King's Cross: the canal basin and new quarter
The most ambitious urban regeneration in London, with a working canal at its heart. Walked and written by the editor. https://walkwalk.org/london/walks/kings-cross-canal-quarter

1. St Pancras International
The Victorian Gothic train shed — now a hotel and concourse — is one of the great London buildings. Walk through rather than past.

2. Granary Square
The centrepiece of the King's Cross development: a large public square beside the Regent's Canal, with the Granary building turned into Central Saint Martins.

3. Regent's Canal at King's Cross
The canal basin here is the junction of the Regent's Canal and the Grand Union. Walk east along the towpath, where the new development has been built right to the water's edge.

4. Coal Drops Yard
Victorian coal drops converted into a shopping and restaurant district by Thomas Heatherwick. The architecture is the draw; the restaurants and shops are incidental.

5. Camley Street Natural Park
A nature reserve beside the canal, two acres of meadow and woodland created on former industrial land. Unexpected and lovely; the canal ducks use it too.

King's Cross: the canal basin and new quarter