River Lea Vale Walk
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This is one of the many walks in the area. A "Lea Valley Walk" (or a "Lee Valley Walk") can be enjoyed both in the Lower Lea Valley, and also in the upper reaches of the River Lee (River Lea). This walks starts at Bow Creek, near Bromley By Bow, and ends in St. James Street. The walk goes past the Olympic Park and heads towards Tottenham Hale (turning off at Springfield Marina).
Walks took place on Sunday 15th June, Sunday 24th August, 1st January 2009, 1st February 2009, 15th March 2009, 26th April 2009, 14th June 2009, 12th July 2009, 9th August 2009, 13th September 2009, 13th December 2009
These walks start at 1.00 pm from outside House Mill, near Tesco at Bromley by Bow (Three Mill Lane, London E3 3DU). The walk ends at St. James Street
First walk of the year 1st January 2010 - mentioned on the Robert Elms Show on BBC Radio London!
Next walk Sunday 28th February 2010
The complete walk is about 8 kilometres (5 miles) and will probably take between two and three hours.
The walk is free of charge, but donations to the House Mill would be welcomed.
Transport
Transport: by car to Bow Interchange, and then South on the slip road (Hancock Road, alongside the A12) to the Tesco car park where you should be able to park there for up to two hours. Alternatively on a single yellow line nearby (and parking bays on Sundays). Note that this walk ends at St. James Street
Bromley by Bow Tube, Bow Road DLR (or Devons Road DLR). Buses 25, D8, 276, 425 (High Street, Stratford) or 488, 108 (Hancock Road, Tesco)
Map coordinates: 51.527294,-0.007898
TfL has details of routes, updates and engineering works to Transport for London services.
Weather
These walks will take place in all weathers. Sunday 13th September will be cloudy, cooler at 15 C Gordo 16:10, 12 September 2009 (UTC)
Meeting Point
The meeting point is at the centre of this map: click on the image to be taken to a map at OpenStreetMap.
The Route
The route might vary, depending on access. The crossing of Walthamstow Marshes will depend on the state of the ground. The walk is towards Tottenham Hale along the River Lea Valley.
1) Three Mill Lane, Three Mills Green, Three Mills Wall River
2) Three Mills Lock, City Mill Lock
3) Lea Navigation passing Lock Keeper's Cottages at Old Ford Lock
4) Middlesex Filter Beds, Pond Lane Flood Gates and Lea Bridge Sluices
5) Walthamstow Marshes
6) Coppermill Lane
7) St. James Street Station
This walk is about 8 kilometres. Trains from St. James Street go to Hackney Downs and Liverpool Street and many other destinations. Bus 158 goes towards Stratford.
Images from FLICKR
- 15th June 2008
- 22nd June 2008
- 24th August 2008
- 1st February 2009
- 15th March 2009
- 26th April 2009
- 14th June 2009
- 12th July 2009
- 9th August 2009
- 13th September 2009
- 13th December 2009
- 1st January 2010
- 28th February 2010
Related sites and links
- House Mill
- Walking Artists Network
- Talking Walking
- Malinky
- Nina, Somewhere
- WalkingTheOlympicSacrificeZone
- http://locative.us/photo/sacrifice/
- Mike Stevens' map of the Bow Back Rivers
- Lea Valley Walk on Wikipedia
Contact
Gordon Joly, gordon.joly@pobox.com 020 7515 4964
