by Jonathan Ratcliffe | Feb 10, 2025
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...
by Jonathan Ratcliffe | Feb 10, 2025
This approximately 2.5 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...
by Jonathan Ratcliffe | Feb 10, 2025
Hackworth’s engineering prowess and ingenuity brought the power needed to accomplish and underpin the ever-expanding enterprise that was the S&DR. His contribution, talent and ingenuity played a vital part in the early days from 1827 to 1840; something that has...
by Jonathan Ratcliffe | Feb 10, 2025
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 and Backhouse families are buried. These were the...
by Jonathan Ratcliffe | Feb 10, 2025
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