Tickets Alert: Walk along the bottom of an empty canal

Next month, one of East London’s canals will be drained for repairs to be carried out, and you can walk along the bottom of it.
The Hertford Union Canal runs along the southern edge of Victoria Park linking Stratford with the Regent’s Canal, and at almost 200 years old, the walls which make up the side of the canal are in need of restoration and repair.
Hertford Union Canal during the 2021 drainage
Winter happens to be the quietest time for the canals, so that’s when major rest