Limehouse Basin
Entrance to Limehouse Basin from the Thames
The exit from the Thames - looks calm, but quite fast moving
Mooring before the lock, although it should be open ready for us
Limehouse Lock with its giant rotating gates
Limehouse Lock
The exit into the Regents Canal
Limehouse Basin again
24 Hour mooring in the basin
Posh round Lockkeepers offices
Limehouse Cut - Not the one we will be going up
We will be travelling across the basin from left to right
On leaving Limehouse we come immediately into the first lock
Quite a straightforward lock
The first section of canal
Lock No 2 - close to No 1
More canal
Lock No 3
Lock No 4 (about 1 mile from Limehouse)
Coming up to Bow Common
The first canalside pub - not very inspiring
Lock No 5 at about 1.5 miles
Victoria Park - South Hackney (allegedly a vandal area)
Moorings?
Lock No 6 at Haggerston 2.5 miles
This is the second boat that I passed on the move
Kingsland Road (close to my Son's flat) at 3 mile point
Also at Kingsland Road (looking onward)
Kingsland Basin (off the canal)
More Canal
Coming up to Stuart's Lock No 7
Area becoming quite nice as we approach Islington
Turning on the left into City Road Basin
View of the large City Road basin
Islington tunnel (960yds) in the distance
Islington Tunnel East Portal
The West Portal of the Islington Tunnel, which was not easy to find on foot
Looking back to the Islington Tunnel from road bridge by Kings Cross Station
This is where the Kings Cross trains travel beneath the canal (5 mile point)
Shortly afterwards a view of St Pancras Station
St Pancras Lock in the distance
St Pancras Lock
Very well kept St Pancras Lock
Now approaching Camden
Grays Inn bridge in a winding section before Camden
More winding sections
Kentish Town Lock
Back of the old TV AM studios on the left with famous Egg Cups on top
Start of the popular Camden Town Locks with pleasure cruiser
Camden Lock
The next of the Camden Town Locks
Probably the most popular area of Camden Locks with many pubs, shops and restaurants nearby
Dingwall's Wharf at Camden Town
More of Camden
Heading out toward Regents Park by Primrose Hill
Primrose Hill area
Mooring around Primrose Hill
The sharp right turn into Regent Park in the distance
The turn into Regents Park with floating Chinese Restaurant
Start of the long section through Regents Park at about 8 miles
Passing Regents Park Zoo
More long section through Regents Park
Looking back along the Regents Park towpath
Large houses alongside the canal
More pleasure cruisers
Going under the bridge to Marylebone Railway Station
Private moorings at Lisson Grove
I thought this was the entrance to Maida Vale Tunnel, but it turned out to be just a house built over the canal
Going under the house
Now reached the Maida Vale Tunnel portal (272yds), with pipe bridge
Look back by the tunnel entrance (note how low the canal is)
Look through the tunnel at the 9 mile point
At ground level by the tunnel entrance
The other side of the tunnel which goes under the Edgware Road at Maida Vale
The west portal of the tunnel with restaurant on top
Looking back towards the tunnels with double moored private moorings
Reached Little Venice where the spur to the Paddington Basin starts
Little Venice with moorings on the right reserved for pleasure craft
Floating restaurant
Little Venice looking back to tunnel on the left and exit to Paddington on the right
More Little Venice
Little Venice looking toward the exit to the Grand Union and short stay moorings
Short stay moorings almost all occupied with Long term boats!!!
Mooring regulations seem to be generally ignored
Start of the Paddington Basin arm with some free moorings
More moorings with Paddington Station visible on the right
Most moorings taken
The final turn into the Paddington Basin (Note ex Black Prince boat)
"Mimi" obviously ex Black Prince
Start of regenerated Paddington Basin with St Marys Hospital in the background
Looking back towards Little Venice
Mainly private moorings in the Basin
Plenty of new development in the Paddington Basin, but plenty of room to turn