Canal Boat – July 2018

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CRUISE GUIDE

Lee, you can cruise a circuit via the City

Mill River and Old River Lee, passing the

former Olympic Stadium, now the

controversial new home of West Ham

United football club, as well as the London

Aquatic Centre and the futuristic

ArcelorMittal Orbit, before leaving the

Olympic Park returning to the Lee below

Old Ford Locks.

Another short new circuit has now been

made possible by the reopening of City

Mill lock followed by the recent

restoration of Carpenters Road Lock. The

lock is interesting from an engineering

point of view, as it has the only ‘double

radial guillotine lock gates’ in the country.

Built in the 1930s its design includes two

curved gates that pivot on hinges set in

the lock walls, rising to enable boats to

pass under. From Carpenters Road Lock

you can pass through the Waterworks

River to return to St Thomas’ Creek at the

more conventional City Mill Lock,

completing London’s latest new cruising

ring.

WATE RWAYS

FACTFILE

BOATYARD SERVICES

Note: There are few boatyard

services on the Regent’s Canal

so we have included some on

nearby waterways

St Pancras Cruising Club

020 7278 2805

London Narrowboat Co,

Battlebridge 07970 799032

Limehouse Basin Marina

020 7308 9930

High Line, Northolt (Grand

Union Paddinngton Arm)

020 8845 9924

Willowtree, Yeading (Grand

Union Paddington Arm)

020 8841 6585

Springfield Marina (River Lee)

020 8806 1717

Enfield Dry Dock (River Lee)

07836 584148

Chandlery

Gas

Pump-

out

Repairs Slipway

Holiday hire Moorings

Diesel Elsan

disposal

Boaters’ notes:

A Canal & River Trust

Watermate key is required to

unlock the anti-vandal locks

on the Regent’s Canal lock

paddles.

Passage through Carpenters

Road and City Mill locks on

the Bow Back Rivers must be

booked in advance with at least

a week’s notice.

The tunnels are used regularly

by widebeam craft, so do not

attempt to pass other craft

1 MILES / NO LOCKS BOW inside - wait until it is clear.

LIMEHOUSE LEE AND BOW BACK RIVERS

BOW CREEK

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Below: Cruising on

the River Lee past

the London

Stadium, now

home to West

Ham United

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THAMES TIDEWAY