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Get active in the Lee Valley

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Lee Valley provides a variety of health and wellbeing activities across our 26 mile park. Led by trained individuals, these sessions are tailored to get people more active and provide opportunities to socialise within our wonderful green spaces and sporting venues.

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Aerial view over Lee Valley White Water Centre

Active Herts

Health and wellbeing sessions run at Lee Valley White Water Centre

Two women walking together

Lifewalks

Led walks based around fitness that you can take at your own pace

Two people open water swimming

Open water swimming

Embrace the benefits of open water swimming with this supervised session

Volunteers standing around their work

Volunteering

See how you can join the team and lead sessions in the park

Person cycling along a path

Cycling for Health

Weekly cycles routes run by Epping Forest MTN

Lady swimming in lake with red swim hat and pink swim float behind her

Mental Health Swims

Open water swimming sessions to boost mental wellbeing

View over Walthamstow Marshes

Our Parks

FREE weekly fitness sessions at Leyton Marsh

Woman walking with two poles

Health & Wellbeing Drop in sessions

Find out how you can use the park to boost your health and wellbeing

Women walking with two poles with a guide

Nordic Walking

Walking exercises that works your arms and your legs

People guiding a walker on the sensory walk

Sensory walks

Guided walks designed to embrace the sensory experience of open spaces

Health and wellbeing events

Pick the events your would like to see:
View over lake a Hooks Marsh
Lifewalk - Hooks Marsh (23 January)

Date: 23 January

Hooks Marsh, River Lee Country Park

People walking on leyton marsh
Our Parks - Legs, Bums and Tums

Date: 24 January

Walthamstow Marshes

View over Seventy Acres Lake
Lifewalk - Waltham Abbey Gardens (25 January)

Date: 25 January

Waltham Abbey Gardens

View over lake a Hooks Marsh
Lifewalk - Hooks Marsh (27 January)

Date: 27 January

Hooks Marsh, River Lee Country Park

Person being guided on a sensory walk
Sensory Walk - Gunpowder Park - 27 January

Date: 27 January

Gunpowder Park

Four walkers smiling in the sunshine, in front of a green landscape
Cheshunt Wellbeing Walk

Date: 28 January

Pindar Car Park

Group walking in the park
Mind in West Essex: Walk & Talk at Waltham Abbey Gardens

Date: 28 January

Waltham Abbey Gardens

view on leyton marsh
Our Parks - Beginner Bootcamp

Date: 29 January

Walthamstow Marshes

Arieal View of Lee Valley White Water Centre
Lifewalk - Lee Valley White Water Centre (29 January)

Date: 29 January

Lee Valley White Water Centre

People walking along the path at Gunpowder Park
Lifewalk - Gunpowder Park (30 January)

Date: 30 January

Gunpowder Park

Four walkers smiling in the sunshine, in front of a green landscape
Turnford Brook Wellbeing Walk

Date: 30 January

Turnford Brook

People walking on leyton marsh
Our Parks - Legs, Bums and Tums

Date: 31 January

Walthamstow Marshes

Four walkers smiling in the sunshine, in front of a green landscape
Cheshunt Wellbeing Walk

Date: 4 February

Pindar Car Park

Group walking in the park
Mind in West Essex: Walk & Talk at Waltham Abbey Gardens

Date: 4 February

Waltham Abbey Gardens

view on leyton marsh
Our Parks - Beginner Bootcamp

Date: 5 February

Walthamstow Marshes

People walking on leyton marsh
Our Parks - Legs, Bums and Tums

Date: 7 February

Walthamstow Marshes

Group walking in the park
Mind in West Essex: Walk & Talk at Waltham Abbey Gardens

Date: 11 February

Waltham Abbey Gardens

Four walkers smiling in the sunshine, in front of a green landscape
Cheshunt Wellbeing Walk

Date: 11 February

Pindar Car Park

view on leyton marsh
Our Parks - Beginner Bootcamp

Date: 12 February

Walthamstow Marshes

Four walkers smiling in the sunshine, in front of a green landscape
Turnford Brook Wellbeing Walk

Date: 13 February

Turnford Brook

People walking on leyton marsh
Our Parks - Legs, Bums and Tums

Date: 14 February

Walthamstow Marshes

Four walkers smiling in the sunshine, in front of a green landscape
Cheshunt Wellbeing Walk

Date: 18 February

Pindar Car Park

Group walking in the park
Mind in West Essex: Walk & Talk at Waltham Abbey Gardens

Date: 18 February

Waltham Abbey Gardens

view on leyton marsh
Our Parks - Beginner Bootcamp

Date: 19 February

Walthamstow Marshes

People walking on leyton marsh
Our Parks - Legs, Bums and Tums

Date: 21 February

Walthamstow Marshes

Group walking in the park
Mind in West Essex: Walk & Talk at Waltham Abbey Gardens

Date: 25 February

Waltham Abbey Gardens

Four walkers smiling in the sunshine, in front of a green landscape
Cheshunt Wellbeing Walk

Date: 25 February

Pindar Car Park

view on leyton marsh
Our Parks - Beginner Bootcamp

Date: 26 February

Walthamstow Marshes

Four walkers smiling in the sunshine, in front of a green landscape
Turnford Brook Wellbeing Walk

Date: 27 February

Turnford Brook

People walking on leyton marsh
Our Parks - Legs, Bums and Tums

Date: 28 February

Walthamstow Marshes

Four walkers smiling in the sunshine, in front of a green landscape
Cheshunt Wellbeing Walk

Date: 4 March

Pindar Car Park

Group walking in the park
Mind in West Essex: Walk & Talk at Waltham Abbey Gardens

Date: 4 March

Waltham Abbey Gardens

view on leyton marsh
Our Parks - Beginner Bootcamp

Date: 5 March

Walthamstow Marshes

People walking on leyton marsh
Our Parks - Legs, Bums and Tums

Date: 7 March

Walthamstow Marshes

Group walking in the park
Mind in West Essex: Walk & Talk at Waltham Abbey Gardens

Date: 11 March

Waltham Abbey Gardens

Four walkers smiling in the sunshine, in front of a green landscape
Cheshunt Wellbeing Walk

Date: 11 March

Pindar Car Park

view on leyton marsh
Our Parks - Beginner Bootcamp

Date: 12 March

Walthamstow Marshes

Four walkers smiling in the sunshine, in front of a green landscape
Turnford Brook Wellbeing Walk

Date: 13 March

Turnford Brook

People walking on leyton marsh
Our Parks - Legs, Bums and Tums

Date: 14 March

Walthamstow Marshes

Four walkers smiling in the sunshine, in front of a green landscape
Cheshunt Wellbeing Walk

Date: 18 March

Pindar Car Park

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Upcoming events

View over lake a Hooks Marsh

Lifewalk - Hooks Marsh (23 January)

Date: 23 January

Time: 10:00

Hooks Marsh, River Lee Country Park

People walking on leyton marsh

Our Parks - Legs, Bums and Tums

Date: 24 January

Time: 10:00

Walthamstow Marshes

View over Seventy Acres Lake

Lifewalk - Waltham Abbey Gardens (25 January)

Date: 25 January

Time: 10:30

Waltham Abbey Gardens

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