Little Venice to Camden Lock

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Little Venice is the point where Regent's Canal meets the Grand Junction Canal. It may not have quite the glamour of Venice, but it has its own picture-postcard charm. The canal is lined with weeping willows, and flanked by graceful stucco Regency mansions, many designed by the celebrated architect John Nash. An island in the centre is called Browning's island, after the poet Robert Browning who lived nearby.
The Regent's Canal was originally built to link the Grand Junction Canal's Paddington arm with the Thames. It was named after the Prince Regent, later King George IV. It was opened in 1820 at a total cost of £772,000, twice the original budget. It faced several engineering glitches in its first year, but later became an important artery for cargo passing through London.

You can stop for a drink and a snack next to the canal and after you are suitably refreshed take a canal trip down the canal with the London Waterbus Company to Camden