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How to get here

By Road

Richmond lies just off the major junction of the A1 road from London to Edinburgh and the A66, a major east-west artery that crosses the Pennines. It is very easy to access by road and other major tourist destinations such as the Lake District, York and Durham are all within an hour’s distance.

By Rail

Richmond is only 20 minutes from Darlington Station which serves the main East Coast mainline from London to Edinburgh. Trains from London can take as little as 2hours 20 minutes and are operated by LNER. There are also direct trains from other parts of the country, including big cities such Manchester or Birmingham stopping at Darlington or Northallerton, 25 minutes away. All reservations can be made on LNER or Trainline.com.

By Air

There are three international airports within an hour of Richmond:

Newcastle
Leeds/Bradford
Teesside

The nearest is Teesside which is served by several KLM flights a day from Amsterdam Schipol.

By Sea

DFDS runs a car ferry from Amsterdam to Newcastle on a daily basis, arriving at the Port of Tyne, just an hour north of Richmond. An alternative is the route operated by P&O Ferries which runs from Rotterdam to Hull on a daily basis. Hull is about 2 hours south of Richmond.