Regent’s Canal walk: Camden Lock to Little Venice
14 October 2026·4 min read
The towpath, the boats and the walks.
CanalTwo miles of towpath, about an hour, free. From the Lock past the zoo’s aviary and Blow Up Bridge to the pool at Little Venice, with the detour at the Maida Hill tunnel and the boat back if your legs are done.
CanalFree, open round the clock on weekdays and one of six protected views in London. When to go up Primrose Hill, when it gets locked, and dinner on Regent’s Park Road afterwards at Lemonia or Greenberry.
CanalA mile and a half east from the Lock: tow-rope grooves on Camden Road Bridge, the gasholders over St Pancras Lock, a nature reserve with a pond, the fountains on Granary Square and a museum with a Victorian ice well.
CanalForty-five minutes on the water to Little Venice from £17, a 1906 narrowboat with live commentary, a 90-minute round trip through a working lock and a self-drive boat for eight. Which Camden canal trip to book.