Behind the counter

Our Information Centre volunteers use these handy links all the time. Come behind the counter and take a look - you may find them useful too.

• Accessible Richmond: free FAQsheet for visitors with mobility problems. The Info Centre also sells the book, Walks without Stiles.
• ​Angling: Richmond & District Angling Society | Reeth and District Angling Club

• Backpacker accommodation (bring own light tent) is available in Brompton-on-Swale
• Books and Boots (the Richmond Walking and Book Festival) is a two-week walking and literature festival, every September)
• 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 

• Car parking: call in at Richmond Information Centre for parking discs and info on local car parks. (There's also a pdf of a handy leaflet here.)
  • 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, below.
• 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, Passport,  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 1st/3rd Sundays in Sept/Oct, at 14:00. No walks in Nov/Dec 🦮 
• Easby Loop: pick up a copy of Richmond Walks (£2.50) at Richmond Information Centre or The Station, for the best information on this and three other local circular walks. Tripadvisor link here.  
• 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 paths@northyorks.gov.uk
  • North Yorkshire public footpaths map: zoom, scroll and filter to reveal bridleways, cycle routes, etc. 

• 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. 
• Libraries: Richmond, Catterick Garrison, Colburn
• 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.
• Richmondshire Car Scheme - helps people who are unable to access public transport
• Roadworks - interactive map from North Yorkshire Council's Highways Dept.   

• Samaritans; follow link or call Freephone 116123
• Self-catering
• 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 - a short walk round Richmond's Histric Centre, with helpful Information Boards.
  • Pick up a copy of Richmond Walks (£2.50) at Richmond Information Centre or The Station, for the best information on this and three other local circular walks. Tripadvisor link here. 
  • 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.

• Yorkshire Dales National Park​ - also see National Park Information Centres