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Boating the Regent's Canal

Find boating information for the Regent's Canal

The Regent's Canal is a highly attractive waterway in itself, offering you the chance to see a side of London missed by others.

It's also a useful through-route to the River Lea and Stort, and for the more adventurous boater, forms part of the London Ring which incorporates a trip along the Thames tideway. Access onto the River Thames is via Limehouse Lock or Bow Locks, and from the Grand Union Canal via Thames Lock at Brentford. Remember that the Thames has fickle currents and tide runs so check tide and lock times first.

Regent's Canal

Length8.6 miles
Locks12

Maximum boat dimensions

Length21.95m72ft
Width4.34m14ft 3"
Draught1.17m3ft 10"
Headroom2.67m8ft 9"

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Last Edited: 19 March 2026

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