Walking

Walking is one of the cheapest, easiest and simplest forms of transport to reach facilities within the Darlington area. 

Walking offers the greatest potential to replace short car and public transport trips, particularly those under a two-kilometre distance. It provides a healthy alternative to the private car and typically forms a component of many journeys made by public transport or by car.

From West Park, it is easy to walk to local facilities with pavements and walking links provided along local roads to ensure you can easily and safely walk around the area to access local facilities on foot.

You can walk to a number of local facilities within a 15 minute period from West Park. To help out, we have summarised the distance and walk times to a number of local facilities. 

• West Park Hospital                                   4-5 mins

• Mount Pleasant Primary School             5-6 mins

• West Park Academy                                 9-10 mins

• Wyvern Academy                                     10-11 mins

• Co-op/ Aldi/ M&S                                      12-13 mins

For more information on walking in Darlington and Tees Valley , there is a wealth of information on promoted routes, health and fitness benefits and safety tips on the Lets Go Tees Valley website:

Tees Valley – Walk and Cycle