Places of Interest



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Note - this list needs to be reviewed. Some of these tourist destinations do not adjoin the canal and should probably be excluded.

Little Venice

Macclesfield Bridge (Blow-Up Bridge)

Regent's Park (Landscaped for the Prince Regent on the site of Henry VIII's hunting ground)

London Zoo
(Founded in 1828 in Regent's Park, this is one of the oldest and most famous zoos in the world)

Pirate Club

Camden Lock Market

St Pancras Old Church
(11th century parish church substantially altered and restored)

Camley Street Natural Park
(Nature reserve and study centre)

Granary Square and Visitor Centre

London Canal Museum

Battlebridge Basin

Islington Tunnel

City Road Basin

Islington Boat Club

Kingsland Basin

St Columba's Church
(fine Victorian church, built by architect James Brookes in 1868/9)

Laburnum Boat Club

Broadway Market (Traditional London market with rich variety of stalls)

London Fields open space (cycle route, open air swimming pool)

Victoria Park

Hertford Union Canal

Bow Wharf (shops, cafes, comedy club)

Roman Road (shops, market, restaurants)

Mile End Park

Ragged School Museum

Limehouse Basin

The hydraulic accumulator tower



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