Islington: from the canal tunnel to the New River
Under the hill by tunnel, then above it through the gasworks and the green chain. Walked and written by the editor.

1. Regent's Canal at Angel
The canal enters the Islington Tunnel here — 960 metres of unlit Victorian brickwork navigable by boat only. Walk over the hill while the canal goes under.

2. Colebrooke Row
The Georgian terrace above the tunnel. Soane's house is reconstructed in the small terrace museum here. Tom Dixon's bar at the end is a useful stopping point.

3. Duncan Terrace Gardens
The long garden running along the edge of the old New River — the 17th-century water channel from Hertfordshire. Now a public garden; one of the quieter ones in N1.

4. Thornhill Square
One of the best Islington squares — large, with good mature trees and the houses in their original stucco. Less known than Canonbury; arguably better.

5. Caledonian Road
The long straight road from the canal toward King's Cross. The old cattle market site is now offices; the street itself is stubbornly unregenerated and the better for it.

Islington: from the canal tunnel to the New River