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The character of Darlington
The town centre is compact, with High Row and the Market Place forming the older core and the Cornmill shopping centre drawing most daytime footfall. Through-traffic largely avoids the centre thanks to the ring road, which keeps the pedestrianised core genuinely quiet. Cars generally hold near the Market Place or the station forecourt rather than on High Row itself, where stopping is limited to short drop-offs.
- Cars hold near the Market Place or the station forecourt rather than on High Row.
- Bank Top collections are timed to the platform, since East Coast services occasionally run late.
- The ring road keeps through-traffic clear of the pedestrianised centre.
- Rockliffe Hall pickups allow extra minutes for the narrower lanes east of the A67.














