New River Walk - Waterfall Traditional Cache

This cache is part of a small series along the New River Walk in Islington. The walk is a little under a mile and features a waterfall, a fountain, a water basin and plenty of wildlife.

This cache is located near the small waterfall.

The New River Walk is a man-made park along the only remaining section of the original New River channel. Opened in 1613, The New River was created as an aqueduct to bring water from the River Lea in Hertfordshire to Amwell Spring near Sadler's Wells.

Adjacent to Canonbury Grove, the walk follows the New River as it runs above ground between St Paul's Road and Canonbury Road in Islington ending at the Myddleton Arms, named after 1st Baronet Sir Hugh Myddelton who funded the New River project.

The area along the river has been nicely landscaped and includes this man-made waterfall. A few meters north you will find a fountain on the east side of the bridge over the basin.