Information for spectators
There are various points along the route where there is access onto the towpath. Public transport via the railway system is preferable. There are also certain points along the route which are accessible by car and the following points along the route are good vantage points:
The Start
Due to restrictions on car parking, we do not encourage spectators at St Margarets
unless travelling by public transport.
Dobbs Weir
The Fish and Eels (pub)
Dobbs Weir Road
Hoddesdon
EN11 0AY
Broxbourne
The Crown (pub)
Old Nazeing Road
Broxbourne
EN10 6QT
Cheshunt
Access to towpath near Cheshunt Canoe Centre/Cheshunt Railway station (via B176)
Enfield Lock
The Greyhound (pub)
425 South Ordnance Road
Enfield
Middlesex
EN3 6HR
Picketts Lock
Access to the towpath is available via a short walk from the Lee Valley Athletics Centre
Picketts Lock Lane
London
N9 0AS
Tottenham Marshes
The main car park is off the A1055, Watermead Way, and is the same exit as Stonebridge Lock which is sign posted from the main entrance and car park.
Springfield Marina
Accessible via Spring Hill, London, E5 9BL
The Finish
This is where your support is really encouraged, come along and cheer the runners around the final loop of Hackney Marsh. On street parking is availble at Homerton Road, just beside Hackney Marsh, E9 5PF.