Points of interest along the Lagan's route includes the Lagan Valley National Park, a four thousand, two hundred acre park and wetland, Lagan Meadows, a one hundred and twenty acre woodland, meadows and wetlands park, the twenty seven mile long Lagan Canal, originally built in 1763 and the Lagan Towpath, located between Stranmills in Belfast and Sprucefield in Lisbrun, whose twelve mile route has been designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). The river passes several small towns and villages along it's course, including Donaghcloney, Dromara, Dromore, Magheralin, Moira and the City of Lisburn. Tributaries of the River Lagan include the Blackstaff River, the Carryduff River, the Farset River and the Ravernet River. The river flows north eastwards for forty miles before draining into the thirty square mile, inter tidal lake, Lough Belfast, located at Stranmills Weir. The country's capital city is Belfast situated in the east of the country.īelfast was built along the banks of the River Lagan which starts life just below the summit of Slieve Croob, the highest peak in County Down. Six counties in the north of the island of Ireland make up the country of Northern Ireland. Image courtesy of Adfern, wikimedia commons The Rivers Effra, Fleet, Graveney, Langbourne, Moselle, Neckinger, Peck, Tyburn, Walbrooke, Wandle and Westbourne. The canal is situated between Paddington and Lime House and also forms part of the Regents Park in central London.īlack Ditch, Counter's Creek and Parr's Ditch.īeverley Brook, Bollo Brook, Falcon Brook, Hackney Brook and Stamford Brook. The Regents Canal - is just over eight and a half miles long and has thirteen locks. The Limehouse Cut - is also situated in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets and is two miles long and has five locks. The Hertford Union Canal -is just one mile long with three locks and is situated in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The Grand Union Canal - at 286 miles long with one hundred and sixty six locks, it is the longest canal in the country, and travels between London and Birmingham. You can read more about the River Thames by visiting our page - River Thames. Due to the vast size of London - six hundred and seven square miles - the city and surrounding metropolis is served by way of many other waterways, including nineteen lost or subterranean rivers, all of which are tributaries of the Thames, four canals and the forty two mile long River Lea and the River Roding. The city was built along the banks of England's longest river the River Thames. The capital of both England and the United Kingdom is London.
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