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Four doors, one street.

The library, the advice desk, Canal Hall and the gardens share an address and a front step. All of them are free to walk into.

The entrance hall: an oak staircase, the front desk with a green lamp and an arched window over open doors.

  • Northbank Library

    Mon–Fri 9:00–20:00, and weekends

    Books, newspapers, computers and a printer, the children’s corner and the warm room.

    12 Quay Road, ground and first floor · 020 555 0140

    Monday9:00–20:00
    Tuesday9:00–20:00
    Wednesday9:00–20:00
    Thursday9:00–20:00
    Friday9:00–20:00
    Saturday10:00–17:00
    Sunday12:00–17:00
    About Library

  • The advice desk

    Tue 10:00–16:00, and weekends

    Free, private advice on letters, benefits, housing and debt. No appointment.

    12 Quay Road, the back of the library · 020 555 0148

    Tuesday10:00–16:00
    Thursday10:00–16:00
    Saturday10:00–13:00

    Closed on the other days.

    About the advice desk

  • Canal Hall

    Mon–Sat 8:00–22:00, Sun 10:00–18:00

    Soup lunch, the repair café, talks and meetings, and rooms to book.

    12 Quay Road, the back entrance by the lock · 020 555 0144

    Monday8:00–22:00
    Tuesday8:00–22:00
    Wednesday8:00–22:00
    Thursday8:00–22:00
    Friday8:00–22:00
    Saturday8:00–22:00
    Sunday10:00–18:00
    About Canal Hall

  • Lock Gardens

    Every day, 8:00–16:30

    Forty allotments, a community garden, the glasshouse and the Saturday work morning.

    Lock Lane, through the gate behind Canal Hall · 020 555 0146

    Monday8:00–16:30
    Tuesday8:00–16:30
    Wednesday8:00–16:30
    Thursday8:00–16:30
    Friday8:00–16:30
    Saturday8:00–16:30
    Sunday8:00–16:30
    About Lock Gardens

Getting here.

12 Quay Road, Northbank NB1 4QR. The library door is on Quay Road; Canal Hall and the gardens are round the back, by the lock.

  • By busThe 23 and 78 stop at Quay Road Bridge, two minutes on foot. The 23 runs every ten minutes until midnight.
  • On foot or by bikeFrom the station, follow the towpath east for ten minutes. Bike racks by the library door and the hall.
  • By carNo parking of our own. Two blue badge spaces on Quay Road outside the library.
  • Step-freeAll four places have a step-free way in. The library has a lift; the gardens have paved paths.