Darlington.....what is it like?

Question

Would like personal perspectives on the area.....housing...schools....crime...

Many thank yous in advance!

Answer 1

I spent a month there, one day.

Answer 2

Darlington has a unique and historically rich Main Street complete with a boulevard with many properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places. These beautiful historic structures are thriving with commerce, and the downtown offers unique shops, restaurants and lodging.

This community of nearly 2500 is also the Lafayette County seat, and the Lafayette County Courthouse with its Tiffany glass rotunda, copper and marble fi xtures, and fountain is a symbol of pride for the community. Darlington, rich in history, is also a community with all the amenities one would hope for while still maintaining a charming small town atmosphere.

Recreation

Pecatonica River Trails Park, a City maintained campground, offers 24 sites of river front camping. 18 of the sites have electricity access. Adjacent to the campground is the 2.15 miles of the paved Pecatonica River walking/ biking trail that follows the River through town. The Pecatonica River itself is great for fishing and canoeing.

Darlington also boasts a public swimming pool open daily June through August, and four public parks with picnic facilities and playground equipment. Yellowstone Lake State Park is only 15 miles from Darlington and offers fishing, boating, camping, swimming. For the golf lover Darlington Golf & Country Club offers 9 holes of action, and within a one hour drive

you will find another dozen golf courses of varying size and difficulty. community with all the amenities one would hope for while still maintaining a charming small town atmosphere. The Cheese Country recreational trail, offers the ATV enthusiast over 50 miles of scenic trail connecting Monroe, Belmont and Mineral Point. Darlington also provides access to

trail riders to our downtown businesses and campground facilities.

Attractions

Darlington offers something for everyone, unique shopping and dining opportunities of our business district, the excitement of our summertime Friday night stock car races, an old fashioned county fair complete with livestock and a midway, or the opportunity to take in the beautiful scenery via foot, bicycle, canoe, horse, ATV or car. Darlington plays host to the annual Canoe Fest in June every year, the Lafayette County Fair in July, Pecatonica Valley

Antique Days in September, Holiday Open Houses in November and an annual Holiday

Parade the first Saturday in December.

Answer 3

like any place else, some good some bad and some really dodgy

Answer 4

dont bother.

Answer 5

Hi

I travel up there quite regularly to see my children, who live a few miles outside Darlington, I have to say as a "soft" Southerner that parts of it are as described by the previous responder (Like most Towns and cities) but overall the town has been redeveloped quite well and in most suburbs you wouldn't realise it's an old industrial town, shopping facilities are excellent, has a good proportion of schools doing well above the national average, crime in relation to say London is very good, a lot of what they consider crime we would laugh at in London (I mean that in a nice way). it has excellent transport links, well it should do really, it industry was based on the railways, I don't mean to sound like the darlington tourist board, but I was surprised by how nice overall that it was.

Take care

Answer 6

It's north of Watford therefore it's oop norf.

Answer 7

it all depends on what you want, to what its like.

Answer 8

it stinks

bad housing

schools vandalised

crawling with yobs

as bad as newcastle