Sleepy Valley

Sleepy Valley is a village in Stanley, County Durham, England. Sleepy Valley is situated nearby to the village Tantobie, as well as near the hamlet Tanfield.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Beamish Museum and Church of St Andrew.

Beamish Museum

Museum

Photo: Barry Skeates, CC BY 2.0.

Beamish Museum is an open-air museum located in County Durham, England. Beamish pioneered the concept of a living museum. By displaying duplicates or replaceable items, it was also an early example of the now commonplace practice of museums allowing visitors to touch objects. Beamish Museum is situated 2½ miles east of Sleepy Valley.

Church of St Andrew

Church

Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St James

Church

Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St James is a church, which is situated 1½ miles northwest of Sleepy Valley.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tantobie and Tanfield.

Tantobie

Village

Photo: Alan Fearon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Tantobie is a former colliery village in County Durham, England. It is situated 2 miles to the northwest of Stanley and the same distance to the north of Annfield Plain.

Tanfield

Hamlet

Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Tanfield is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Stanley, in the County Durham district, in the ceremonial county of Durham, England.