The Open Guide to London: the free London guide - Differences between Version 9 and Version 5 of River Lee Navigation
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| Shadowing the [[River Lea]], the navigation begins in the east end of the [[City Of London|City of London]]. Access to the the Lee navigation can be gained from the [[River Thames|Thames]] up Bow Creek (tidal and only navigable at high water), or via the [[Limehouse Cut]] and from the [[Regent's Canal|Regent's Canal]] via the [[Hertford Union Canal]]. |
The navigation begins in the east end of the City of London. Access to the the Lee navigation can be gained from [[Category River|the Thames]] up Bow Creek (tidal and only navigable at high water), or via [[Limehouse Cut]] and from the [[Regent's Canal]] via the [[Hertford Union Canal]]. |
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Once onto the Lee navigation, the river passes through east London's rich industrial and urban landscape emerging into the [[Lee Valley Park]] where the navigation runs alongside miles of reservoirs, watermeadows and parkland before reaching the scholastic town of [[Waltham Abbey]]. |
Once onto the Lee navigation, the river passes through east London's rich industrial and urban landscape emerging into the Lee Valley Park where the navigation runs alongside miles of reservoirs, watermeadows and parkland before reaching the scholastic town of Waltham Abbey. |
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The towpath varies from being paved to a rough dirt track but in dry weather makes a fine walk and can be cycled by those with a BW towpath permit (except for the [[Limehouse Cut]] which has a very narrow and occasionally stepped towpath and Bow Creek which is prone to flooding over the towpath). |
The towpath varies from being paved to a rough dirt track but in dry weather makes a fine walk and can be cycled by those with a BW towpath permit (except for [[Limehouse Cut]] which has a very narrow and occasionally stepped towpath and Bow Creek which is prone to flooding over the towpath). |
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Shadowing the [[River Lea]], the navigation begins in the east end of the [[City Of London|City of London]]. Access to the the Lee navigation can be gained from the [[River Thames|Thames]] up Bow Creek (tidal and only navigable at high water), or via the [[Limehouse Cut]] and from the [[Regent's Canal|Regent's Canal]] via the [[Hertford Union Canal]]. Once onto the Lee navigation, the river passes through east London's rich industrial and urban landscape emerging into the [[Lee Valley Park]] where the navigation runs alongside miles of reservoirs, watermeadows and parkland before reaching the scholastic town of [[Waltham Abbey]]. The towpath varies from being paved to a rough dirt track but in dry weather makes a fine walk and or cycle. |
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The navigation begins in the east end of the City of London. Access to the the Lee navigation can be gained from the Thames up Bow Creek (tidal and only navigable at high water), or via Limehouse Cut and from the Regent's Canal via the Hertford Union Canal.
Once onto the Lee navigation, the river passes through east London's rich industrial and urban landscape emerging into the Lee Valley Park where the navigation runs alongside miles of reservoirs, watermeadows and parkland before reaching the scholastic town of Waltham Abbey.
The towpath varies from being paved to a rough dirt track but in dry weather makes a fine walk and can be cycled by those with a BW towpath permit (except for Limehouse Cut which has a very narrow and occasionally stepped towpath and Bow Creek which is prone to flooding over the towpath).
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