Cabins, a converted container and a barn on the edge of Darlington. The on-site Workshop does brunch every day and wood-fired pizza some evenings, with pool, ping pong and darts.
Source: Tees Valley visitor listing: Kip & Nook · checked 24 Oct 2026
A traditional local just over the ring road from the town centre. It reopened as a real ale pub in 2013 and pours changing cask ales and real ciders beside a log burner.
Source: Darlington CAMRA entry: Half Moon Inn · checked 24 Oct 2026
Area photoThe area: Out with the dogs by the River Tees by Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0Bar · Darlington
A modern bar in the Imperial Quarter linked to the local Three Brothers Brewery, with rotating real ales, a wide craft keg range and regular live music.
Source: Darlington CAMRA entry: House of Hop · checked 24 Oct 2026