FREE Let's Walk… And See The Repair Work at City Road Lock (London)
Schedule
Mon Nov 17 2025 at 11:00 am to 01:00 pm
UTC+00:00Location
Blu Ivy Cafe, Block C, 24 Stoneway Walk, Globe Town, London, E3 5SH | London, EN
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This is a bookable event - click link below to book your space:https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lets-walk-and-see-the-repair-work-at-city-road-lock-tickets-1815843680329?aff=oddtdtcreator
ABOUT THIS EVENT
Let's Walk - City Road Lock Open Day
Monday 17th November 2025 @11.00am
Duration: 2 hours
Start point: Blu Ivy Cafe, Block C, 24 Stoneway Walk, Globe Town, London, E3 5SH (What3Words: ///answer.gasp.formal)
End point: City Lock onto City Road, N1 8HB. The buses that go north or south are on that road.
The walk, run by Canal & River Trust, will be led by volunteer walk leaders who are full of interesting information about the local area.
Please join us for a fun leisurely walk along the canal. You'll learn a lot and meet new people!
These sessions are designed for adults and for children from seven years old upwards as an introduction to walking and are easy grade along our amazing towpaths. Learn a bit of history or see some awesome wildlife which is around every turn on our waterways.
We'll meet at the Blu Ivy Cafe (Stop D Haverfield Green/Grove Rd on Bus route 8 is the closest to Blu Ivy Cafe) past Lock #8 on the Regent's Canal with its new top gate. We'll stop here to go through the basics of a "standard" lock pound, gates, windlasses, paddles, chamber, gates, lower pound. Then we'll go past Acton's Lock and recap of the "naming of parts" of a lock.
We will then go on to City Road Lock, where you can see our charity’s current work to replace the lock gates - a once-in-a-generation piece of maintenance to keep the Regent’s Canal safe and navigable. The new gates are handmade at our specialist workshops and transported down to site before being carefully fitted, using traditional skills to preserve this historic waterway for everyone to enjoy.
The great thing about walking is that you do not need any fancy equipment. Please just wear comfortable shoes and bring a jacket if raining. However with all the fallen leaves the tow path (even if it is not raining) it can be muddy/slippy so stout shoes are really required (stronger than recommended).
Well behaved dogs, under control & on leads are welcome.
TICKET INFORMATION
To book your space, please purchase your free ticket through the Eventbrite link below:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lets-walk-and-see-the-repair-work-at-city-road-lock-tickets-1815843680329?aff=oddtdtcreator
Please book one time slot per person.
Please arrive no more than 15 minutes before your booked slot.
Parents and Guardians are required to accompany their children on this walk.
If you can no longer attend, please cancel your ticket via Eventbrite or please get in touch with us to allow another person(s) a chance to take part.
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