Darlington

Darlington (locally nicknamed Darlo) is a town in County Durham. Best known for its pioneering role in the development of the railway in the 19th Century.

Get in

By plane

🌍 Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME ^IATA). domestic flights to Aberdeen, Jersey and Southampton, international flights to Spain, Turkey, Malta, Italy, Finland, Bulgaria, Ireland and Netherlands.

By train

Bank Top Station. train station with local and mainline services. British Rail connects to Darlington Railway Station from most large towns and cities. There is an office for Europe car Hire cars in the town. (updated Sep 2017)

By bus

Arriva buses connect Darlington to most local areas.

See

🌍 Head of Steam (formerly known as The Darlington Railway Centre and Museum), ☎ +44 1325 405060, e-mail: headofsteam@darlington.gov.uk. Tuesday to Sunday: 10am-4pm. Exhibits some of the earliest steam locomotives to be found anywhere in the world. £3- £4.95. (updated May 2015)

"Art in the Yards" - large scale art works in an open air setting.

Ulnaby - buried medieval village, half mile walk from town.

Buy

Cornmill Shopping Centre.

Eat

Pizza Express, 1 Skinnergate. National chain restaurant serving Italian style food such as pizzas and pasta dishes. Decent wine selection.
Garden of India, 43-44 Bondgate. Featured in the Wining and Dining Guide, serves its own lager, Kayani.
Ochis, 30-32 Bondgate. Caribbean and Mediterranean restaurant, features live music nights. Check for opening times.

Drink

Most of the bars are clustered in an area around Skinnergate, which runs parallel to High Row, connected by a number of alleyways.

Sleep

Blackwell Grange Hotel, Darlington, DL3 8QH. Check-in: 2PM, check-out: 11AM. From £45.
Bannatyne Hotel, Darlington, DL3 7HZ. From £50.
Kings Hotel, Preistgate, DL1 1NW. From £45.
Headlam Hall Hotel, Headlam, near Gainford, DL2 3HA. A country hotel 7 miles from Darlington (about 20 min drive) with spa and golf facilities. Rooms from £90.
Rockcliffe Hall, Hurworth-on-Tees, Darlington, DL2 2DU. A luxury country hotel 5 miles from Darlington (15 min drive), with spa and golf facilities. Contact hotel for room rates.

Connect

Go next

Routes through Darlington

Newcastle-upon-Tyne ← Durham ←

N

S

→ Richmond → Leeds

gollark: u0_a391: denied.

gollark: 26π.

gollark: This is totally necessary.

gollark: Well, obviously universities need to make offers 10 months in advance.

gollark: Actually, this is obviously* optimal because the system does it so it must be good.

This article is issued from Wikivoyage. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.