Market Hall
The market hall
Under the glass roof, thirty stalls on Saturdays and a street-food kitchen every evening.
Lowmarsh · by the canal
A whole quarter, one block at a time
Twelve old warehouses, a market hall and a lock, rebuilt as homes, studios and places to eat. Scroll, and watch it go up.
The Studio Yard
The studio yard
Three warehouses of studios and a coworking hall: 140 desks, a darkroom and a woodshop.
Lock 17
Lock 17
The lock still works. Boats pass through most afternoons, and the café on the towpath watches them go.
Canal Terrace
Canal Terrace
Forty-two townhouses and flats along the water, each with a balcony or a roof garden.
Meadow Park
Meadow Park
Where the car park was: a wildflower meadow, a pond and the quarter's playground.
Places
Where to go
Cafés, the market, studios and the lock: everything in the quarter, on one map.
Eat & drink
The Lock Café
Coffee, cake and soup on the towpath, with the best seats in the quarter for watching boats come through the lock.
Unit 1, Lock Lane · Daily 8:00–17:00
Shops
Market Hall
Thirty stalls under a Victorian glass roof every Saturday, and a street-food kitchen every evening.
Market Square · Sat 9:00–15:00, kitchen daily 17:00–22:00
Studios
The Studio Yard
Three warehouses of studios and a coworking hall: makers, designers, a darkroom and a woodshop.
Studio Yard, Mill Street · Mon–Sat, hours vary
Outdoors
Lock 17
The working lock that gave the quarter its shape: boats pass through most afternoons, and the gates are 140 years old.
Lock Lane · Towpath open all day
Homes
Live by the water
Townhouses, lofts in the warehouses and the new Wharf Building. Book a viewing with the yard office.
Saturday market
When 9:00–15:00 · Where Market Hall
Thirty stalls: vegetables, bread, cheese, flowers and secondhand books.
Music on the towpath
When 16:00–19:00 · Where Lock 17
A brass band on a narrowboat, moored by the lock for the afternoon.
Open studios
When 11:00–17:00 · Where The Studio Yard
Ninety studios open their doors: ceramics, print, furniture, the darkroom.
Lantern walk
When 18:00–20:00 · Where Meadow Park
Bring a lantern (or make one at the café) and walk the canal from the park to the market hall.
- warehouses brought back
- 12
- homes, 42 of them by the water
- 214
- desks in the studio yard
- 140
- of meadow where the car park was
- 1.2 ha
Canalside Yards, autumn 2026
News
From the yard
Topping out the Wharf Building
The last beam went up on the Wharf Building this week. Here's what comes next, and when the flats go on sale.
The build
Lanterns on the water
Four hundred people walked the canal with lanterns last November. This year the walk starts in the park.
Events
A meadow where the car park was
How 1.2 hectares of tarmac became a wildflower meadow, a pond and a playground in three seasons.
The park
The Yard Letter, once a month
What's opening, what's on and how the Wharf Building is coming along. One email a month.
Come and see it
The market is on every Saturday and the yard office is open daily. Walk the towpath from the station in twelve minutes.