It's Darlington Brick Show this weekend…

We’re absolutely thrilled by the response of ticket sales. The event is now fully sold out and we do not have any walk-up tickets available for Saturday 30th and Sunday 31st May.

To keep everything running smoothly (and safely), if you don’t already hold a ticket for this weekend, we kindly ask that you do not travel to site. This also applies if you were hoping to visit Hopetown without attending the LEGO event, as the site will be at full capacity.

We know it’s a bit of a brick wall to hit if you missed out – thank you for understanding 🙏

We’ll be back open as usual from Tuesday, and the good news is… Darlington Brick Show will return next year! 🎉

Black Diamond - an ice-cream to top the Lemon Top?

No family day out is complete without an ice-cream

Inspired by the pioneers of the Stockton & Darlington Railway, we like to be inventive! With the help of suppliers Northern Bloc, we've designed our very own ice-cream which is exclusive to Hopetown Darlington.

Named after Black Diamond - locomotive number three on the S&DR - we think it will rival Redcar's iconic Lemon Top. Yes, we know we've set our sights extremely high! Can Black Diamond top the Lemon Top? You'll have to taste it and let us know...

Then, help us achieve our ambitious goal by sharing your pictures of our special ice-cream on social media - just use the hashtags #HopetownDarlington #BlackDiamond #Exclusive. True devotees can even buy Black Diamond-themed souvenirs in Hopetown Goods and Gifts!

Plan your visit to come and try it!

Oh! We nearly forgot. Here's what makes up the Black Diamond...

  • Black cone
  • Ice cream flavour of choice
  • Hopetown wafer
  • Black wafer (resembles a puff of steam)
  • Black sprinkles (resembles coal)

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