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.

Summerhill Force is one of Tanfield Lea's best, nearby waterfalls to visit in Tanfield Lea.

The area around Tanfield Lea features a number of interesting towns including Stockton-on-Tees, and Middleton-in-Teesdale.

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