My Longest River Lea Walk - Leytonstone to Hertford (4K)
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- Опубликовано: 26 июл 2020
- Epic walk from Leytonstone along the River Lea to Hertford
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This walk starts in Leytonstone and picks up the River Lee Navigation at Leyton Marsh and follows the Lea Valley Walk all the way to Hertford - a total of 30 miles. We walk via Tottenham Hale, Ponders End, Enfield, Waltham Abbey, Broxbourne, stop for a pint at the Fish and Eels at Dobbs Weir, then pass through Rye House, Stanstead Abbotts, Ware and finish in Hertford Town Centre.
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I live right by Enfield Lock John, would have been great to have bumped into you. In 1980 i was 14 and was fishing right opposite what is now Enfield Power Station. Back then there were 2 enormous concrete cooling towers, and the day i was fishing there was the day they were to be demolished with dynamite! A man shouted across the canal to hold my ears and to protect myself from the dust. Nowadays i would have been moved away from the area. The alarm sounded and then bang, down they came. The sound was incredible. Even more incredible was the soot! The whole area covered with black dust. Oh, and next to the little white footbridge at 21.54 is a pool called the Swan and Pike pool. People think it's because it has pike and swans in it but it's so named after the pub that sat next to the pond and which served the Royal Small Arms factory workforce. And right opposite the lock itself at 21.58 was the brewery. Sorry to rattle on!
Great comments, keep em coming. I had a flash of Fred Dibnah in there too!
Myself and my brother stood at the top of the big slide in Durants Park in Ponders End the day they blew up the cooling towers. One was only partially destructed. So much industrial history in East Enfield, all gone now. Dirty and polluting, gave a very dystopian feel walking the Lea from Ponders End to Enfield Lock. Used to swim in the relief channel that runs around the East side of King George reservoir.
Alfie was the legendary lock keeper at picketts lock since the 80's, he's retired now. They renamed the lock from pickett's lock to Alfie's lock temporarily in recognition to his contribution to the Lee as lock master. He is a larger than life character and would always engage with all that crossed his path in a friendly fashion. I use to fish the lock for many hours on my way to and from work and he would always recall his pike fishing antics at the lock with me whenever he saw me fishing. Wish him the best.
thanks so much for that info Ustaadth
All your walks are fascinating but I do, of course, have a soft spot for anything on the towpath. Cheers for the mention 😀
thanks so much David, I'm very fond of a towpath myself, it's about time I started exploring a few outside the London region
You two should collab.
@@RenaissanceEarCandy ohh I would definitely watch that. Love walking, history and the Canal, these two together ❤️
I'm so envious of you having so much history all around you! I'm in NZ and while there is an abundance of natural beauty, we don't have ancient ruins or riverbanks that people have been walking beside for thousands of years (the rivers have always been here, but not the people!). Thanks so much for sharing the wonders of your beautiful country with us 💚
I feel exactly the same. I grew up in the UK south of London. I now live on the Canadian prairies. I miss those lovely quiet walks and the history of everything.
Fellow Kiwi here, Eastern Bay of Plenty. Much as I love our bush tracks and deserted coastal bays, how I long to get some British dirt on my walking boots once again! Kia ora.
adventuresinbelieving
Ah, a deserted coastal bay sounds don’t divine.
@@written12 Deserted coastal bays are definitely stunning (I grew up on the West Coast of the South Island, which is mostly deserted coastal bays and rainforests, as well as stunning cave networks!) but gosh.. sometimes I just crave being able to stumble across ruins built by people who lived hundreds or even thousands of years ago, which is something one just doesn't have here in NZ sadly.
I envy you for having a prime minister who actually cares about you.
I admire your attitude and fortitude. Many people that live in suburbia would just complain about being forced to live in a concrete jungle. They miss all of the beauty and history that you find in inner London, and don't think to take the time and exercise to do these fantastic walks that you seem to find. This one was very impressive. Thanks.
The building next to the Anchor & Hope pub was another pub called the Beehive, built in 1915 closed shortly after after the war.
thanks Michael
Life , The Universe and Everything gets my vote
Just driving up to Hertford used to knacker me out
30 miles epic walk complete with dodgy back & wobbly knee nothing stops this man 👍😎😉
Wonderful video John, one of my faves from you!
Oh yes been waiting for this 👍🏻
Great. I will watch this after my midday nap.
Sunday dinner wasn't the same with no JR walkies.
I came home from a guided local walk last night and wondered where the usual Sunday upload was!
@@julieblackstock8650 sorry about that Julie, technical issue with the original export and as it's such a long video took a long time to re-export
Amazing......love your walks 🙌🏽
I’m finding your videos so relaxing, much needed at a time like now! Thanks for teaching us all along your walks :)
Wow what a walk! I really enjoyed that - such beautiful scenery and activity along the river.
😊❤ I did this ride as a kid many times wow the positive memorys you have brought back thank you John.
Wow. Such a cool video. I really needed that to help me unwind. Keep up the good work.
many thanks
Beautiful. Thankyou.
That's a heck of a long walk! Fair play!
"Cruising the Cut" is a favourite of mine, as well. If I had a narrowboat, "Life, the Universe and Everything" would have been in the running for a name. Not that I ever will own such a vessel, but I guess I would have to find an even more epic name if I did.
This was a Fab walk John .So much to see. I'm inspired to do more walking.
Enjoying the video, and watching previous ones too. Very chilled and relaxing.
One of my favourites is "Never Mind The Bow Locks"
@@garym0630 lol, enjoyed the Van Gogh with Ian Sinclair.
Epic walk, thanks for making this, hope your back gets better soon.
A magnificent long walk. The viewer is almost willing John on to complete it!
Love your walks man. Moved from stow to abbey in jan, saw your vids, got an OS map and have been exploring the footpaths of Epping forest and Herts. Thanks!
Fantastic walk John! I'm glad you showed that get up and go spirit in the good old rogers traditional ;0)
Superb video as per usual John. Your videos are soo relaxing to watch!
thanks Gary
Epic walk John. Thanks for a great video.
What an incredible walk this video was. Fantastic..... thank you for posting, thoroughly enjoyed it. Hope your back is better. Have a good week!
Hello John
What a great video thanks very much.
Wonderful video!!
Fantastic! Your exploring the area I plan to hopefully canoe soon 😉 thanks so much for the videos and chatting to us ☺️
Amazing Walk John, Cheers Mate.
Epic John, epic. So calming and tranquil. Hertford looked beautiful, I must visit one day. Glad your back survived!
Brilliant walk. Thoroughly enjoyed it like a pub crawl along the Lea
SMILES 👍🇬🇧👌
Herculean effort John, especially given the back (I literally feel your pain there). Am excited for the book - working title at least in my head being “This Other Other London”? Looking forward to it 👍
Loved watching this one John, has to be one of my favourites by you so far, hope the back is getting better too
cheers Raymond - the back is much better now thanks
Super walk again, John.
I was born in Nazeing (named for the tribe who sailed down what is now the Naze, and settled at the top of the village), and The Crown was my local for many years when Charrington sold a great pint of Bass there... The Fish and Eels was a great place for darts and pool, and the Rye House Tavern (as it was then) was a hub for new and aspiring local bands... great memories of that stretch of the Lee /Stort Navigation. As a Cub Scout we were sponsored from Spellbrook to Broxbourne alonmg the Stort - a long way for a boy of 10 - I never forgot the cows along the path, and the sense of feeling truly in the country. It really was all fields when I was a boy ! Thanks for the memories .... I seem to recall there were at least 17 pubs in Ware, when we ran pub crawls in the 80's. I bet there are half that now...
Loved this longer video, John! relaxing to watch and learn the history of the area! great job, hope knee wasn't too bad at the end !
thanks Shaun - the kneee was a bit sore the next day but absolutely fine the day after
Hope your back is feeling better John?
What an incredible walk, the walk out of lockdown.
Thank you again John 👍🏼
Oh how this brings back memories ☺️
Another superlative presentation John. I've had my share of back issues so I feel your pain. Cruising the Cut happens to be one of my favorite youtube channels as well. Keep walking.
Fantastic 👏👏👏
What a wonderful walk very informational well done on an excellent video
Thanks Brian
Excellent walk .30 miles of changing scenery .Great effort with your bad back 👍
Wonderful - thanks.
Congratulations on your fine walk.
I tip my hat off to you sir.
I walked the 35 miles from Maidstone to Folkestone in seven stages with my longest mileage totalling a mere 14.9 miles on the day when I walked from Ashford to Chilham via Wye and Crundale.
A really enjoyable walk John. I loved every moment. So glad your back held out for the distance. I had to laugh at the "real dedication to do a walking shot at this stage". I have a channel for my runs around the Essex countryside and know that after a good few miles, the desire to stop and film a bit of running evaporates. It is nice to be recognised and meet with viewers though. I did empathise with the "footpath closed" part, had this happen to me right at the end of my country run yesterday. Keep up the good work, I love your videos and hope you get out in the Essex countryside sometime soon.
thanks for that Essex Trails, glad you enjoyed that comment, had to have a couple of those shots in there whatever the pain. Can't wait to get back out into Essex
30 miles , wow. Amazing effort and so enjoyable to watch as always mate.
cheers
John,
A delightful journey. You kept it interesting from the first to the last step. You are a real inspiration.
Many thanks,
Carl.
John, I could listen to your voice for ages, love your little snips of info you chuck relative to your past. You have refueled my walking drive again and made me see that there's more to walking than climbing mountains.. thank you.
Love your videos, so informative and inspirational. Came to your channel from Sean James Cameron recommendation. Do hope the back wasn't bad the next day.
Goodness that was epic !!! You’re really inspiring in just keeping going. The scenery was very lovely as well ❤
great video - is one of my favourite route for a walk😊
We were with you all the way! I did this walk in several stages years ago and it's been great to redo it with you, thank you
Love your walks & interesting commentary. Don’t know how you did all that with a sore back
Hi John- That was a great walk this week in both interest and length !! I hope the back recovers for the next one........Cheers Kev
Thanks Kev
Brilliant video John - the river looks fantastic at this time of year. Hope the back improves soon!
thanks James
Epic 30 miles ! But I'd be so sore after! thanks John.
cheers Little Acorns
Awesome!
I find it amazing how many narrowboats are moored up the Lea,Well done you have done well and once again reminds me of my failure to get out and explore, Exceent wander John.
Great memories from my childhood. Now live in Australia the river was a great part of my life especially Kingsmead to Dobbs (where the pike were). Thanks John Happy new year.
Very impressive walk and huge admiration given your bad back. Good call getting a train back. Keep up the good work and hope you feel better soon BTW The Hobbit gets my vote for the best boat name 😀
Absolutely incredible effort John! Very well done! It was a real treat to follow you on such an epic trip. Thank you, as always, for such a lovely film. Hope the back stays better!
W O W ! Not sure I could do 31.9 miles these days, even without a bad back!! We kept saying ‘he’s going to do a marathon...’ But 26 miles came and went and you kept going! Lovely video. We do find you videos and walk commentaries very calming. Thanks for sharing. Hope you slept well that night without too much pain.
So lovely to relive my walks on the Lea and Stort.That was some distance,hope you were ok next day.Thanks for that,it’s a spirit raisers.
What a mighty walk - marathon man!
Very interesting and brilliant place.
wow... Where I first lived in Leyton and where I first cruised on my narrowboat. You are so relaxed delivering information. A real joy to watch.
Good luck with your back, John. I hope you experience a rapid improvement! 🚶♂️
Thanks Ashley- mostly better now bar the odd twinge
Bob & Brad's Physio videos on RUclips have helped me with my back pain.
What a lovely walk to celebrate the end of a kind of drought, and with a draught along the way. The rivers and bodies of water are so glassy, the skies so blue, with gauzy white clouds, and all those greens all around, really wonderful. As always, thanks for sharing these walks :-)
What a magnificent walk. I have to leave a comment and thank you, so much for this voyage. What a delight... and there's even suspense until the very end... Splendid editing with very nice use of the bits and pieces of music. Cheers (from Montréal, Québec, Canada).
John another great walk!!! sorry to hear about you back, I have had a bad back for years and its no fun. as I have said before i am from Leytonstone, you are making me very home sick LOL. your doing a good job my friend.
Looks like a fantastic day out on the Lea, John! I will never tire of your traversing it. Hertford has to be the most delightful looking English town I’ve ever seen. I knew there had to be a Hartford CT connection.
What a great walk that was John. Thank you for taking us along. I used to live on the top floor of Watermint Quay (09:47) back in the 80’s. Great sunrises over the river and the reservoirs. I regularly used to see the great actor Ken Campbell on the other side of the river. He had (possibly lived in) a narrowboat moored there. He was one of a kind.. Hope the back’s feeling better. Love & carrots. Martin.
Love your laid back commentary John and obvious your great love for the Lea Valley Navigation , continue what you do , which is thoroughly entertaining , hope your back gets better, The Hobbit gets my vote by the way 👍
thanks for that Allen - I think the Hobbit seems to be winning so far
Hope your backs ok john 🙏 brilliant walk as normal and great information.. tc and stay safe john God bless
Wonderful walk again, they are so enjoyable to watch. Can’t believe you managed so far with a dodgy back, hope you’re not still suffering. Thank you for all your content on your channel.
Great walk John...Practically every shot a possible jigsaw puzzle scene... Look forward to the new book.
cheers Monkey Trousers
looking forward to this, I just cycled up the Lee to Hertford from the Greenway at Stratford
Lovely. That was a favourite bike ride for me, when I lived in London, starting from King's Cross.
Did exactly the same as you, but done it a few years back. Rode all the way back as well but came back a slightly different route as it was getting quite late.
I walked from Leyton underground station to the Lee River, then continued walking the canal path to Hertford today. A gorgeous day to walk this path. Thanks to your video!
I’m exhausted just watching John. An amazing walk I hope your back wasn’t too bad next day. Stunning 🙏🏻😔🧡
thanks Tomgirl - the back was actually ok the next day, it was my knee that was playing up next day - all better now though
Great video john done great with bad back
Nice walk John , and a sore back too , always at the wrong time, which is any time ! Take it easy mate stay safe
Great to see you John Rogers.
You done the longest walk you ever have. 😁
cheers Athos
Think you very much.
I'm currently watching this walk again for about the 8th time since you've uploaded it and I have to say it will never get boring because The River Lea is an amazing walk path and I've only done five miles of it but in the future I hope to do more,I think this may be my favourite video John although you've have done several great videos but I think this one is my favourite.
I adored this video - I have only just found it. So relaxing, very gently presented with a lot of good historical information. Thank you for posting it, it is wonderful.
Walking-off a bad back, what a great idea. I had to pause at around 8 and a half minutes in ... the barking dog set my three off! 😀
Thank you for this video John. Mammoth effort on this one. Keeping the motility in the back is the best thing for muscular skeletal pain.
I heard that walking was a good way to relieve back pain, thanks for the interesting walk
Again, a real pleasure to watch - a beautiful and truly epic walk. Agree, Ware and Hertford are highlights of the Lea. Loads of delightful walks all around there. Hope this didn’t leave you in more pain!
Excellent walk John, last year I attempted a walk from Dalston to Cambridge, busking in the towns along the way, made it most of the way under my own steam but resorted to hitching when I got too worn out. The stretch out of London and up to Hertford & Ware was one of the highlights, and I spent a memorable evening on a narrowboat shown in this video moored by Waltham Common lock with two chaps called John and Ky I had met whilst walking. Will be exploring the River Stort navigation soon on your recommendation!
That was a really lovely walk, John. I know all about bad backs. I’ve suffered on and off since the mid 80s. I have some exercises I can do, when it gets really bad. Like you said... It got better as you walked and the best of a river or canal walk is that it’s by and large on the level. All in all, that was very picturesque and it was great that various people stopped to talk.
30 miles in a day, Jesus man that is going some, wow. The reference to Edith walks is so much appreciated. I have been thinking of camping down the Lea valley and cycling on that path, summer 2021 for sure.
As a kid growing up and living in Chingford Essex I’d ride my push bike up and down the river lee . I have fond memories of them days . I now live in Australia . Thank you for this beautiful video
Hi, I too was at New River & River Lee junction and walked into Hertford between 18:30 - 19:49 on the 21st. I'd walked the 14/15 miles of the northern section of the New River from Cheshunt. I got there just before the cows moved into the field (seen in the video) and effectively blocked the New River Path.
Good lord, man! 30 miles! Hopefully, there was good tea and a hot bath waiting for you at home... Thank you for taking us on a wonderful adventure! Greetings from NYC.
I walked straight into my local pub when I got home CRS and my wife came and joined me for a pint of Camden Ale aptly enough. Hope all is well in NYC - one of my favourite cities
@@JohnRogersWalks Well, perhaps when you've got the UK sorted, you can begin an NYC walk series..... :D