How big is Lee Valley park?
Lee Valley Regional Park Authority is responsible for the 26 mile long, 10,000 acre park with its huge variety of award winning green spaces, world class sports venues and ecologically vital wildlife havens. The park was created by a unique Act of Parliament as a “green lung” for London, Essex and Hertfordshire. Lee Valley Regional Park Authority owns 35% of the Olympic Park. It funds, manages and owns three venues following the London 2012 Games – Lee Valley White Water Centre in Hertfordshire, Lee Valley VeloPark and the Eton Manor hockey and tennis centres located at the northernmost end of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.The valley takes its name from the River Lee (or Lea). Venues and attractions in the Lee Valley include the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Stratford (home of the London 2012 Olympic Games) several marinas and moorings, a network of cycle routes, angling (fishing) areas, and green spaces.
What is Lee Valley known for?
The primary business is mail-order and retail, purveying mainly woodworking and gardening tools and equipment, as well as woodworking hardware, cookware and gifts. The consumer part of the business runs under the main company name, Lee Valley Tools. Lee Valley is a family-owned Canadian business serving customers all over the world. From our humble beginnings selling a small selection of woodworking tools, we have endeavored to foster the creative spirit of our customers.Lee Valley is a family-owned Canadian company founded in 1978, selling a wide variety of quality tools and equipment.Lee Valley Tools was founded in 1978 by Leonard and Lorraine Lee and today has 18 stores as well as one pop-up location in Saskatoon. There is also a satellite store in Almonte, Ontario called L. G. Lee and Sons. The company is from Victoria to Halifax. The pop-up is in the Lawson Heights Mall in Saskatoon.Founded in 1978 by Leonard and Lorraine Lee, Lee Valley began by selling just one product—a barrel stove kit—before expanding to woodworking tools. The first Lee Valley catalog was cut and pasted together on the Lees’ dining room table.