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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, Darlington

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 […]

Walking the Line – Monday 1st September to Friday 5th September 2025

Your chance to walk the original 1825 route of the Stockton & Darlington Railway. Starting near the south west Durham coalfields and finishing at the site of the coal staithes on the River Tees in Stockton. We are looking for 30 people to walk the whole route over 5 days. We will be doing 2 […]

Free Guided Walk: North Road to Fighting Cocks

North Road Station Entrance Station Road, Darlington, United Kingdom

This walk starts outside Hopetown Museum and follows the former S&DR line to Fighting Cocks Station. Return by train from Dinsdale station to North Road Station. Easy gradients, 6 miles.

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, Darlington

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 15. No dogs (except guide dogs). Easy to Moderate. We will visit some of the key sites and learn about some of the people behind […]

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, Darlington

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 […]

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Ticket to Teesdale Exhibition

Fitzhugh Library 1st Floor, 51 Market Place, Middleton in Teesdale

An Exhibition by the North Eastern Railway Association (NERA) of photographs’  accompanied by memorabilia, maps & documents from the Library.  The Exhibition will open on Heritage Open Days: Friday 12th Tuesday-16th September 2025, 10am-3pm; will continue Mondays & Tuesdays through September 10.30am-2.30pm.

Railway Model Exhibition Middleton-in-Teesdale

Middleton-in-Teesdale Masonic Hall Horsemarket, Middleton-in-Teesdale

Middleton-in-Teesdale Railway Station will be displayed courtesy of the Cleveland Model Railway Club (20x5ft depicting the station when owned by the NER in the 1930’s/40’s) can be seen at the Masonic Hall, Horsemarket, Middleton-in-Teesdale DL12 0SH on Saturday 13th & Sunday 14th September 2025 10am – 4pm.  

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, Darlington

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 […]

Free Guided Walk: Preston Park to St. Johns Crossing

Preston Park Yarm Road, Stockton-on-Tees

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.

Free Guided Walk: Phoenix Row Walk

Outside the Former Methodist Chapel, Phoenix Row Phoenix Row, Witton Park, United Kingdom

A walk from Phoenix Row to Greenfields over the Etherley Inclines. 2.4 miles, moderate gradients.