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A Two-Hour Walk Along the Regent’s Canal

Master builder John Nash wanted the Regent’s Canal CHALK FARM RD
to pass through Regent’s Park, but instead it circles o
the northern border of the park. Opened in 1820, it is HILL ROAD GLOUCESTER AVENUE p C A M D E N
long defunct as a commercial waterway but popular e r FITZROY ROAD CHALCOT RD u i J A M E S T O W N R D Camden
with cyclists and walkers. This walk starts at Little y Town
Venice and ends at Camden Lock Market, diverting w t PRINCESS RD OVAL ROAD H I G H
to take in the view from Primrose Hill. For more
details on sights near Regent’s Canal, see pages 224–31. 3 Houseboat on the canal PRIMROSE R EGENT'S PARK ROAD GL OUCES TER AV E S T R E E T
HILL P A R K W A Y

When the road turns to the A V E N U E P R I N C E A L B E R T R O A D
left by a pub, Crocker’s Folly Key ST EDMUND'S TERRACE 0 q
5, follow the sign-posted Walk route
Canal Way down to the R O A D 9
side of some modern flats. TOWNSHEND R O A D London
Zoo
ROAD
Continue your route along
the canal towpath, crossing 0 metres 500 8 O U TE R C I R CL E
Park Road at street level. 0 yards 500 A L B E R T
The scenery along this
3 Houseboats moored at Little Venice stretch is unremarkable, but G r a n d U n i o n C a n a l R EGENT’S
it is not long before a splash of P R I N C E PAR K
From Little Venice to green to your right announces
Lisson Grove that you are now walking W E L L I N G T O N R O A D
At Warwick Avenue station 1, alongside Regent’s Park 6. 7
take the left-hand exit and walk
straight to the traffic lights by Regent’s Park GRO 6
Lord's
the canal bridge at Blomfield Soon you see four mansions 7. Cricket
Road. Turn right and descend to A bridge on huge pillars Ground PARK ROAD
the canal through an iron gate marked “Coalbrookdale” 8 VE END RD L O D G E R O A D
2 opposite No. 42, marked
“Lady Rose of Regent”. The pretty HAMILTON TERRACE S T J O H N ' S W O O D R O A D
basin with moored narrow boats LISSON
is Little Venice 3. At the foot of M A I D A V A L E
the steps, turn left to walk back LANARK ROAD GROVE
beneath the blue iron bridge 4.
You soon have to climb up to CLIFTON RD 5
street level again because this RANDOLPH AVENUE ORCHARDSON STREET
stretch of the towpath is FRAMPTON STREET
reserved for access to the CLIFTON GDNS
barges. Cross Edgware Road EDGWARE RD
MAIDA AVENUE
and walk down Aberdeen Place. Warwick 1 BLOMFIELD ROAD
Avenue
Tips for Walkers 2
4
Starting point: Warwick Avenue
Underground station. 3
Length: 5 km (3 miles).
Getting there: Warwick Avenue
and Camden Town Underground carries Avenue Road into the
stations are at either end of the park. Cross the next bridge, with
walk. Both are on many bus routes. London Zoo 9 on your right,
Stopping-off points: Crocker’s then turn left up a slope. A few
Folly with its lavishly refurbished
Victorian marble interior, The steps later, take the right fork,
Queens and The Princess of Wales and turn left to cross Prince
(corner of Fitzroy and Chalcot Rds) Albert Road. Turn right before
are good pubs. At the junction of entering Primrose Hill through
Edgware Road and Aberdeen a gate 0 on your left.
Place is Café Laville. Camden Town
has many cafés, restaurants and Primrose Hill
sandwich shops. From here, there is a view of the
zoo aviary q, designed by Lord 7 Mansion with riverside gardens

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