Lee Valley Athletics Centre

The Lee Valley Athletics Centre is located at the Lee Valley Leisure Complex formerly known as Picketts Lock in Edmonton, London Borough of Enfield. The centre cost £15m to build, and was officially opened on 16 January 2007 by Minister for the Olympics, Tessa Jowell.

Photo: Northmetpit, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Sports venue
Description: sports venue in the UK
Address: 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton, London, N9 0AR

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Odeon Lee Valley and Pickett’s Lock.

Odeon Lee Valley

Movie theater

Photo: Jack Hill, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Odeon Lee Valley is a movie theater, which is situated 1,100 feet north of Lee Valley Athletics Centre.

Pickett’s Lock

Canal

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Pickett's Lock is a lock on the River Lee Navigation in the London Borough of Enfield, England and is located near Edmonton, London. It gives its name to the surrounding area of Picketts Lock. Pickett’s Lock is situated 1,900 feet southeast of Lee Valley Athletics Centre.

Lee Valley Leisure Complex

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Lee Valley Leisure Complex is located at Edmonton in the Middle Lea Valley, and is part of the Lee Valley Park. The site was formerly known as the Picketts Lock Sports Centre. Lee Valley Leisure Complex is situated 930 feet northeast of Lee Valley Athletics Centre.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ponders End and Chingford Mount.

Ponders End

Suburb

Photo: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ponders End is the southeasternmost part of Enfield, north London, England, around Hertford Road west of the River Lee Navigation. It became industrialised through the 19th century, similarly to the Lea Valley in neighbouring Edmonton and Brimsdown, with manufacturing giving way to warehousing in the late 20th century.

Chingford Mount

Neighborhood

Chingford Mount is an area of Chingford, east London, England, located in South Chingford. The name refers to the shopping area located around A112/A1009 crossroads, though it is also used for the hill leading north from the crossroads to Chingford Old Church.

South Chingford

Neighborhood

South Chingford is a largely residential area of Chingford in east London, England. South Chingford is situated 1½ miles southeast of Lee Valley Athletics Centre.