The theme of the walk is to describe how Darrington has changed over the last 70 years, especially with regard to farming.

You will hear, from farmer Alastair Wilson and Richard Hirst, how farm work has changed, from being very labour intensive with many small farms in the village and relatively small surrounding fields, to the landscape and village layout we see today. Currently the village has larger farms, needing less staff as mechanisation, efficiency and size of farm equipment has changed.

This free event is part of the Heritage Open Day

Pre booking required via the link

Accessibility details

Meet in the ‘Spread’ public house, outside area, which is on the main road through the village. The walk is approximately 2 1/2 with many stops along the way. Meet 10 minutes prior to the start of the walk.

Additional information

As it is a farm walk, appropriate sturdy footwear and clothing is advisable.

Max number of people: 10

Estimated duration: 2 hours 30 minutes