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Merchant Square London: what's on

The canalside square at Paddington Basin, with Heatherwick's Rolling Bridge curling up on a schedule and the Fan Bridge opening beside it. Floating bars, a lido pontoon in summer and an outdoor screen. Five minutes from Paddington station and almost nobody finds it by accident.

What to expect

2 listings ahead at Merchant Square, in Paddington.

Nearby

Paddington has the nearest stations and everything else on in the same part of town. Every date we hold for this address is on this page, soonest first.

Tuesday

13 October
  1. Free

    The floating pocket park, Merchant Square

    10:00 Paddington

    A garden built on a pontoon in the basin, open to anyone. Small, and that is rather the point: it is a place to sit on the water in the middle of a building site of a neighbourhood.

  2. Free

    The Rolling Bridge at Merchant Square

    12:00 Paddington

    Thomas Heatherwick's footbridge curls up into an octagon instead of lifting. It runs to a published timetable posted at the square, and the whole thing takes about three minutes.