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Three Mills

Walk with Chris

• Meeting Point: Woolwich Arsenal Station
• Starting Postcode: SE18 6EU
• Finishing point: Pudding Mill Lane
• Region & County: Greater London
• When is it?
  • Date: 28th January 2012
  • Start Time: 11:00
• What kind of walk is it?
  • Duration: 3 hours
  • Length of Walk: 5.8 miles

Walk Description

Start your walk with a ferry across the Thames to the Royal Docks and a walk towards the site of the 2012 Games through Beckton parks, the Greenway and the Lower Lea Valley to the largest remaining C18th tidal mill at Three Mills. See the site of the 2012 Games under construction and learn more about the legacy. The walk takes in the Greenway, Bazelgette's famous raised sewer that combated the "Great Stink" and cholera outbreaks, which is being improved to take visitors from East Ham station to the Olympic Park. The Greenway now hosts a brand new visitor centre, the "View Tube", with the best view of the stadium under construction. WCs at Newham City Farm. Walkers are advised to bring a packed lunch.

The Club Walks

The Netwalking Club is a branch of the Networking Club, which offers walks in the East End of London.

• Three Mills Loop
• River Lea Vale Walk
• Limehouse Loop
• Tesco to Cheshunt
• Gonzo Trail Number One
• Gonzo Trail Number Two
• Gonzo Trail Number Three
• Interlocking

Walk with us....with the past

Acknowledgments

There have been several influences on this project: Toby Butler, The Newham Striders, the late Mike Stevens (who lived on a barge as a continuous cruiser), Simon Pope, Lucy Harrison, Nina Pope and others.

These walks developed from other walks (which may have come from different directions) it is hoped that other walks will be created for all to enjoy.... and copy.

Related sites and links

Three Mill Lane, East London

• Bow Back Rivers from www.leeandstort.co.uk
• http://www.eastendwalks.com/
• walking as knowing as making "WALK MORE, THINK BETTER"
• London Festival of Architecture 2010
• http://www.streettraining.org/
• L O S - Blakewalk
• House Mill
• Walking Artists Network
• Talking Walking
• Malinky
• Nina, Somewhere
• WalkingTheOlympicSacrificeZone
• http://locative.us/photo/sacrifice/
• Mike Stevens' website
• Friends of Abbey Gardens
• walk walk walk
• Jane's Walk
• (re)presenting our habitat | Urban Earth

Background Image

The image used in the background is from OpenStreetMap - many thanks to Harry Wood.

Contact

Gordon Joly, gordon.joly@pobox.com 020 7515 4964