Tanfield Lea is a Village in the county of County Durham.

Tanfield Lea postcode: DH9 9PA

Retail in Tanfield Lea

There are great places to visit near Tanfield Lea including some great waterfalls, towns, country parks and airports.

Waterfalls to visit near Tanfield Lea include Summerhill Force.

Tanfield Lea's best nearby towns can be found at Stockton-on-Tees, and Middleton-in-Teesdale.

The area close to Tanfield Lea boasts some of the best country parks including Hardwick Country Park.

Places near Tanfield Lea feature a number of interesting airports including Teesside International Airport.

Tanfield Lea History

There are some historic monuments around Tanfield Lea:

• Grange and Chapel, Bear Park
• Bobgins engine house 250m south west of New House, Causey
• Friarside Chapel
• Ravensworth quadrangular castle
• Derwentcote steel cementation furnace, iron finery forge and drift coal mine
• Gibside Hall, 17th to 19th century country house
• Old Hollinside fortified hall house, Whickham
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 6, Condercum Roman fort, Benwell
• Esh Cross 150m north of Esh Hall
• Causey Arch, Tanfield
• Site of Ravensworth coalmill, 600m north east of Ravensworth Castle
• Coal mining remains at Dunston Hill
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall and town ditch between Forth Street and Hanover Street
• Washingwells Roman fort, Whickham
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 5, sections of wall in playing field of Rutherford School
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall including St Andrew's Tower and section of town ditch
• Motte, 50m north of Holycross Church, Ryton
• Lanchester Roman fort (Longovicium)
• Winlaton Mill ironworks, south east of Winlaton Mill village
• Whinfield coking ovens, 850m south east of Low Spen Farm
• DUNSTON STAITHES
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 7, Scotswood section of Hadrian's Wall in the grounds of Benwell Hill Cricket Club
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall including Durham Tower and section of town ditch
• Enclosures near Damhead Wood, Whickham
• Remains of Roman aqueduct
• Ryton village cross 160m south east of church
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall including Closegate and Water Tower
• Hadrian's Wall vallum in wall mile 6, Benwell length of vallum of Hadrian's Wall in grounds of St Cuthbert's School
• The Friars, remains of Dominican friary
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: Gunner Tower
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall containing Ever, Morden and Heber towers, two turrets and two sections of town ditch
• Collierley Chapel
• Old Hall
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 7, Benwell length of vallum of Hadrian's Wall in the grounds of Benwell Hill Cricket Club