Hopetown Darlington Family Railway Attraction

Join us as we spend the day at Hopetown Darlington, Darlington's award-winning railway-themed visitor attraction! Enter through the 1833 Goods Shed where there's an artisan café, coal themed shop and a new railway-themed digital media experience. Visit North Road Station Museum, housed within an 1842 Victorian railway station, to discover Darlington’s story of rail engineering, ideas and invention. In the 1853 Carriage Works, you'll find the Exhibition Hall, featuring special exhibitions, and The Stores, where you can find over 30,000 railway heritage items on permanent display. In the brand-new, purpose-built Darlington Locomotive Works (home to the A1 Steam Locomotive Trust) you'll have the chance to view live engineering in action. Out of doors, there's Wagon Woods, a railway-themed adventure play park that builds on the story of the Stockton & Darlington Railway.

Please Note: Day Excursions are non refundable. Children under 5 are not allowed to travel on the front row seats.

Please Note: If you wish to take a mobility scooter, wheelchair or rollator with you it must be requested at the time of booking. Any such equipment must fold flat for storage or be capable of being broken down into pieces of no more than 20kg. We cannot accept larger scooters (class 3) as these are too large and heavy to lift. We sometimes operate minibus feeders to minimise time, these vehicles CANNOT convey motorised wheelchairs/scooters.