Sights · Our pick in London
Little Venice
Narrowboats by Warwick Avenue
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Image courtesy of © JRennocks · CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia CommonsAbout Little Venice
Little Venice is the pretty canal basin near Warwick Avenue where the Paddington arm of the Grand Union Canal meets the Regent’s Canal. Narrowboats line the water, some of them cafés and a puppet theatre, and the London Waterbus Company runs boat trips along the Regent’s Canal to Camden Lock. Warwick Avenue station on the Bakerloo line is a few minutes’ walk away. Spring and summer are the best seasons for a towpath walk or a boat trip towards Camden.
Why it's on our list
- Narrowboats
- Waterbus to Camden
- Canal cafés
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Little Venice before you go.
What’s nearby
Distances from Little Venice are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 15 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest stations
- Warwick AvenueBakerloo0.1 mi1 min walk
- Royal OakCircleHammersmith & City0.3 mi5 min walk
- Maida ValeBakerloo0.5 mi11 min walk
Nearest taxi ranks
- Taxi rank, Warwick Avenue0.1 mi2 min walk
- Taxi rank0.4 mi8 min walk
Black cabs can also be hailed in the street: a lit yellow TAXI sign means the cab is available.
Key sights
- Harrods1.8 miWalk 36 minCycle 12 minCar or taxi 16 min
- Buckingham Palace2.3 miCycle 15 minCar or taxi 20 min
- Leicester Square2.4 miCycle 16 minCar or taxi 21 min
- The British Museum2.5 miCycle 16 minCar or taxi 21 min
- Trafalgar Square2.6 miCycle 17 minCar or taxi 22 min
- Covent Garden2.7 miCycle 18 minCar or taxi 23 min
- Westminster Abbey2.9 miCycle 19 minCar or taxi 24 min
- London Eye3.0 miCycle 20 minCar or taxi 26 min
- The Shard4.4 miCycle 28 minCar or taxi 35 min
- Tower of London4.7 miCycle 31 minCar or taxi 38 min
Main rail terminals
- Paddington0.6 miWalk 12 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 7 min
- Euston2.2 miWalk 44 minCycle 14 minCar or taxi 19 min
- Victoria2.5 miCycle 16 minCar or taxi 22 min
- St Pancras International (Eurostar)2.6 miCycle 16 minCar or taxi 22 min
- King’s Cross St Pancras2.6 miCycle 17 minCar or taxi 23 min
- Charing Cross2.7 miCycle 17 minCar or taxi 23 min
- Waterloo3.3 miCycle 21 minCar or taxi 27 min
- Liverpool Street4.4 miCycle 28 minCar or taxi 35 min
- London Bridge4.4 miCycle 28 minCar or taxi 36 min