About
The 2023 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championship is returning to the iconic Lee Valley White Water Centre from the 19-24 September 2023.
Details on on-site camping details here
The competition will be run over six days from Tuesday 19 to Sunday 24 September 2023:
• Tuesday 19 September - Team Events
• Wednesday 20 September - Canoe Heats
• Thursday 21 September - Kayak Heats
• Friday 22 September - Canoe Semis & Finals
• Saturday 23 September - Kayak Semis & Finals
• Sunday 24 September - Kayak Cross Time Trial and Elimination Phases
Built for the London 2012 Olympics, and much revered by Slalom Canoeists globally as one of the best white water courses in the world, Lee Valley will play host to around 300 of the world's top athletes from across 50 countries as they battle it out across a week of high energy competition.
Come along and experience the thrill of the action as GB's top stars including Olympians Mallory Franklin and Joe Clarke, take on the best in the world, negotiating the gates without touching in the fastest time possible. There's more than World titles at stake with each nation competing to qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympics too.
With live entertainment, great food, opportunities to try canoe and lots, lots more, the 2023 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships promises to be an action packed event with something for everyone to enjoy.
So come and be part of something extraordinary!
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Facilities
Accessibility
- All Areas Accessible to Disabled Visitors
- Guide Dogs Permitted
- Parking Areas for Disabled Visitors
Catering
- Catering for groups
- On-Site cafe/restaurant
- Outdoor eating area
Establishment Features
- All weather attraction
- Groups welcome
- Live Music - Friday night special live music events.- in the bar.
- Toilets on Site
Parking & Transport
- Parking (free)
- Railway station within 5 miles
Map & Directions
Road Directions
Exit M25 Junction 26.
Leave the M25 at junction 26. Take the A121, Dowding way, west. Go straight across at the first roundabout and again at the second roundabout (with Sainsbury's distribution centre on your right). Follow the road until you come to traffic lights with Mc Donalds on your left. Turn left at these lights. The entrance to the White Water Centre is a short way down this road just after a set of traffic lights.
From junction 25 of the M25:
Join the A10 towards Hertford. At the first roundabout turn right onto the B198 for Waltham Cross. Turn right at the next roundabout and left at a further roundabout to join Eleanor Cross Road / Station Road for one mile. The entrance to the centre is on the left, opposite Jewson’s.
Free parking on site.
Public Transport Directions
The nearest station is Waltham Cross or Cheshunt. Just 40 minutes from London by train. Buses run from nearby Waltham Abbey or Waltham Cross. The 211, 212, 213, 240, 250, 251 buses all stop on Station Road. The White water Centre can be accessed by walkers and cyclists from the paths along the Lee Valley Park. There is cycle parking at the Centre.
From Waltham Cross train station:
It's a 25 minute train journey on the Abellio Greater Anglia Line from London Liverpool Street and just 12 minutes from Tottenham Hale. It’s then a 10 minute walk to the centreLeave Waltham Cross station and follow the pathway to the main road. Turn right along Highbridge Street (away from the roundabout. )Proceed down Station Road for approximately half a mile, the centre is on the left hand side.
From Cheshunt train station
It's a 25 minute train journey on the Abellio Greater Anglia Line from London Liverpool Street and just 12 minutes from Tottenham Hale. It’s then a 25 minute walk through the picturesque River Lee Country Park. Leave Cheshunt station and turn right towards the YHA London Lee Valley and Herts Young Mariners Base. Proceed through Lee Valley Regional Park car park at the bottom of the road. Take the turning into the country park on the right hand side
