Getting here
51.54506, -0.02296
Best for
6 activitiesPlaygrounds
Free93%playground, toilets, café, parking
Dog walks
Free78%Dogs allowed with public access
Cycling
Varies72%Named cycling route nearby: NCN National Route 1
Family friendly
Free68%Urban park — family destination
Hiking
Free65%Named hiking route nearby: Capital Ring (Section 13)
Picnic day out
Free62%Urban park — open green space
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
49
49 named nearby
Named route
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Cycling
348
348 named nearby
Named route
Named routes and paths nearby
Lea Valley Walk · Walking0
The Line · Walking0
The Line · Walking0
Middlesex Street Estate Pedways · Walking0
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
About this urban park
Canal Park is a urban park covering 35 hectares.
Wildlife to spot
Photos
View up the River Lea Navigation from the footbridge leading to the Olympic Park and Hackney Wick
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🌱 Visiting this spring
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
Facilities
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Café
Vaffan Coffee · 110m
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Parking
10 nearby · Paid · 155m
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Picnic spot
2 · 214m away
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Playground
3 · 88m away
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Toilets
2 · 105m away
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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Nearby places
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