Museum Represents a museum WC No EventsForChildren No HearingLoop No IsIncludedThisYear No DisabledAccess No Activities Under 18s must be accompanied by an adult.A Children's Heritage Hunt activity will be available for the wee ones.Meet at Edinburgh Quay, behind Akva Bar, EH3 9QB.Edinburgh Quay can be accessed at the junction of Fountainbridge and Gardner's Crescent through a pedestrian walkway next to Akva Bar. Look out for Re-Union's purple boat!This walk will run onSaturday 24th Sept at 2pmandSunday 25th Sept at 12 noonBOTH ARE FULLY BOOKED! OpeningTime1 2pm for 2 hours OpeningDate1 25/9/2016 OpeningTime2 12 noon for 2 hours IsNewThisYear No ID Google Panorama ID 14446 Refreshments No Street The street address Meet at Edinburgh Quay, behind Akva Bar - Fountainbridge, Edinburgh, Postcode EH3 9QB Parking No DisabledWC No LimitedAccess No NotAccessible No Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Walk - Unlocking the Union Canal Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived edinburgh Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1965 Type The nature or genre of the resource Museum Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. current,55.94286,-3.208133; Description An account of the resource The walk is approximately 3 miles, on towpaths and footpaths.Looking at traces of the industry still visible in the buildings of the Old Town.Scotland's Canals played a defining role in the history of the Industrial Age of Great Britain and Ireland and each has a fascinating and unique history. Join the Scottish Waterways Trust for a 2 hour guided walk to explore the social and industrial history of Fountainbridge and Edinburgh's Union Canal, opened in 1822.Year of Innovation Architecture and Design: Explore the innovative Leamington Lift Bridge, outstanding aqueducts and association with eminent engineers on our journey along the Union Canal - an extraordinary example of Georgian civil engineering.