Mile End Lock, London

Name: Mile End Lock
Address: London, United Kingdom

#658 among attractions in London

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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. There is a 19th-century lock keeper's cottage. ()

Coordinates: 51°31'30"N, 0°2'17"W

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Tower Hamlets (Mile End and Globe Town)London United Kingdom

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Mile End Lock – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: York Hall, Victoria Park, The Guardian Angels Church, St Barnabas Bethnal Green.

0.8 miW
Sport venue, Sport, Gym
York Hall, London
21 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.
0.9 miN
Park
Victoria Park, London
23 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.
~460 ftE
Church
The Guardian Angels Church, London
3 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.
0.4 miN
Church
St Barnabas Bethnal Green, London
11 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.
0.6 miS
Church
St Dunstan's, London
16 min walk • St Dunstan's, Stepney, is an Anglican Church which stands on a site that has been used for Christian worship for over a thousand years. It is located in Stepney High Street, in Stepney, London Borough of Tower Hamlets.
0.7 miW
Church, Neoclassical architecture
St John on Bethnal Green, London
19 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.
0.8 miW
Museum, Children's museum
Young V&A, London
20 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.
0.6 miNW
Canal
Old Ford Lock, London
16 min walk • Old Ford Lock is a lock on the Regent's Canal, between Globe Town and Old Ford in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The associated lock cottage, and stables were designated Grade II listed buildings in 1990.
0.6 miW
Temple, Buddhist architecture
London Buddhist Centre, London
16 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.
0.7 miS
Canal
Salmon Lane Lock, London
19 min walk • Salmon Lane Lock is a lock on the Regent's Canal, in Limehouse in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. A new footbridge at the lock was completed in February 2005 connecting Parnham Street to Salmon Lane.
~1130 ftNW
Park
Meath Gardens, London
6 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 Mile End Lock?

Nearby attractions include The Guardian Angels Church, London (3 min walk), Mile End Park, London (5 min walk), Meath Gardens, London (6 min walk), Tredegar Square, London (8 min walk).

How to get to Mile End Lock by public transport?

The nearest stations to Mile End Lock:

Bus

Mile End Station / Mile End Road • Lines: 277, 425, D6, N277 (4 min walk)
Lichfield Road • Lines: 277, 425, D6, N277 (4 min walk)

Metro

Mile End • Lines: Central, District, Hammersmith & City (6 min walk)
Stepney Green • Lines: District, Hammersmith & City (12 min walk)

Light rail

Bow Church Platform 1 • Lines: S-L (20 min walk)
Limehouse Platform 3 • Lines: B-L, B-Wa, Tg-B (23 min walk)

Train

Limehouse (22 min walk)
Bethnal Green (24 min walk)