Little Venice
A Unique London Village
The oft written about Little Venice is a triangle shaped pool where the Grand Union Canal and the Regents Canal meet. It is at this little oasis in Paddington where visitors can find a confluence of moored barges, hidden pubs and leafy walkways. It can be reached from many sides of London including a brilliant perambulate from Limehouse in the East. The name is a little bit of a misnomer for it could not be less Italian in its look-and-feel and is quintessentially and uniquely ‘London’ especially when the annual Canal Cavalcade glides into town. The festival is definitely one to get on your trip plan and visitors can expect a treat. First appearing on the London calendar in 1983 it features more than 100 boats, all in fancy dress for a summer pageant that is replete with Morris dancers and real ale.
Little Venice is not just for the summer and all year round it will provide hidden gems, quiet walks and brilliant watering holes. Close by London visitors can wander of from the canal path to discover the village people in nearby Warwick Avenue which boasts a host of tucked away shops, pubs and restaurants. There is plenty of retail recreation in Formosa Street as well as burgeoning boutiques in Bristol Gardens.
All in all it is a great ramble that will reward visitors with some spectacular local architecture along impressive, tree-lined avenues of which the mid-nineteenth century houses along Randolph Avenue and Warrington Crescent are particularly note-worthy. If you fancy something a little bit different for your London visit, look no further than Little Venice.
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