Mini-Holland

Mini Holland •
Walthamstow Town Centre
Walthamstow Town Centre is the main commercial centre in
the borough, where retail is the most important economic
activity. It is the borough’s main shopping area, and includes
the High Street, the market, Walthamstow Central Station, the
Both supermarkets have multi storey car parks together
providing spaces for around 1200 cars.
Access for HGVs/delivery vehicles
A substantial redesign of the main town
centre to make it genuinely excellent for
cyclists
Mall Shopping Centre and Selborne Road.
The High Street is dominated by Walthamstow Market, which
began in 1885 and has around 450 stalls. The town centre and
market together employ around 2,700 people.
Heavy goods vehicle access for deliveries and servicing is
currently provided via Selborne Road.
Public Transport
The town centre is well served by public transport with
Walthamstow Central Station the main node. It is a
Our vision of Walthamstow mini Holland is one of a vibrant
social and economic centre with attractive streets and green
spaces and a relaxed feel. One that makes you want to spend
time shopping in the market, walking the quiet back streets or
cycling to the borough’s museums and parks.
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The market is open five days a week (from Tuesday to
Saturday), and a farmers’ market is held on Sunday. The
street is lined with shops: a selection of high-street chains,
but also many small independent shops specialising in
international food, fabrics, household goods, as well as cafés
An increasing number of these have street terraces.
convergence of mainline rail services to/from Chingford
and Liverpool Street, the termination of the Victoria Line
from Brixton and is also served by 14 bus routes linking
Walthamstow with central London and town centres in
Chingford, Newham, Hackney, Barnet and Redbridge, playing
a key strategic role in north-east London.
Walthamstow High Street, which hosts the market from
Tuesday to Saturday, and the Town Square (where a Farmers’
Market takes place on Sunday mornings) are already car free.
The whole of the High Street (from Hoe Street to St James
Street) is officially designated a pedestrian zone, but cycling is
(informally) permitted outside market hours, and conflict with
Two major retail developments, the Mall Shopping Centre
Two additional stations serve the Walthamstow Town Centre
pedestrians is low.
(home to 75 businesses including an Asda supermarket, other
high street chains and a number of independent stores) and a
Sainsburys’ Supermarket (near the junction with South Grove)
‘book end’ the main area of retail area.
Access by private car
The town centre is highly accessible by car and there are a
range of parking options provided both on-street and off-street.
Two experimental road closures with modal filters have been
introduced at Somers Road and Cleveland Park Avenue
Short term parking is provided in most adjoining side roads
area: St James’ Street Station (Liverpool Street to Chingford
line) and Queen’s Road (London Overground Barking to
Gospel Oak line).
Access by cycle
Existing cycle provision in Walthamstow Town Centre is limited
The pedestrianisation of the High Street causes severance by
preventing north-south travel through the area by bike.
It will be challenging to make this permeable for cyclists
during market trading hours, due to the sheer density of
shoppers and stalls, but we will explore relocating/removing
market stalls at two junctions along the High Street to provide
24 hour permeability for cycling, linking in with the network of
quietways. However, traffic signs at each end of the market
will be used to make explicit to cyclists that they are welcome
to travel in both directions outside market hours, though
pedestrians will have overall priority (essentially formalizing
current practice).
in the form of pay by phone limited waiting bays. There are
currently in the region of 334 on-street spaces which are used
by 75% vehicles on weekdays and 96% vehicles on Saturdays .
We want parents to feel confident about allowing their children
to go to the shops on their bikes, people to cycle to meet their
friends for coffee on Hoe Street or to take a quiet summer
stroll down to the Walthamstow Wetlands.