City Road Basin Plaza

One of Islington’s best kept secrets is a beautiful stretch of water at City Road Basin. The site remained closed off for 100 years – but now a multi-million pound project has brought it back into public use.

At a special Christmas launch, hundreds of local residents were among the first to enjoy the new square and landscape park, which overlook the Regent’s Canal.

Visit City Road Basin Plaza

How to get here: City Road Basin plaza is off City Road next to McDonalds and Texaco.
Transport: Angel or Old Street, Buses 43, 205, 214, 394
Contact: 0207 253 6512

About City Road Basin

The City Road Basin is a former industrial site, which fell into decline in the 50s and 60s. The site remained undeveloped, unattractive and inaccessible to the public for many years.

Now the space has benefited from a multi-million pound project to create public access to the waterway - one of the largest open stretches of water in North London, complete with a newly landscaped public park facing onto the canal.

The opening of the new space is the first major milestone in a wider ‘masterplan’, for the City Road Basin, which was developed by Islington Council and a consortium of experts including developers Groveworld, British Waterways, Miller Development, and Pembroke Real Estate, and master planners Bennetts Associates.

• More information on the wider City Road Masterplan