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.

There are a several good waterfalls in the area around Tanfield Lea like Summerhill Force.

Towns to visit near Tanfield Lea include Stockton-on-Tees, and Middleton-in-Teesdale.

Hardwick Country Park is a great place to visit close to Tanfield Lea if you like country parks.

Tanfield Lea is near some unmissable airports like Teesside International Airport,

Tanfield Lea History

There are some historic monuments around Tanfield Lea:

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