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Run by knowledgeable volunteers, RIC is based in the town’s Victorian-era Market Hall. We're open daily, 10:00–16:00, for friendly advice on attractions, accommodation and events in and around Richmond and in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

We’ve got maps, guides and parking advice. We can point you to a vegan meal or a dog-friendly pub. We can find you a bus to the villages of Crackpot or Booze (really!), or take you on a walking tour of our old town's Historic Centre.

If you’re hiking the Coast-to-Coast Path, you’ll probably take a rest day in Richmond - so pop in to see us and get your C2C Passport stamped.

Still planning your trip, and can’t visit yet? Don’t worry! We’ve put tons of info into this website for you. Browse or search the site at leisure. Visit our online bookshop (link below) to see or order our own popular local guidebooks. 

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Our 'Handy Links' page is a treasure trove of local information, used by our own volunteers. For live advice, call us on 01748 826468, or email info@richmond.org.

Whatever information you need, Richmond Information Centre is the place to start.

When our Council-run Tourist Information Centre was closed, several residents felt it was wrong that a gateway to the Dales should be without such a resource. So we volunteered.

From a tiny desk in the town library, we grew, and moved to the Market Hall. Now, with 40 volunteers, we can advise on almost anything local. If we don't know the answer, we know how to find it.

As well as giving face-to-face advice, we publish walking guides and books, a quarterly 'What's On', and many public-information leaflets. 

We are proud of what our volunteers have begun to achieve. Many towns no longer have an Information Centre, and very few, even the Council-run ones, are open 360 days a year. We are!

Please join our friendly team, and put your knowledge and enjoyment of meeting people to good use. Shifts are short - just two hours. Many of us take the same shift every week; others prefer to vary their times, or fill vacancies. If you have to miss a few shifts that's fine, we'll find cover.  We ask that volunteers do at least one shift a month, to stay on top of what's going on. You do need to be comfortable with computers, but we provide training, and promise friendly support. 

Interested? Drop in, chat with us and leave your details. Or email judith@richmondinfo.net and we'll get back to you.

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