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.

The area around Tanfield Lea's best waterfalls can be found at Summerhill Force.

Stockton-on-Tees, and Middleton-in-Teesdale are some of Tanfield Lea best towns to visit near Tanfield Lea.

There are a number of country parks near to Tanfield Lea including Hardwick Country Park.

There are a several good airports in the area around Tanfield Lea like Teesside International Airport.

Tanfield Lea History

There are some historic monuments around Tanfield Lea:

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