Sherlock Holmes: The Hunt for Moriarty

Overview Blackeyed Theatre, in association with Theatre Royal Winchester and South Hill Park Adapted by Nick Lane from the work of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Composer – Tristan Parkes “When…

Letting Off Steam – Walking Tour WA

About this event Travel & Outdoor • Hiking Meet at Cardinal Hume's Statue opposite Central Station and finish at the Boiler shop. Join us to celebrate the 200th anniversary of…

Hopetown Darlington – S&DR200 Festival

S&DR200 Festival S&DR200 is a 9-month international festival taking place across County Durham and Tees Valley in 2025, to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the first journey on the Stockton…

Titans of Steam Gala

TITANS OF STEAM GALA  Legends of the railway  As part of this year’s S&DR200 celebrations, Hopetown Darlington will be front and centre of the festival as the home of the…

Titans of Steam: Footplate Tours

A truly unique opportunity for an intimate encounter with some of the most iconic locomotives* in the UK today. Visits begin in the Viewing Gallery at Darlington Locomotive Works, accessed…

Hopetown – Site Admission

Item: 27 September - Afternoon at Hopetown - Site Admission - Afternoon - 27/09/2025 Afternoon Session - 1.30pm - 4.30pm

Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony

Bold. Shocking. A slice of musical history. Who’s on stage The ball of energy that is Nil Venditti, the Principal Guest Conductor of our home band, Royal Northern Sinfonia. Plus…

George and Robert Stephenson | Lecture

Monday 6th October | 6pm A talk by Ken Smith. In this illustrated talk Newcastle author Ken Smith will spotlight the lives of famed North-East engineers George Stephenson and his…

An Evening with Professor Alice Roberts

AN EVENING WITH PROFESSOR ALICE ROBERTS DOMINATION – THE RISE AND FALL OF AN EMPIRE Join Professor Alice Roberts as she takes us on an investigative journey to establish who…

Civic Centre – WA – Walking Tour

About this event Travel & Outdoor • Hiking Meet and finish on Ceremonial Way. Newcastle Civic Centre is a venue like no other - it is a combination of our…