# Event Details

- **Event Name**: 18km walk exploring King Harold's Walham Abbey, River Lee Country park, Broxbourne and Cheshunt 
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 24 Jan, 2026 at 10:45 am
- **Event Description**: Fabulous 18km circular walk exploring King Harold's burial ground at Walham Abbey, River Lee Country park and its White Water centre built for the Olympics in 2012, Broxbourne and Cheshunt areas

Date: Saturday 24th of January 2026

Hike start: 10:45am outside Cheshunt train station - exit the same side as you will get off the train

Train meeting: meet us at Liverpool Street Station outside platform 2 at 10:15am for our 10:24am train to Cheshunt 

Distance: around 18km

Difficulty: flat & intermediate

Finish: at around 5pm back in Cheshunt

Well behaved dogs are very welcome :-) You may need to put your lovely pets on lead at times to respect farmer's land and other animals.

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Please note that we are a very easy going group and not super fast, we wait for everyone so everyone feels included. We take regular breaks, pop in for a coffee, take a lot of pictures and most importantly thoroughly enjoy the day rather than rush from A to B.
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Cheshunt
This town will be our starting point, we will head out of train station directly towards River Lee Country park

Lee Valley White Water Centre
We will have a coffee and toilet break as they have a fabulous cafe which was built for the Olympics. We will check out the kayakers on the White Water centre

Lee Valley Wildlife Discovery centre 
We may detour here if everyone fancies the detour, around 1.5k extra
https://www.visitleevalley.org.uk/wildlife-discovery-centre

Lee Valley
Are you a nature lover? The open spaces in the parkland create a range of different habitats from wetlands to woodlands. Along the river you might spot Kingfisher or amongst the reeds Water Rail and Bittern.

Waltham Abbey
King Harold Godwinson, England's last Anglo-Saxon king, had strong ties to Waltham Abbey, establishing a collegiate church there and being its traditional burial site after his death at the Battle of Hastings in 1066, though his actual tomb's location remains a historical mystery, with claims pointing to the Abbey's church grounds where a memorial exists, and the town now hosts events and a school named in his honour.  

Broxbourne
We may stop at The Crown pub for refreshments here

We finish our last stretch of this wonderful hike by walking quite a fair bit along the canal admiring the gorgeous Broxbourne riverside houses and canal boats (is so nice to see how people live on these canal boats)

IMPORTANT INFO TO READ ?

**GUIDED HIKE FEE**

£10 - please message us for bank payment details. Your space is only confirmed after payment!

The £10 fee includes 2 lowland leaders, 1st aid kit, admin fee, 2 outdoor 1st aiders, cost of pre-walking the hike and public liability insurance. It excludes train tickets, meals etc.

**MEETING**

MEET US OUTSIDE Cheshunt train station at 10:45am or at your car park as we will pass by this car park which we recommend as it's cheaper than train station car park and less busy

Pindar Car Park,  River Lee Country Park, 231 Windmill Ln, Cheshunt, Waltham Cross EN8 9AJ

OR 

Meet us outside platform 2 at Liverpool Street Station at 10:15am for our 10:24am train to Cheshunt 

Return contactless train fare will be £10.20 :-)  

**WHAT TO BRING WITH YOU**

Packed lunch, snacks, coffee, tea, soup in a flask, lots of water, suitable warm & waterproof clothing and footwear and mat to sit on for our lunch time in the nature.

*HIKE GRADE*

18km - flat & intermediate 

**HIKING KIT LIST**

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uNOlTeHhwwdBz1O5BOxYpGlIeMl2V0JvjVH9phAf4dI/edit

**MEDICAL CONDITIONS**

**If you have any medical conditions, it's your responsibility to let me know before you sign up for any of our hikes.**

https://docs.google.com/document/d/13AC-smKi0juPnaLPz4vv414v-LSAQRGT/edit

**Our GDPR policy**

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VSSWQDP0GdTGeUbVL6Wk70Sj3MmtAP_K/edit

**REFUND POLICY**

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pMPWGGgl4titAoPweM2ZxAiPNh_vvt5N3TyAfqQTtKk/edit

*ALL OUR HIKING TERMS & CONDITIONS*

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Q7RKEvhHxe9Dp-W-kQOZdExTOfsw8mIxPIp8LVW0z2U/edit?fbclid=IwAR3e6mlBRckPFRG3uNT_6Maf-iUgFtYUyX8Ls11DTVZBjvmMCtRXUc8mK8Q

By signing up for our walks you agree to the Muddy Hikers T&Cs above and accept your own responsibility for any risk of personal injury associated with the activity.

As an additional highly recommended precaution is for you to take out hiking insurance from BMC as Muddy Hikers will not be liable for any injuries sustained on our hikes.

Please drop us a message if you have any further questions about this hike ?

See you all soon!

Stana and Richy **
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- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Waltham Cross
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: Cheshunt railway station
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- **full address**: Cheshunt railway station, Coffee Shop, Windmill Lane, Waltham Cross, EN8 9AF, United Kingdom

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 24 Jan, 2026 at 10:45 am
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Cheshunt railway station, Coffee Shop, Windmill Lane, Waltham Cross, EN8 9AF, United Kingdom
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** trips-adventures, trekking, meetups, nonprofit, dog
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