There’s lots to do in Richmond, the original Richmond! For town news and events, including great savings on attractions admissions, shopping and eating, visit the town’s website.
Getting here
Car: Richmond is just 10 minutes from the A1 and A66. The museum is in the centre of the market place.
Parking discs are available from the museum and most shops in the market place. Displaying the disc in your car gives you up to 2 hours FREE parking (8am – 6pm Monday – Saturday). There is unrestricted parking in the market place on Sundays.
There are short stay and long stay car parks throughout the town. Find out more
Nuns Close Car Park is a Long Stay car park with 228 spaces. Disabled badge holders can park for free in the designated bays for up to 10 hours. Parking is free for motorcycles and coaches in the designated spaces. Parking charges apply from 8am to 6pm. Find out more.
Disabled (restricted to 3 hours) and motorcycle parking bays are available outside the museum.
Rail: The nearest railway stations are in Northallerton and Darlington.
Planning a road trip? Richmond is ideally located at the crossing between the A66 and the A1. There’s an amazing amount of heritage and culture to be found around these key routes. Find out more about The Explorer’s Road.