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The next guided walk at the Stockton end of the line is on Wednesday 28 May. Meet in Preston Park (near Butterfly World) for 10:30am. for a 3 mile linear walk to St. John’s Crossing and 5 Railway Bridges in Stockton. Terrain is a mixture of paved and gravel paths.
A walk from Phoenix Row to Greenfields over the Etherley Inclines. 2.4 miles, moderate gradients.
This is a ticketed event and requires the registration form completing for each person attending by pressing the book this event button and following the instructions on the form:
EVENT CANCELLED The Fighting Cocks Line Middleton St George to Darlington 5.5 miles (8.5 km), 3 hours 15 mins. Maximum group size 20. Mostly along off-road paths. Dogs on leads (this is a shared use route on the National Cycling Network). Moderate (level gradient but stamina required). Stout footwear recommended. This walk follows the trackbed […]
WALK CANCELLED This 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 […]
Why 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 […]
WALK FULL Why 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 […]
Pease 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 […]
Why 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 […]
Join the Etherley Incline Group for a Railway Exhibition to mark the Bicentenary of the opening of the S&DR at Witton Park Methodist Church between 12:30pm and 5:00pm. Contact John Raw for more details about this event. jraw2883@aol.com