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Hopetown’s Haunted Night turns Darlington’s railway museum into an after-hours Halloween playground
Ghost trains, fire performers, a trick-or-treat trail, silent disco and live music are coming to Hopetown Darlington for a family Halloween evening on 30 October.
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Search the full archiveHopetown’s Haunted Night turns Darlington’s railway museum into an after-hours Halloween playground
Ghost trains, fire performers, a trick-or-treat trail, silent disco and live music are coming to Hopetown Darlington for a family Halloween evening on 30 October.
Hopetown’s free Steam Festival brings a month of railway heritage to Darlington
Historic locomotives, cab access, live performance and steam rides are part of a month-long S&DR201 celebration at Hopetown Darlington from 5 to 27 September.
Thousands of community-made peg dolls reach the final station at Hopetown
A free September exhibition at Hopetown Darlington brings together thousands of hand-crafted peg dolls created by communities during the Stockton & Darlington Railway bicentenary celebrations.
Hopetown’s free Dementia Café keeps a regular place open for conversation and company
The Darlington railway attraction is continuing its fortnightly Dementia Café through December for people living with dementia, families, friends and carers.
Hopetown is turning into Spooktown for a week of ghost trains, trails and Halloween science
Hopetown Darlington’s October half-term programme combines free site activities with separately ticketed science, bushcraft and after-dark events.
Hopetown Comic Con turns Darlington’s railway museum into a Doctor Who playground
Hopetown Darlington is hosting a Doctor Who-themed Comic Con on 3 October, with actors, Daleks, cosplay, traders and family tickets from £3.
Darlington’s railway coffee morning is still making room for conversation ten years on
Hopetown’s free monthly group for men with railway connections continues this autumn after marking its tenth anniversary earlier this year.
Hopetown opens its railway workshops for a free September heritage weekend
Darlington Locomotive Works and the 1861 Shed will open free of charge on 5 and 6 September, with family activities on Saturday and a deeper engineering focus on Sunday.