During Christmas and New Year it can be easy to stay cooped up at home; but this is the perfect time to explore the park around you.
Lee Valley Regional Park offers a wide range of things to do that will keep you busy until 2025 rolls round.
Explore new walking routes
Nothing beats blowing away the cobwebs after you have finished all the Christmas cheese! We have some great routes in the park to suit all abilities. Here’s some suggestions:
Artworks routes 1, 2 and 3 - varying in different lengths these are great trails that will get your steps in during the holidays and keep the kids interested
Golden Circle – On this walk that incorporates the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, you’ll pass many iconic legacies of the London 2012 games before heading into our internationally important open spaces in North London.
Gunpowder Woodland Trail - it’s a great short walk, perfect for little legs, where you’ll explore the osier marsh on well maintained paths and boardwalks.
Winter wildlife watching
Believe it or not, the park is full of wildlife during the winter months! (We know we would prefer somewhere hotter too). The Wildlife Discovery Centre at Fishers Green in Waltham Abbey is the perfect place to spot our feathered and furred visitors. Enjoy views over Seventy Acre Lake from the top of the tower and learn about the wildlife that calls the park home in the Discovery Room or just enjoy a cuppa in the hide. This is the perfect spot to set off on your winter visit.
Get your skates on
Lee Valley Ice Centre has a range of festive skate sessions running over the Christmas break until 5 January. Make the most of that festive feeling and get yourself booked in for a session today.
Join our active community
The Twixmas break is the perfect time to start those New Year’s resolutions early and our
Life Walks are the perfect starting point. These are regular walks around different areas of the park that you can take at your own pace. The walk leaders leave helpful markers so you know where to go and there are lots of chatty members that will keep you entertained on the way round. See the dates and locations of these walks here.
Festive fairways
Lee Valley Golf Course is open throughout the Christmas holidays (except 1 January) and nothing beats a catch up with friends on the greens. Book your session and check the course conditions here.
We hope this has inspired you to step outside your front door during the Christmas break, and don’t forget there are thousands of great days out in the Lee Valley so start planning your 2025 trip today.