Lea Valley Walk Section 5

Walk preview

1. Step 1: Welcome to Section 5 of the Lea Valley Walk. This walk follows the Lea Navigation towpath from Three Mills to Limehouse Basin.

2. Step 2: If you’re starting from Bromley-by-Bow station, turn left out of the station and at once go under the underpass. Go right to walk north, then turn right down Three Mill Lane.

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   Step 3: If you are continuing this walk from section 4, continue ahead with the mill on your left.

4. Step 4: There was a mill here in Saxon times, in fact at one point in time four mills were here, driven by sea and river water which came up the Lea at high tide.

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   Step 5: Follow the path between Lee Navigation on your right and Bow Creek on your left.

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   Step 6: Continue under a couple of bridges.