Black Diamond - an ice-cream to top the Lemon Top?
With the help of suppliers Northern Bloc, we've designed our very own ice-cream which is exclusive to Hopetown Darlington.
Food and Drink
Enjoy a delicious lunch, light snack, or sweet treat
Cool off with our signature Black Diamond ice-cream, named after Locomotion No. 3 Black Diamond, the third locomotive on the S&DR. Enjoy a restorative cup of Rountons Coffee specially blended for Hopetown Darlington, or treat yourself to a refreshing Hopetown gin and tonic from Durham Distillery.
Clocktower Café
Located in the Goods Shed, the Clocktower Café is the perfect place for freshly prepared and locally-sourced meals and treats
The Kiosk
Next to Wagon Woods, you'll find The Kiosk which serves a selection of hot and cold drinks, sweets, and ice-creams. It's open weekends and school holidays
Bring a picnic
Take a seat in the picnic areas which are located within North Road Station Museum, in the Goods Yard and near The Kiosk at Wagon Woods
Stories
Tea Enthusiasts have got it in the bag
Enjoy a cup of Tea Enthusiast's exclusive blend in the Clocktower Café or buy some from Hopetown Goods and Gifts to experience a little bit of Hopetown at home.
The Clocktower Café Loyalty Card
Make sure to pick up a Loyalty Card on your next visit
Collect seven stamps for every hot drink purchased at the Café, The Kiosk or the Carriage Works reception, and your eighth hot drink is on us! It's that simple.
Indulge in a tasty Rounton's coffee. From Americanos to Flat Whites - and all the coffee's in between - you won't be disappointed with our hot drinks menu. Maybe tea or hot chocolate is your go to instead? We can cater for that, too.
Whatever your hot drink of choice is, start collecting loyalty card reward stamps and be rewarded with the occasional freebie.
Here's the terms and conditions:
- Only 1 loyalty card can be presented per transaction.
- The visitor will receive one stamp per hot drink purchased. There is no limit to how many stamps can be collected per transaction.
- Stamps can be collected on hot drinks only, including seasonal hot drinks. Cold drinks are excluded from this offer.
- Stamps can be collected at Clocktower Café, The Kiosk and the Carriage Works reception.
- All stamps and loyalty cards must be valid for a reward to be redeemed. A loyalty card which appears to be photocopied, counterfeit, illegible, stolen or damaged will be invalid and will be retained by the café. A loyalty card is valid to redeem a coffee reward when seven stamps have been collected.
- Only 1 reward can be redeemed per visit.
- To redeem a reward, present the loyalty card with stamps completed before ordering to obtain a reward.
- Rewards are subject to availability.
- The loyalty card cannot be exchanged for cash.
- We are not liable for cards that are lost or stolen.