Three Mills Loop
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Walks on the first Sunday of the month: 1st June, 6th July, 3rd August, 7th September.
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The walks have been featured in The Stratford Grapevine
Starting at 1.00 pm (13:00) from House Mill; the walk is likely to last aroundthree hours. This is a circular walk. The complete walk is unsuitable for children under 10 although they would enjoy the shorter versions of the walk (see below).
House Mill is near Tesco at Bromley By Bow (Three Mill Lane, London E3 3DU)
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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.
Bromley by Bow Tube, Bow Road DLR (or Devons Road DLR). Buses 25, D8, 276 (High Street, Stratford) or 108 (Hancock Road, Tesco). The S2 has been replaced by two buses: 425 and 488 (as of July 5th 2008).
Bicycles can be left safely at the House Mill.
Map coordinates: 51.527294,-0.007898
Meeting Point
Meet inside the cafe or outside in Three Mill Lane (at Bow Creek). The walk is free of charge, but donations to the House Mill would be welcomed. You can buy something to eat or drink in the cafe before or after the walk. The Miller's House Cafe is next to the House Mill and closes at 4pm approximately on Sundays.
On these Sundays, the House Mill is open for tours from 11 am. Tours last from 45 minutes to an hour.
Weather
These walks will take place in all weathers.
OpenStreetMap
The meeting point is at the centre of this map
The Route
The route has been planned with safety in mind. All major road crossing points are pedestrian controlled lights, or subways. There may be crossings on minor roads that are not controlled by lights or have a zebra crossing etc.
The towpath and Greenway paths can present some problems. There are steep steps up and down to the Greenway, with inclines as alternatives in most cases.
There is one pub on the routeThe Top Of The Morning, Victoria Park. Just after the pub we stop at a corner shop in Parnell Road. There are brief scheduled stops.
Note that this walk is expected to last three hours, and there will be more walking than talking. There are "break points" such as High Street Statford, where a return to the House Mill is possible or to take a bus onwards or homewards.
Points of Interest
0) House Mill
1) Three Mills Green, Three Mills Wall River, the new lock (Prescott Channel)
2) Abbey Gardens (Bakers Row)
3) Abbey Mills Pumping Stations
4) Greenway - crossing High Street at the lights at the junction with Abbey Lane
5) Lea Navigation - Lock Keeper's Cottages
6) Hertford Union Canal (stop off for refreshments at corner shop)
7) Tom Thumb's Arch
8) Kingsley Hall
9) House Mill (ends).
Bow Locks
Bow Locks is nearby the House Mill; here are some views of Bow Locks...
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Some images from previous walks: please add the tag threemillsloop to your images.
