Old Ford Lock, London

#1077 among attractions in London

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Facts and practical information

Old Ford Lock is a lock on the Regent's Canal, between Globe Town and Old Ford in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. ()

Coordinates: 51°31'57"N, 0°2'44"W

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Tower Hamlets (Bow West)London United Kingdom

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Day trips

Old Ford Lock – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: York Hall, Victoria Park, The Guardian Angels Church, The Queen Adelaide.

0.5 miSW
Sport venue, Sport, Gym
York Hall, London
13 min walk • The York Hall, officially known as York Hall Leisure Centre is a multi-purpose indoor arena and leisure complex in Bethnal Green, London and is situated on Old Ford Road. The building opened in 1929 with a capacity of 1,200, and is now an international boxing venue.
0.5 miNE
Park
Victoria Park, London
13 min walk • Victoria Park is a park in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in East London, England. It is the largest park in Tower Hamlets and one of London's most visited green spaces with approximately 9 million visitors every year.
0.7 miSE
Church
The Guardian Angels Church, London
18 min walk • The Guardian Angels Church is a Roman Catholic church at 377 Mile End Road in Mile End, east London. Designed by Frederick Arthur Walters, it was opened in 1903 and paid for by Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of Norfolk as a memorial to his youngest sister, Lady Margaret Howard, who had performed charitable work in the East End.
0.6 miW
Dancing, Nightlife
The Queen Adelaide, London
15 min walk • The Queen Adelaide is an LGBTQ+ pub and nightclub in Hackney, London. The pub has existed since at least 1834. Its current incarnation as an LGBTQ+ venue began in 2015 when the George and Dragon gay pub in Shoreditch closed, and the owners moved many of its furnishings to the Queen Adelaide venue on Hackney Road.
0.6 miSE
Canal
Mile End Lock, London
16 min walk • Mile End Lock is a lock on the Regent's Canal, in Mile End, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The lock spans the Regent's Canal between Queen Mary University of London and Mile End Park, and the canal path goes under Mile End Bridge.
~1370 ftE
Church
St Barnabas Bethnal Green, London
7 min walk • St Barnabas Bethnal Green is a late 19th-century church in Bow in London, England. It is an Anglican church in the Diocese of London. The church is at the junction of Roman Road and Grove Road in the Bow West ward of London Borough of Tower Hamlets.
0.5 miSW
Church, Neoclassical architecture
St John on Bethnal Green, London
14 min walk • St John on Bethnal Green is an early 19th-century church near Bethnal Green, London, England, and is located on the Green itself. It was constructed 1826–28 to the design of the architect Sir John Soane. It is an Anglican church in the Diocese of London.
0.5 miSW
Museum, Children's museum
Young V&A, London
12 min walk • Young V&A, formerly the V&A Museum of Childhood, is a branch of the Victoria and Albert Museum, which is the United Kingdom's national museum of applied arts. It is in Bethnal Green and is located on the Green itself in the East End of London and specialises in objects by and for children.
0.4 miSW
Temple, Buddhist architecture
London Buddhist Centre, London
10 min walk • The London Buddhist Centre is a temple in Bethnal Green in East London, is the main base for the London Triratna Buddhist Community, formerly known as the Friends of the Western Buddhist Order.
0.6 miW
Museum, Natural history museum, Specialty museum
The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities, London
15 min walk • The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities, Fine Art & Natural History is a museum and bar in Hackney, situated in a former call centre on Mare Street in the London Borough of Hackney. It is operated by Viktor Wynd and part of The Last Tuesday Society and was funded on Kickstarter in 2015.
0.4 miSE
Park
Meath Gardens, London
10 min walk • Meath Gardens is a 4.1642 hectares park in Bethnal Green in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in East London, England, and opened to the public in 1894. Before it became a park, it was the Victoria Park Cemetery.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Old Ford Lock?

Nearby attractions include Blind Beggar and His Dog, London (5 min walk), St Barnabas Bethnal Green, London (7 min walk), Auto Italia South East, London (8 min walk), Lauriston Road Cemetery, London (9 min walk).

How to get to Old Ford Lock by public transport?

The nearest stations to Old Ford Lock:

Bus

Smart Street • Lines: D6 (5 min walk)
Victoria Park • Lines: 277, 425, N277 (5 min walk)

Train

Cambridge Heath (13 min walk)
London Fields (21 min walk)

Metro

Bethnal Green • Lines: Central (14 min walk)
Mile End • Lines: Central, District, Hammersmith & City (19 min walk)

Light rail

Bow Church Platform 1 • Lines: S-L (29 min walk)