Waltham Cross town centre

Waltham Cross is situated at the most southerly point of the Borough of Broxbourne, bordering Greater London. Waltham Cross is ideally located for people visiting the White Water Centre or the Lee Valley Regional Park, offering a variety of shops, restaurants and cafés.

Shopping

Waltham Cross has a good selection of independent retailers and national chain stores. The shops are located the length of the High Street and in the Pavilions Shopping Centre. On offer are fashion stores and the Fishpools department store, a furniture shop which has been in the town since 1899. National retailers include WH Smith, Superdrug, New Look, Boots, Argos, Sainsbury's, Homebase and Wickes. Every Wednesday and Friday there is also a street market.

Eating out

The town centre has a number of restaurants and cafés, including The Victorian Room, The Cinnamon Indian, Capri Café, Café Spice and Happy Café.

Brief history

At the heart of Waltham Cross is the Eleanor Cross, one of 12 erected between 1291 and 1294 to mark the overnight stops of the funeral cortege of Eleanor of Castille, wife of King Edward I on its way to Westminster Abbey. This is one of only three remaining Eleanor Crosses.

The Cross is important in that it marks one of the earliest departures from the classical English Gothic style towards the more elaborate decorated style.