Sourcing the Regent's Canal – Urban Hike

Walk length 12 miles/19 km approx. Linear.

This is an epic urban hike that takes us from one end of the Regent's Canal at Paddington Basin to Limehouse Basin in the East

Regent's Canal was built between 1812 and 1820 to link the Grand Union Canal at Paddington with the Thames at Limehouse as part of a much larger urban plan by the town planner John Nash. After a varied history of water commerce throughout the 19th and 20th centuries the canal finally closed to commercial shipping in 1969.

Today the canal is used extensively for pleasure cruises and leisure with the canal being perfect for cyclists and walkers.

There are a huge number of features on this quite long walk, but some highlights we will try to see along the canal route will be Camden lock, Islington tunnel, a tea stop at Victoria Park and a pub stop at the end.

Please note there may be some canal detours depending on any engineering work or building development.

Walk Cost: £5 cash on the day organizer fee (the host is a qualified London guide). For paypal it is 'colin45@hotmail.co.uk' Please send as friends and family to avoid charges. For bank transfer message organizer.

Lunch and Finish: Bring water, snacks for the walk, we will stop off for an early lunch stop at Camden for about 30 mins, This walk should finish at about 4.30pm and include pub stop at the end, however the time may be earlier or later than this depending on the weather and pace.

Please keep your 'RSVP' updated for this event as it would help me get accurate numbers, and determine who is turning up for the walk; my phone number is Colin 07709 305681.

Meeting and Transport

Meeting

Meet outside Paddington Station at Paddington Basin. Look for Hammersmith & City Entrance/Exit 3. Sheldon Square & Kingdom St & Paddington Basin. (this is at the far end of the station from the main concourse) at 11.00am for the walk to start at 11.15am. The walk finishes close to Limehouse Station and is linear. See Transport for London (https://tfl.gov.uk/)

Weather: See BBC Weather (http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/) Please see our weather policy (https://www.meetup.com/London-Explorers/pages/Weather/)

Walking Safety: Walking is a great way to keep fit and generally very safe; however it does contain an element of risk. Before going on any of these walks you need to be reasonably fit and be prepared to be responsible for your own safety. You should wear appropriate clothing such as proper walking shoes, warm and wet weather clothing and carry sufficient food and water. Please see our Terms and Conditions (https://www.meetup.com/London-Explorers/pages/Terms_and_Conditions/)

COULD EVERYONE PLEASE AVOID COMMENTS BELOW THAT ARE NOT SPECIFIC TO THE EVENT AS THIS GENERATES SPAM, JUST CHANGE YOUR RSVP IF YOU CAN'T GO. YOU CAN MESSAGE THE ORGANIZER, MANY THANKS.