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Darlington
Town in County Durham, England

Darlington

Darlington is a market town in the Borough of Darlington, County Durham, England.

Plan a trip to Darlington→From Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear

It lies on the River Skerne, 13 miles (21 km) west of Middlesbrough and 17 miles (27 km) south of Durham. Darlington had a population of 107,800 in the 2021 Census, making it a "large town" and one of the largest settlements in North East England. The town is linked to London, Leeds, York, Newcastle and Edinburgh by the East Coast Main Line railway and the A1(M) motorway.

Get in

Getting to Darlington

  1. 01
    Teesside International Airport

    There are two flights a day from Amsterdam by KLM, one daily from Aberdeen by Loganair, and seasonal flights to the Med by Ryanair; and that's all.

  2. 02
    Darlington

    This is in town centre with a ticket office and machines, shops, a cafe and toilets, and car hire.

See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    Clock Tower

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

Do

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.

Eat

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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