Darlington

Worth seeing in and around Darlington

7 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   The Darlington Arena

   The Darlington Arena is a rugby union stadium, located in Darlington, County Durham. The arena was opened in the summer of 2003, as the new home ground of Darlington F.C., following the decision to leave their previous ground, Feethams, after the 2002–03 season.

   2.4 km · football stadium in Darlington, England · Wikipedia
2. 02
   St Peter's Church, Croft-on-Tees

   The Church of St Peter, Croft-on-Tees is a 12th century grade I listed parish church in the village of Croft-on-Tees in North Yorkshire, England. Artefacts and carvings inside the church are believed to have given rise to many of the characters created by Lewis Carroll, who as a child, attended St Peter's in the 1840s when his father was rector of the church.

   4.9 km · church in Croft-on-Tees, Yorkshire, England · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Croft Hall

   Croft Hall is a historic building in Croft-on-Tees, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The building was constructed as a manor house, probably in the 15th century, for Richard Clervaux.

   5.2 km · house in Croft-on-Tees, Richmondshire, North Yorkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Church of St Peter

   St Peter's Church is the parish church of Cleasby, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The first church on the site was described in 1823 as "a very ancient structure", but later as "small and inferior".

   4.4 km · church building in Cleasby, Richmondshire, North Yorkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Jolby Manor

   Jolby Manor is a historic building in Croft-on-Tees, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. There has been a manor house at Jolby since the mediaeval period.

   5.6 km · manor house in Croft-on-Tees, Richmondshire, North Yorkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Darlington College

   Darlington College is a further education college in Darlington, County Durham, England. The college campus is located at Central Park, Haughton Road.

   800 m · college in Darlington, UK · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Brick Train

   The Brick Train is a brick sculpture located on the outskirts of the town of Darlington, in the English county of Durham. The sculpture was created by David Mach in 1997 to celebrate the town's railway heritage, and is modelled on the steam locomotive Mallard, which set a UK rail speed record of 126 miles per hour in 1938.

   3.5 km · sculpture by David Mach, situated near Darlington, UK · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

1. 01
   Clock Tower

   St Cuthberts is the Anglican parish church, mostly rebuilt in 1864/5.

From Wikivoyage: Darlington, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Things to do

What's on? Read The Northern Echo, published daily. Hippodrome (formerly Civic Theatre) is on Parkgate east of the inner ring road. Majestic Theatre is at 78 Bondgate on the north inner ring road. Cinema: Vue is in the central leisure complex by the Premier Inn. Dolphin Centre has a pool, gym and fitness classes. It's on Horse Market just north of the leisure centre.

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Where to eat

Skinnergate is the budget eating strip, with two Indian and two Italian restaurants. The Tanners Hall, 63 Skinnergate DH3 7LL,. Sun-Thu 8AM-midnight, Fri Sat 8AM-1AM. Long established JD Wetherspoon, decent food and ale. The William Stead is another Spoons at

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Getting to Darlington

Airports

Newcastle (NCL), 57 km · Leeds Bradford (LBA), 74 km · Manchester (MAN), 139 km

Stations

Darlington railway station, 800 m · North Road railway station, 1 km · Croft Spa railway station, 4.9 km

• Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear → Darlington

  50 km · quickest by road, 1h 10m · £5–7
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• Leeds, West Yorkshire → Darlington

  81 km · quickest by road, 1h 56m · £10–13
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• Manchester, Greater Manchester → Darlington

  124 km · quickest by road, 2h 42m · £16–21
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