Walthamstow Branch

Walthamstow Area Guide

Transport links

Walthamstow is very well served by a number of Underground and Overground stations.

Walthamstow Central and Blackhorse Road give access to Oxford Street and Liverpool Street in 20 minutes and London Victoria in half an hour. The new Lea Bridge station takes you directly to Stratford and the Olympic Park in less than quarter of an hour. You can also access the Central Line via South Woodford, Leyton or Leytonstone stations.

The North Circular is easily accessible and it’s a 10 minute drive to the M11.

Shopping, eating and drinking

In recent years, the choice of restaurants in Walthamstow has multiplied, so you’ll certainly find an eatery to suit you. Perhaps best known is the Walthamstow institution Eat 17, renowned for its superb Bacon Jam. What’s great about this café is that its produce is locally sourced, with meat from the East London Sausage Company and fruit and veg from Spitalfields Market.

The ‘mile long’ Walthamstow Market began trading in 1885 and is one of the most iconic markets in the city. There is a wide variety of stalls selling everything from Caribbean food and jellied eels to clothes, furniture and antique goods. Although in reality the market measures far less than a mile, it is still one of the longest in Europe.

For a spot of retail therapy, head to The Mall, where you’ll find hundreds of shops under one roof. There are the usual top brands, plus restaurants and even a craft market on Sundays.

Things to do

The award-winning William Morris Gallery displays the life of the local designer and craftsman. Morris grew up in a fine Georgian house in Forest Road, which has been a museum dedicated to his memory since 1950.

Another cultural icon is God’s Own Junkyard, the cult upcycling shop, selling gems such as old movie props and neon lights. Visit their Rolling Scones café, open every weekend.

Parents with kids should head for Leyton Jubilee Park, which has a monumental adventure playground in the shape of a pirate ship. The area is well served by leisure centres, with Walthamstow and Leytonstone Leisure Centres offering services including a gym, sports hall and outdoor pitches. Leyton Leisure Centre has a fantastic fun pool for families with a network of slides and flumes.

A little further afield, there are plenty of opportunities for fresh air and exercise in the Olympic Park and Waltham Forest – both a short train ride away.

Schools

Nurseries:

Alpha Steps ~ Busy Bees ~ Chapel End Early Years Centre ~ Church Hill Nursery and Childrens Centre ~ Early Learners Centre ~ Henry Maynard Infants ~ Koala Bear Day Nursery ~ Low Hall ~ Magic Roundabout Nursery ~ Rascals Educational and Preschool Day Nursery ~ St Andrews Pre school ~ Sunbeam and Sugar Plumtree Nursery ~ Tinklebells Day Nursery ~ Wadham Pre-School

Primary:

Barclay Primary ~ Barn Croft Primary ~ Chapel End Infant School ~ Chapel End Junior Academy ~ Coppermill Primary ~ Edinburgh primary ~ Emmanuel Community School ~ Greenleaf Primary School ~ Henry Maynard ~ Hillyfield Primary Academy ~ Mission Grove Primary School ~ Montessori School ~ Our Lady and St George's Catholic Primary School ~ Roger Ascham Primary School ~ South Grove Primary ~ St Marys C of E Primary ~ St Patricks Catholic Primary ~ St Saviours C of E Primary ~ Stoneydown Park ~ Sybourn Primary ~ The Winns Primary School ~ The Woodside Primary Academy ~ Thomas Gamuel Primary ~ Thorpe Hall Primary ~ Whittingham Community

Secondary:

Eden Girls School ~ Holy Family Catholic School ~ Kelmscott Secondary ~ Waltham Forest College ~ Walthamstow Academy ~ Walthamstow School for Girls ~ Whitefield School ~ Willowfield Humanities College

Independent Schools:

Avon House School ~ Bancroft’s School ~ Beehive Preparatory School ~ Braeside School ~ The Daiglen School ~ Forest School ~ Loyola Preparatory School ~ Normanhurst School ~ St Aubyn’s School ~ St Joseph’s Convent Independent Primary School ~ Snaresbrook Preparatory School ~ Woodford Green Prep School

Walthamstow Team

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