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Discover King's Cross Discover King’s Cross Sandwiched between King’s Cross and St Pancras railway Little adventures stations is the Regent’s Canal. on your doorstep Little Venice & Camden It’s an unexpected oasis of calm 1mile/1.7km and peace amid the hectic St Pancras Basin pace of long distance rail travel. St Pancras Lock No 4 Granary Buildings Lock keeper’s Central St Martins cottage Maiden Lane Bridge Camley Street Natural Park Islington Tunnel al an 400m Camley Street s C Kings nt’ & Limehouse Stop gates ge Place Re Way ds oo G y London a W Canal Battle s Bridge Museum d o Basin o York Way York New The Fish & G Wharf Road Coal Offices Wharfdale Road King’s Cross STAY SAFE: Stay Away From St Pancras the Edge International Map not to scale: covers approx 0.5 miles/0.8km A little bit of history King’s Cross is undergoing massive redevelopment. It’s a place where two ages of transport meet with canal boats chugging quietly alongside the Eurostar. Alongside old canal buildings given a 21st century makeover, you can still find stop gates and walk along the towpath where horses pulling boats, once plodded. Best of all it’s FREE!* Five things to do at King Stop by Central St Martins where’s C manyro world- famous fashion designers have trained.s sThis building was once a grain warehouse built by Lewis Cubitt Information who also designed the station in 1852. Central St Martins N1C 4AA Visit the London Canal Museum and find out about the families who lived aboard canal boats. This Toilets building was once an icehouse where ice-cream (in the station) maker, Carlo Gatti, stored shipments of ice from Café Scandinavia. Pub Have a picnic on the steps of St Martins. Look out for trains. The railway tracks from King’s Cycling Cross pass under the canal. The tracks from St Footpath Pancras run above it. Allow 1-2 hours Walk to Islington Tunnel and look out for boats for this visit coming through. * Don’t forget: Although the site is always open the facilities and boat Did you know?... trips may not be and some may be chargeable. Please It’s best to feed ducks tasty check with local businesses treats like: before setting out. • porridge oats • rice • peas • chopped lettuce • birdseed Whilst they will gobble up white bread, crisps and chips its junk Sign up for our newsletter and get regular food for you and ducks! updates and offers from the Canal & River Trust. Simply go online and search for ’. Go to canalriverexplorers.org.uk ‘canal newsletter to discover lots of fun things to do with the family. © Canal & River Trust Charity no. 1146792 A big thank you to all the volunteers who helped produce these. 02/18.
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