Past Kings Cross/St Pancras to City Road
Below Camden Town the canal has a series of quite dramatic sharp bends.
The next lock is at St Pancras. The new mega station that serves international trains is just a few yards away at St Pancras and Eurostars can now be seen crossing the canal as they make their way towards the continent. Camley Street natural park runs along the south side of the canal here.
The new development at Kings Place (headquarters of the Guardian newspaper) which has a 400 seater Concert Hall! The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and the London Sinfonietta will have their main residence here. Battlesbridge (or Horsfall) basin is another major feature here. Its said that boats will have to have their engines off and be towed past the premises so as not to upset the acoustics. That includes Bollinders! Any offenders will make the Guardian headlines! :-)
The London Canal museum can be found at Battlebridge Basin, just to the east of Kings Cross station.
Interior of the London Canal museum. The main exhibition floor is actually well below the level of the canal.
The London Canal museum allows visiting boats to moor for 24 hours. Its a good opportunity to shop in Kings Cross. The area has changed so much, there's a large Tesco's just a couple of minutes away, and plenty of shops and coffree bar and restaurants around the rail stations. Good pizzas at Casa Mama's in Grays Inn Road. The new St Pancras station has two Marks and Spencers and a large shoping Mall offering a wide variety of goods. A highlight at St Pancras is the bronze statue called 'The Meeting.' Here's a useful redezvous for lovers! Visitors to the London Canal museum will find it at 12-13 New Wharf Road, a short walk from Kings Cross/St Pancras. The museum is fully accessible.
The longest of the London canal tunnels is at Islington.
City Road Lock now has a modern development built on one of the lock walls. Its now impossible to bring back the paired lock into operation.
City Road basin. This was and still is, the largest of the Regent Canal's basins. Its mainy used for canoeing and sailing activities.
The Narrowboat pub, near City Road Lock. This is the old order complete with model narrowboat. The pub has recently been rebuilt.
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