Discovering London's Canals

Discovering London's Canals is a guide to the capital's waterways on foot, by bike or by boat. Derek Pratt and Richard Mayon-White describe over 60 miles of routes through London, with their narrowboats, wildlife, waterside pubs and historic landmarks.

It has information boxes, travel directions, maps and photographs, and covers the Grand Union, Paddington and Regent's Canals, the Lee and lesser-known routes. Each route can be walked, run or cycled at any time of year.

Contents

• Introduction
• London's other waterway
• The Grand Union main line, Brentford to Denham
• The Slough Arm
• The Paddington Canal
• The Regent's Canal
• The Lee
• Some other London waterways
• Conclusion
• Further reading
• Useful addresses

About the authors

Derek Pratt is a professional photographer and writer on inland waterways. Over 45 years he built a large library of canal photography and wrote several books and articles on the subject.

Richard Mayon-White is a retired epidemiologist who has lived in the Thames Valley for 60 years. He volunteers on the Thames Path, leads riverside walks and is co-author of Exploring the Thames Wilderness.