Richmond (Yorkshire)

The best way to enter is by car, roads from the A66, A1 and the Yorkshire Dales all suffice. Arriva Bus services from Darlington are regular but not the cheapest way to get in, less regular bus services also come from the Dales, but again are quite expensive. Unfortunately, the train station closed long ago, so the nearest Train Station is Darlington. The nearest airport is Durham Tees Valley.

Richmond can be walked around easily by foot, parking in the market place can be tough sometimes, the weekly Saturday market prevents parking in the morning.

• Richmond Castle

  phone: +44 1748 822493
  address: Riverside Road, DL10 4QW
• The River Swale, spectacular in fast flow.

• Easby AbbeyA nice walk from Richmond, also accessible by car, about a mile away

• Middleham Castle

  phone: +44 1969 623899
  address: Castle Hill, Middleham, DL8 4QG

• Richmondshire Local History Museum

  address: Ryders Wynd

• Green Howards Regimental Museum

  address: Trinity Church Square
  museum founded in 1938 giving the 300 year history of the former Green Howards Regiment of the British Army.

• Visit the Station, site of the old train station with a 2 screen cinema, a restaurant/cafe and local shops.
• Go to the races at Catterick, which hosts both flat-racing April-Oct, and jumps racing in winter. The course is at Catterick Bridge DL10 7PE north of Catterick town.

• The Kings Head Hotellarge hotel in the town centre

• Various Bed and Breakfasts dotted around the suburbs

• The Yorkshire Dales are just a few miles to the west
• Darlington, large town with shopping and leisure.
• North York Moors, quiet countryside not a long drive to the east.