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 a great place to visit close to Tanfield Lea if you like waterfalls.

Tanfield Lea has some unmissable towns nearby like Stockton-on-Tees, and Middleton-in-Teesdale.

Country Parks to visit near Tanfield Lea include Hardwick Country Park.

Teesside International Airport is a great place to visit close to Tanfield Lea if you like airports.

Tanfield Lea History

There are some historic monuments around Tanfield Lea:

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