Richmond Information Centre, Useful links
Useful links
- Accommodation: see ACCOMMODATION above. (Also see Backpacker accommodation, or Bunk barns)
- Activities for children in and around Richmond: free, downloadable FAQsheet. Also see INFO above.
- Addiction resources: drugs, alcohol
- Angling: Richmond & District Angling Society
- Backpacker accommodation (bring own light tent) in Brompton-on-Swale and Colburn
- B&Bs: see ACCOMMODATION above
- 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 (website dead?)| Grinton | Brompton-on-Swale | Osmotherley
- Buses - see INFO above
- Camping, caravanning, pods, bunks, etc.: see ACCOMMODATION above. (Also see Backpacker accommodation, or Bunk barns)
- Car parking (also see Electric car charging)
- One-week pass for YDNP & RDC car parks
- Public car parks in Richmondshire (NB: Nun's Close and Yorke Square are both suitable for motorhomes)
- Cash-free payment at RDC car parks: use the RingGo app, or call 01748 580000
- Parking at The Station in Richmond. (It's not a railway station! See below.)
- Castles, stately homes, fine buildings - see INFO above
- Children - how to keep them entertained? See INFO above
- Cinemas: Empire, Catterick Garrison | Station Cinema, Richmond
- Circular drives near Richmond: free, downloadable FAQsheet.
- Citizens' Advice Bureau
- Coast-to-Coast Walk. Also see ACCOMMODATION above, Backpacker accommodation, Bunk Barns, Camping.
- Community groups in and near Richmond
- 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: Scotch Corner | Scotch Corner (Tesla) | Darlington | Bedale
- Yorkshire Dales National Park chargers: 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
- Horse riding: Tunstall | Catterick Garrison | Holly Hill
- Hotels and inns: see ACCOMMODATION above
- Kiplin Hall, a fine Jacobean house near Richmond (HHA)
- Local news: Richmondshire Today | Northern Echo | Richmond Yorkshire Forum (Facebook)
- Rainy day activities ☔️
- Restaurants, cafes, pubs, food shops, takeaways...
- Richmond Castle (EH)
- Richmondshire Museum
- Samaritans; follow link or call Freephone 116123
- Self-catering: see ACCOMMODATION above
- The Station
- Swale Way
- Swaledale Festival
- Swaledale Museum
- Swimming: Catterick Garrison | Richmond
- Taxis
- Tourist Information Centres - see INFO above
- Town Trail Audio Guide (produced by Original Richmond Business and Tourism Association)
- Trains (nearest stations are Darlington and Northallerton)
- Walking groups: Richmondshire Ramblers | Swaledale Outdoor Club | Walking for Health
- Walking guides and maps: see SHOP above, or visit RIC in Richmond Market Hall for a good selection.
- Wensleydale Creamery
- Wensleydale Railway
- What’s On: In Richmond | In the district
- Wheelchair accessibility
- Yorkshire Dales National Park - also see National Park Information Centres under INFO above