Tag Archives: Regents Canal

May

29

2012

Share the Space, Drop the Pace

After abandoning ”The Two Ting’s” Campaign, and removing the Tow-path Cycling Permit, British Waterways, (Canal and Rivers Trust) in partnership with TfL, have had a cunning idea to make cycling and walking on the London Cycle paths to coexist in a more peaceful manor. Given that the canal towpaths round most of the route they are talking about do not meet the minimum standards [...]

posted in Battlebridge Basin, Boating, Camden, Canals, Cycling, Grand Union Canal, Greenway, Kingsland Basin, London, Regents Canal, Stratford, Task 8 - Walk the Themes, from Source to Port of London, Transport, Walking | tagged with Battlebridge Basin, Boating, Camden, Canals, Cycling, Grand Union Canal, Greenway, Kingsland Basin, London, Regents Canal, Stratford, Task 8 - Walk the Themes, from Source to Port of London, Transport, Walking | No Comments

Jun

09

2011

Another Map of London Canals

Another map of the Canals in and around London, this one comes from British Waterways, via WaterScape.

posted in Boating, Canals, Cartography, London Underground, Narrowboats, Regents Canal, River Thames | tagged with Boating, Canals, Cartography, Docklands, Grand Union Canal, London, London Underground, Map, Narrowboats, Regents Canal, River Lee, River Thames, Rivers, Thames, Transport | No Comments

Jun

08

2011

Cycling by the Canals

In Narrowboat World Christian Wolmar after a walk around the Regents Canal Towpath is quoted as saying “Cyclists should not cycle aggressively. We’ve seen one or two people today pumping iron. The towpath is not for speed and it’s not a highway. It’s a calm, pleasant, relaxed and safe environment for all but it has [...]

posted in Boating, Canals, Cycling | tagged with Boating, Canal Towpaths, Canals, Christian Wolmar, Cycling, Green Party, Jenny Jones, Narrowboat world, race track, Regents Canal | No Comments

Jun

04

2011

Looking for Lee Rourke’s The Canal

A while ago I read Lee Rouke’s “The Canal” as part of Task 16; yesterday Loupie and I went for a walk to look see if we could find where the bench in the book was; well this is my best guess: It is here on the map: map Also while out Loupie and I [...]

posted in Boating, Books, Canals, Grand Union Canal, Greenway, London, Regents Canal, Task 16 - 100+ Reading Challenge, Walking | tagged with 100+ Challenge, Boating, Books, Canals, Grand Union Canal, Greenway, Lee Rourke, London, Regents Canal, Task 16 - 100+ Reading Challenge, The Canal, The Sandwich Barge, Walking | Comments (1)

May

17

2011

Google Earth Canal Maps

Google Earth Canal Maps GECM (Google Earth Canal Maps) is an on-going attempt to maps all the canals of the UK on Google Earths/Google Maps, including all the derelict ans in-filled ones. its a cool cartography project.

posted in Canals, Cartography, River Thames, Thames Walk, Walking | tagged with Canals, Cartography, Narrowboats, Regents Canal, River Thames, Thames Walk, Towns and Citys, Walking | No Comments

May

04

2011

London Canal Map

Amy of nb Lucky Duck found this map on the Internet; It is a nice visual representation of the waterways in London, in the style of Harry Beck’s London Underground Map.

posted in Boating, Canals, Cartography, London, Regents Canal, River Thames, Thames Walk | tagged with Boating, Bow Back Rivers, Canals, Cartography, Croydon & Grand Surrey Canals, Docklands, Grand Union Canal, Harry Beck, Lee Navigation, London, London Cursing Ring, Regents Canal, River Thames, River Wey & B'stoke Canal, Thames Walk | No Comments

Apr

23

2011

Walk from Stratford to Camden

Having not much else on Loupie and I went for a walk to Camden, Starting from Stratford Underground station, we had hoped to take the Greenway. and join up with the canal; however there was a slight diversion required.Stratford end facing west; oh and while we are standing her looking at this; how is this [...]

posted in Battlebridge Basin, Boating, Camden, Canals, Greenway, Stratford | tagged with Battlebridge Basin, Boating, Camden, Camera, Canals, Canals in Hackney Users Group, CHUG, Greenway, Hertford Union Canal, Islington Tunnel, Kingsland Basin, Lee Navigation, Old River Lee, Pubs, Regents Canal, Shipping Containers, Stratford, Tree House, Underground | No Comments

Apr

20

2011

Off the Grid

Some people know how I feel about large scale wind farms; and Photovoltaic Cells; for use in the UK (hint it’s a good way of requiring more Gas Turbines to be built). However when living off the Off The Grid, are they any use? On my recent walk along Regents Canal I saw these [...]

posted in Boating, Canals, Off The Grid | tagged with Battlebridge Basin, Boating, Canals, Off The Grid, photovoltaic, Photovoltaic, Regents Canal, Wind Tubine, Wind Turbine | No Comments