St John's Chapel is a village in the civil parish of Stanhope, in County Durham, England.

It is situated in Weardale, on the south side of the River Wear on the A689 road between Daddry Shield and Ireshopeburn.

Although this area has a high quality of life with low pollution and crime rates, in 2001 16 residents were unemployed and 26% of households were without a car.

[1] Originally St John's chapel was a medieval hunting stop, it then grew as a centre of lead mining after 1600.

[7] Being situated in the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, St John's Chapel is increasingly popular with cyclists, walkers and bird watchers.