Shopping in Ryedale

18 August 2010

Cobbled streets, bow fronted windows, highfashion arcades, modern precincts, open air markets, antique dealers and a whole host of speciality shops, Ryedale in North Yorkshire promises a wide range of shopping experiences from modern under-cover shopping to traditional markets.

Key Town and Village Information

Bedale
Gateway to the Yorkshire Dales, Bedale has a broad market place where the weekly market is held.
Market day: Tuesday

Easingwold
Easingwold has numerous antique and speciality shops along the main street as well as a broad cobbled market square.
Market day: Friday

Filey
Wonderful bakeries, a specialist chocolate shop, a variety of vintage outlets offering a range of goods from traditional seaside rock and novelty hats, to beautiful locally produced pottery and giftware are just a few of the treats that await the shopper in Filey.
Market day: Friday (Easter to Christmas)

Helmsley
A unique flavour and variety of colourful shops including antiques, galleries, arts & crafts and
independent clothes shops.
Market day: Friday
Shopping around Helmsley

Kirkbymoorside
Boasts a range of individual and traditional shops.
Market day: Wednesday
Shopping around Kirkbymoorside

Malton
A traditional market town served by a wide range of shops. Antique lovers will find a variety of shops to browse in.
Market day: Saturday
Shopping around Malton

Northallerton
Northallerton is the largest market town in Herriot Country with a reputation for quality shopping.
Market days: Wednesday & Saturday

Pickering
The largest of Ryedale's market towns, Pickering offers a wide range of shops to explore from country crafts and antiques to book shops and delicatessens.
Market day: Monday
Shopping around Pickering

Scarborough
With a wide selection of national retailers and quality independent shops, Scarborough is unique in combining a seaside environment with a picturesque harbour overlooked by a medieval town and castle.
Market: A traditional indoor market is open Monday to Saturday with craft, bric-a-brac and speciality shops in the Vaults.

Stokesley
Located alongside the River Leven, Stokesley holds a traditional weekly market along the wide
cobbled main street 
Market day: Friday

Thirsk
The former home of James Herriot, has a restored cobbled market square and several speciality shops.
Market days: Monday & Saturday

Whitby
This quaint maritime town, with its old cobbled streets, picturesque houses is a shoppers paradise - with an array of unique shops offering local crafts, famous Whitby Jet jewellery, maritime memorabilia and antiques.
Market days: Saturday and Tuesday

Early Closing
The following are the traditional early closing days in each of the market towns. However the majority (if not all) of the shops in these towns do not close early on these days:

Bedale - Thursday
Easingwold - Wednesday
Filey - Wednesday
Great Ayton - Wednesday
Helmsley - Wednesday
Kirkbymoorside - Thursday
Northallerton - Thursday
Pickering - Wednesday
Stokesley - Wednesday
Thirsk - Wednesday