Location at Rye Meads
Address
Rye Road,
Hoddesdon,
Hertfordshire,
SG12 8JS
Getting here
From the A10: Exit the A10 for Hoddesdon/A1170 and follow the brown nature reserve signs over three roundabouts to Essex Road.
Turn left onto Pindar Road (one way).
Turn left onto Normandy way following the brown nature reserve sign, over the bridge, and left again onto Fisherman’s way.
Turn right over the small bridge and past the pub. Rye Meads Visitor Centre car park is 500m along the road, on your left.
From the A414 (westbound): Exit the A414 for Stanstead Abbotts/B181.
At the T-Junction turn left and then take the first right onto Rye Road.
Rye Meads Visitor Centre car park is 1.2km along the road, on your right. Note that there is a part-time toll barrier on this road which may incur a 50p charge if the barrier is closed.
The nearest bus stop (700 yards/640 m) is in the Old Highway, which is off Rye Road.
Walk down towards Rye House Station, then as above.
Rye House Station (400 yards/366 m).
There is a direct train from Liverpool Street.
Climb the steps out of the station and turn right towards Rye Meads, with the Historic Rye House Gatehouse on your left.
Follow a footpath on the left side of the minor road for 300 m until you reach the visitor centre.
Rye Meads is accessible to cycles by road and the Lee Valley cycle way.