🔒
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Richmond Information Centre, Useful links

Useful links


  • 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​.
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  • 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.
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  • Yorkshire Dales National Park​ - also see National Park Information Centres
  • HOME
  • News
  • Accommodation
  • What's On
  • Free, guided town walks
  • Useful links
  • • Other Info Centres
  • • Buses
  • • Castles, stately homes
  • • Children's activities
  • • Local villages
  • • Community & volunteering
  • Books, guides, maps...
  • Volunteer with us
  • 🔒