ByANDY FLEMING
If you're visiting north east England, Darlington is a great place to relax and
unwind with unique heritage and contemporary attractions, and this
award-winning, floral town will certainly surprise and delight you!
Darlington has been a regional centre since
Saxon times, and rose to prominence with the opening of the Stockton and
Darlington Railway in 1825. Justifiably
proud of its railway pioneers, Darlington celebrates its rail heritage at the
Railway Centre & Museum, which houses the world's first passenger-pulling
locomotive, "Locomotion No 1" and today celebrates rail heritage with
a contemporary twist with the stunning floral replica of Locomotion and the
spectacular life size brick sculpture "Train", an all-year-round
attraction at the side of the A66.
A shopper's paradise, Darlington boasts twice
weekly open air markets, monthly Farmer's Markets and speciality French and
seasonal Christmas markets plus an original Victorian Market Hall - as befits a
pioneering market town. Modern, bright and airy shopping malls and
designer/speciality outlets in the medieval-like Yards and Wynds or the
up-market Imperial Quarter, complete the shopping mix in a town which is
compact and easy to get around. After a fun-filled shopping session, take a
break and relax in an aroma-filled continental café or bistro to watch the
world go by.
By day or night, Darlington offers plenty of
entertainment to choose from, ranging from street theatre, live music, art
exhibitions, a 51 acre town centre park, hugely successful Edwardian theatre
and award-winning Dolphin Leisure complex, plus great pubs, bars and
restaurants.
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