In a nutshell

The nutshell page - a quick, time saving glance at at the waterways of London

About London Canals: It originally began in 2000 as Canal Guides. As that site got more larger it was decided to split it up into two separate, but more manageable, units, one covering London and the other covering canals outside London, but within Southern England

NEW FEATURES: Kensington Canal (2 pages) Romford Canal (6 pages)

The feature on the Romford Canal is the first time this relatively unknown canal has ever been featured on the internet

London doesnt have just one waterway!

Many visitors to London have this particular image in their minds. Tower bridge, perhaps luckily, with a big ship coming through it Or perhaps this one, the London Eye with boats passing along the river and great views of the Houses of Parliament opposite

 

*If you arrive in London by Eurostar, one of the first scenes you will see is the canal - its the city's other important waterway and it has a lot to offer*

 

The Regents Canal at the world famous Camden Market
From here you can take a waterbus along the canal through Regents Park, with splendid views of London's zoo, past the Central London Mosque, through the tunnel at Maida Hill and see the pretty stretch of boats lining the streets in Little Venice

London Waterbus
This well known service runs between Camden, The Zoo and Little Venice daily through the summer

The canal at London Zoo with the aviary
Who needs the Royal Festival Hall when the London Canals has one? The large concert hall at Kings Place in Kings Cross is sure to attract many music lovers, as well as the shops and restaurants that complement it. Very briefly, there are other canals in London too, such as the Grand Union Canal which comes from points north and westwards such as Uxbridge, Milton Keynes, Birmingham and Leicester to Little Venice. The Lee and Stort navigations are a interesting mix of artifical channels and river courses with much variety ranging from industrial scenes, country parks and sites of special scientific interests, and picturesque towns such as Waltham Abbey (where King Harold is buried), Ware or Sawbridgeworth. These waterways extend north eastwards to the popular destinations of Hertford and Bishops Stortford

 

Waterways will also be a feature of the London Olympics in 2012

 

Canals are the best way to get to the Notting Hill Carnival every August. The towpath offers direct access to the centre of the carnival site. Its better than being packed into 'sardine can' tube trains!

 

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