St Pancras Lock Open Weekend

There will be a chance to go down into the bottom of a drained canal lock over the weekend.

Visitors will get the chance to learn more from heritage experts, engineers and volunteers about St Pancras Locks on the Regent’s Canal, in particular the replacements of the top and bottom lock gates.

Visitors will be able to walk in the drained lock chamber, seeing first hand the engineering work that helped construct the canal originally and talk to staff on site about the restoration and repair work being carried out.

During the weekend, visitors will also be offered guided heritage walks from Granary Square to Islington Tunnel.

The waterways charity will also be offering boat trips from outside the lock up to the London Canal Museum.

In addition, visitors with a head for heights will also get the rare chance to go to the top of the St Pancras water tower. This was originally built to supply steam trains with water, the Grade II-listed tower was moved in sections by a huge crane to its current canalside location in November 2001.