Little Venice
Where the Regent's Canal meets the Grand Union, a leafy junction of houseboats and towpaths easy to miss from street level.
- Hidden gem
- Price: Free
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Did you know
The name is often credited to the poet Robert Browning, who lived nearby, but Lord Kinross argued in 1966 that Lord Byron made the Venice comparison first. The junction basin is also called Browning's Pool.
Local tip
Combine it with a Regent's Canal waterbus ride toward Camden. The London Waterbus Company departs from Blomfield Road and passes through London Zoo along the way.
Finding it
- Address
- Kensal Town, Paddington, City of Westminster, Greater London, England, W2 6NE
- Nearest station
- Warwick Avenue (Tube), 280 m away
Details change, so check with the place before you set off.
More places nearby
- Puppet Theatre BargeA working marionette theatre built inside a converted 1930s iron Thames barge, moored in Little Venice from October to June and at Richmond over summer.
- Canal Café TheatreA 60-seat fringe theatre above the Bridge House Pub in Little Venice, at the meeting point of the Grand Union and Regent's Canals, and the permanent home of the satirical sketch show NewsRevue.
- Paddington Bear StatueA bronze statue of Paddington Bear standing on Platform 1 of Paddington station, marking the spot where the fictional bear was first found.
- The Warrington HotelA grand 1850s gin palace in Maida Vale with a gold-tiled entrance, mosaic floors, Art Nouveau touches and a Titanic-style staircase to the toilets, yet a reasonably priced local.