Free Guided Walk: Shildon Circular Walk
Locomotion, Shildon Dale Road, Shildon, United KingdomLocomotion, Shildon
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Friends of the Stockton & Darlington Railway
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June 2025 Members Meeting
Darlington Cricket Club THE CLUB HOUSE Feethams South Terrace, Darlington, United KingdomThe June 2025 Members Meeting will take place at Darlington Cricket Club on Thursday 5th June 2025 starting at 7pm. Papers will be circulated to members in advance of the meeting.
Free Guided Walk: Pease and Backhouse – the families who brought the S&DR to life
Darlington Market Place Circular Benches by entrance to St Cuthbert's Churchyard what3words ///deputy.pies.doing Church Lane, DarlingtonPease and Backhouse - an introduction to the families who brought the Stockton and Darlington Railway to life. Darlington Town Centre and the Quaker burial ground. 1.5 miles (2 km), 1 hour 30 mins. Maximum group size 12. No dogs (except guide dogs). Very Easy. In Darlington’s Quaker burial ground, many members of the Pease […]
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Free Guided Walk: Why the Railway came to Darlington (daytime walk)
Darlington Market Place Circular Benches by entrance to St Cuthbert's Churchyard what3words ///deputy.pies.doing Church Lane, DarlingtonWhy the Railway came to Darlington (daytime walk) Darlington Town Centre to Hopetown Railway Visitor Attraction. 1.5 miles (2.5 km), 1 hour 30 minutes. Mostly on pavements. Maximum group size 12. No dogs (except guide dogs). Easy to Moderate. We will visit some of the key sites and learn about some of the people behind […]
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Free Guided Walk: Brusselton Incline Walk
Adelaide Street Shildon Adelaide Street, Shildon, United KingdomThis walk starts in what was originally the first railway town of New Shildon, which sprang up to support the emerging locomotive works and Inclines. It will take in the remaining structures and features of the former Shildon Works buildings, the incline and the remaining S&DR structures at Brusselton. This walk is dog friendly and […]
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Free Guided Walk: Allen’s West Station to Eaglescliffe Station, via Preston Park.
Allen's West Station EaglescliffeA linear walk from Allen's West Station to Eaglescliffe Station, via Preston Park. Meet at Allen's West Station for 10:30am. Distance about 3 miles. Terrain is a mixture of paved and gravel paths with a short path across a grassed area.
Free Guided Walk: Why the Railway came to Darlington (evening walk)
Darlington Market Place Circular Benches by entrance to St Cuthbert's Churchyard what3words ///deputy.pies.doing Church Lane, DarlingtonWhy the Railway came to Darlington (evening walk) Darlington Town Centre to the Railway Tavern 1.5 miles (2.5 km), 1 hour 30 minutes. Mostly on pavements. Maximum group size 12. No dogs (except guide dogs). Evening walk only, in the late spring / summer. Easy to Moderate. We will visit some of the key sites […]
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Free Guided Walk: Teesdale Railway Walk
Teesdale Leisure Centre Carpark Teesdale Leisure Centre, Stathmore Road, Barnard Castle, United KingdomThis approximately 4 mile circular walk takes you on a tour of the industrial past of this important rural market town. It will explore how it became a transpennine railway hub after a long battle with the Duke of Cleveland for it to have a railway connection at all. Learn about how the railway affected […]
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Free Guided Walk: Eaglescliffe Station to St. John’s Crossing via Site of 1830 S&DR Suspension Bridge & Preston Park.
Eaglescliffe StationA linear walk from Eaglescliffe Station to St. John’s Crossing via Site of 1830 S&DR Suspension Bridge & Preston Park. Meet at Eaglescliffe Station for 10:30am. Distance about 4miles. Terrain is a mixture of paved and gravel paths with a short walk next to the River Tees under the A66 and 2 railway bridges.
Free Guided Walk: Why the Railway came to Darlington (daytime walk)
Darlington Market Place Circular Benches by entrance to St Cuthbert's Churchyard what3words ///deputy.pies.doing Church Lane, DarlingtonWhy the Railway came to Darlington (daytime walk) Darlington Town Centre to Hopetown Railway Visitor Attraction. 1.5 miles (2.5 km), 1 hour 30 minutes. Mostly on pavements. Maximum group size 12. No dogs (except guide dogs). Easy to Moderate. We will visit some of the key sites and learn about some of the people behind […]
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