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Journey to Limehouse Basin

Summary

This is a trip of 1 mile, 5 furlongs from Three Mill Lane Bridge No 3 to Limehouse Basin Footbridge.

This will take 26 minutes.

From Three Mill Lane Bridge No 3 travel south on the Lee and Stort Navigation (River Lee: commercial section) for 2 furlongs to Head of Bow Locks, then travel southwest on the Lee and Stort Navigation (Limehouse Cut) for 1 mile, 2½ furlongs to Limehouse Basin, then travel northwest on the Grand Union Canal (Regent’s Canal) for ¾ furlongs to Limehouse Basin Footbridge.

Route

Lee and Stort Navigation (River Lee: commercial section)
From Three Mill Lane Bridge No 3 (Also known as Three Mills Bridge) to:
Head of Bow Locks 2 furlongs, 0 locks
Lee and Stort Navigation (Limehouse Cut)
From Head of Bow Locks to:
Limehouse Basin

with Lion Wharf, South Quay, Medland Quay, Regent’s Canal Wharf, Liverpool Steam Wharf, East Quay and North Quay. Also known as Regent’s Canal Dock
1 mile, 2½ furlongs, 0 locks
Grand Union Canal (Regent’s Canal)
From Limehouse Basin (with Lion Wharf, South Quay, Medland Quay, Regent’s Canal Wharf, Liverpool Steam Wharf, East Quay and North Quay. Also known as Regent’s Canal Dock) to:
Limehouse Basin Footbridge ¾ furlongs, 0 locks

Totals

Total distance is 1 mile, 5 furlongs and 0 locks.

This is made up of ¾ furlongs of broad canals; 1 mile, 4¼ furlongs of commercial waterways.

This will take 26 minutes.

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Apocalyptic Three Mills

The joys of London cruising is unlimited and when you end up in a place like Three Mills, you either love it or hate it. There is nothing in between. Adnan loves it, Natascha hates it. There you go, a proper relationship dilemma.

It’s a hyper industrialised location where the visitor moorings are and on the other side of the canal is the Blackwall Tunnel Approach, meaning: cars, cars, cars – the air pollution is, quite literally, breathtaking.

Below some photos from the view of our mooring spot:

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Journey to Three Mills

Summary

This is a trip of 1 mile, 5¼ furlongs and 1 lock from Eastway Bridge No 14A to Three Mill Lane Bridge No 3 travelling southeast on the Lee and Stort Navigation (River Lee: commercial section).

This will take 46 minutes.

Route

Lee and Stort Navigation (River Lee: commercial section)
From Eastway Bridge No 14A to:
Hertford Union Canal Junction

Junction of Hertford Union Canal and River Lee
4 furlongs, 0 locks
Bow Bridge No 5

Modern bridge 75yds long. A11
7 furlongs, 1 lock
Three Mill Lane Bridge No 3

Also known as Three Mills Bridge
2¼ furlongs, 0 locks

Totals

Total distance is 1 mile, 5¼ furlongs and 1 lock.

This is made up of 1 mile, 5¼ furlongs of commercial waterways; 1 large lock.

This will take 46 minutes.

 

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Hip Hackney Wick

On 2 December it was time to move on despite strong winds. Adnan wasn’t around and it was Nat’s turn on the tiller and with those strong winds it wasn’t exactly the best moment for a ‘first time alone cruise’. Luckily it was really a very short trip, and not conform to CRT rules, but hey, sometimes you have to break them.

She crashed into the already moored boat, of course, choosing the beginning of Hertford Union canal proofed not to be suitable, the winds got properly channelled and Nat lost control. On top the neighbour complained that she doesn’t like if boats double moor on hers… well, that’s boaters life in London, darling. But it had to do for the night. We don’t like it either but as the boats increase there isn’t any other solution. Unless CRT would install more mooring, but that is another discussion.

Adnan came back and we moved the boat near to Anton’s. We ended up opposite where hot tubs were installed along the canal. On the one side this is our view:

On the other side, that strange Arcelormittal Orbit, which illuminates the misty Londoner night sky somewhat nicely.

But if you know the story behind this steel sculpture, then one wonders whether it was really necessary to built it in the first place. Anish Kapoor’s sculptures are usually sublimely beautiful, but something went wrong here. Maybe because Boris Johnson was involved?

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