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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.
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 […]
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 […]