This was a lovely summer’s walk.
I started off at Warren Street tube station, and walked through Regent’s Park to connect with the Regent’s Canal at the northern end of the park.
I then followed the canal to Paddington, which had changed considerably since my last walk along this stretch in October 2009.
Heading towards Regent’s Park.
The elegant semi circle of stuccoed Regency terraced houses at Park Crescent, created by architect John Nash between 1812 and 1821.
Walking through the tree lined passage in Regent’s Park. In late October, this scene is transformed into a dazzling display of autumnal yellows, browns and oranges,
Walking along the canal.
The Regent’s Canal was built to link the Grand Junction Canal’s Paddington Arm with the River Thames at Limehouse, and was opened in two stages, from Paddington to Camden in 1816, with the remainder following in 1820.
“L’art pour l’art” – Art for Art’s Sake.
A glimpse of one of the lavish Regency mansions overlooking the canal.
A full living room had created by the side of the canal.
Passing berthed barges.
There’s no pedestrian access through Maida Hill tunnel, so you have to walk up to street level and pick up the canal a few hundred metres west.
Last time I passed here in October 2009, this building was the closed Crockers Folly pub.
Walking into Little Venice.
The last part of the walk follows the path of the Paddington Basin, which has substantially changed in recent years, turning into something of a ‘destination.’
The Art Deco offices of the glorious Great Western Railway at Paddington railway station.
Designed by P E Culverhouse and completed in 1935, the building faces London Street W2 and is now called Tournament House.
Other London canal-side walks
- London canal walk: King’s Cross to Camden to Regent’s Park with 40 photos and route map
- Bow to Hackney Wick canalside walk: barges, street art, buildings and twilight, Feb 2019
- A walk around Regent’s Canal and the King’s Cross redevelopment, 2012
- Regent’s Canal walk, October 2009
- Little Venice to Paddington Basin, October 2009
