RICHMOND INFORMATION CENTRE, NORTH YORKSHIRE
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  • HOME
  • News
  • Accommodation
  • What's On
  • Useful links
  • • Other Info Centres
  • • Buses
  • • Castles, stately homes
  • • Children's activities
  • • Community groups
  • Shop for maps, books
  • Volunteer with us
  • 🔒
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Richmond Information Centre, Useful links

Useful links


  • Accessible Richmond: free, downloadable FAQsheet, with useful information for visitors with mobility problems
  • Addiction resources: drugs, alcohol, etc: Rehab4Addiction | OK Rehab
  • Angling: Richmond & District Angling Society will help you find somewhere to fish.

  • Backpacker accommodation (bring own light tent) in Brompton-on-Swale and Colburn
  • 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: Empire, Catterick Garrison | Station Cinema, Richmond
  • Circular drives near Richmond: free, downloadable FAQsheet.
  • Citizens' Advice Bureau 
  • Coast-to-Coast Walk.
  • Councils: Richmond Town | Richmondshire District | Hambleton District | North Yorkshire County
  • Cycling: Catterick Garrison Bike Library | Dales Bike Centre 

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

  • Electric car charging:
    • Nearest rapid chargers: Catterick Garrison Tesco | Scotch Corner | Scotch Corner (Tesla) | Colburn
    • Slow chargers (7 kW): Catterick Garrison Tesco | Aysgarth Falls | Hawes | Grassington
    • Running low in Richmond? Paul Blacklock may be able to help; email, or call him on 01848 824686
 
  • 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)
 
  • 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
 
  • Pharmacy open now
  • Public Footpaths map, North Yorkshire: can be zoomed, scrolled, and tweaked to show bridleways, Sustrans and other cycle routes.. 
 
  • 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 cafes, restaurants, suppliers...
 
  • Walking groups: Richmondshire Ramblers | Swaledale Outdoor Club
  • Walking guides and maps - or visit RIC in Richmond Market Hall for a good selection.
  • 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
  • Useful links
  • • Other Info Centres
  • • Buses
  • • Castles, stately homes
  • • Children's activities
  • • Community groups
  • Shop for maps, books
  • Volunteer with us
  • 🔒