London Canal Museum
12-13 New Wharf Road
King's Cross
London
Greater London
N1 9RT
England
Website
London Canal Museum Online
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www.canalmuseum.org.uk/education
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www.canalmuseum.org.uk/whatson
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www.canalmuseum.org.uk/podcast
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Telephone
General
020 7713 0836
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020 7689 6679
London Canal Museum tells the story of London's canals, their people, cargoes, and the horses which pulled their boats.
Venue Type:
Museum, Heritage site, Industrial heritage site, Transport heritage site
Additional info
Free mooring for visitors arriving by boat during their visit.
Overnight mooring (fee payable) - book overnight in advance if possible.
Centrepiece is the narrowboat Coronis with a reconstructed cabin into which visitors can step, listening to the sound of a family having their meal and discussing their lives. Our collection includes "roses and castles" canal art and other decorative art, lifting, handling and weighing equipment for cargo, horse care equipment, and the working Bantam IV tug which is moored outside.
Collection details
Trade and Commerce, Social History, Science and Technology, Personalities, Land Transport, Inland Waterways, Industry, Decorative and Applied Art, Costume and Textiles, Archives
Key artists and exhibits
- Canal life
- Canal costume
- Canal art
- Lifting, handling, weighing
- Bantam Tug
- The ice trade & ice wells
- Horse Power - London's working horses
- The Regent's Canal
- Boats
Guided Tunnel Boat Trips
Lasting about 50 minutes, your guide will explain the history of London's longest canal tunnel as you cruise through it, passing deep beneath the streets of Islington in the darkness of the three-quarters-of-a-mile long tunnel. Opened in 1820 and in use ever since. You are very strongly advised to book online in advance. Trips begin at 11:00am, 12:00 noon, 14:00pm, 15:00pm, and 16:00pm.
Suitable for
- Any age
- Family friendly
When
11am-4:50pm
Where
London Canal Museum
Admission
£8.30 adult, £6.00 child.
Website
Guided Tunnel Boat Trips
Lasting about 50 minutes, your guide will explain the history of London's longest canal tunnel as you cruise through it, passing deep beneath the streets of Islington in the darkness of the three-quarters-of-a-mile long tunnel. Opened in 1820 and in use ever since. You are very strongly advised to book online in advance. Trips begin at 11:00am, 12:00 noon, 14:00pm, 15:00pm, and 16:00pm.
Suitable for
- Any age
- Family friendly
When
11am-4:50pm
Where
London Canal Museum
Admission
£8.30 adult, £6.00 child.
Website
Illustrated Talk. The Work of the Port of London Authority Harbourmaster, by Mark Towens, Deputy Harbour Master [Upper] PLA.
Mark will explain PLA's role in promoting the Tidal Thames and keeping it safe for all who use it. Recently the PLA have introduced various Codes of Practice for Recreational River Users. Mark will update us on how these are working out in practice
When
7:30-8:30pm
Guided Tunnel Boat Trips
Lasting about 50 minutes, your guide will explain the history of London's longest canal tunnel as you cruise through it, passing deep beneath the streets of Islington in the darkness of the three-quarters-of-a-mile long tunnel. Opened in 1820 and in use ever since. You are very strongly advised to book online in advance. Trips begin at 11:00am, 12:00 noon, 14:00pm, 15:00pm, and 16:00pm.
Suitable for
- Any age
- Family friendly
When
11am-4:50pm
Where
London Canal Museum
Admission
£8.30 adult, £6.00 child.
Website
Guided Tunnel Boat Trips
Lasting about 50 minutes, your guide will explain the history of London's longest canal tunnel as you cruise through it, passing deep beneath the streets of Islington in the darkness of the three-quarters-of-a-mile long tunnel. Opened in 1820 and in use ever since. You are very strongly advised to book online in advance. Trips begin at 11:00am, 12:00 noon, 14:00pm, 15:00pm, and 16:00pm.
Suitable for
- Any age
- Family friendly
When
11am-4:50pm
Where
London Canal Museum
Admission
£8.30 adult, £6.00 child.
Website
Guided Towpath Walk
Departing from the museum at 1930, to Camden Town.
Suitable for
- Any age
When
7:30-8:30pm
Guided Tunnel Boat Trips
Lasting about 50 minutes, your guide will explain the history of London's longest canal tunnel as you cruise through it, passing deep beneath the streets of Islington in the darkness of the three-quarters-of-a-mile long tunnel. Opened in 1820 and in use ever since. You are very strongly advised to book online in advance. Trips begin at 11:00am, 12:00 noon, 14:00pm, 15:00pm, and 16:00pm.
Suitable for
- Any age
- Family friendly
When
11am-4:50pm
Where
London Canal Museum
Admission
£8.30 adult, £6.00 child.
Website
Guided Tunnel Boat Trips
Lasting about 50 minutes, your guide will explain the history of London's longest canal tunnel as you cruise through it, passing deep beneath the streets of Islington in the darkness of the three-quarters-of-a-mile long tunnel. Opened in 1820 and in use ever since. You are very strongly advised to book online in advance. Trips begin at 11:00am, 12:00 noon, 14:00pm, 15:00pm, and 16:00pm.
Suitable for
- Any age
- Family friendly
When
11am-4:50pm
Where
London Canal Museum
Admission
£8.30 adult, £6.00 child.
Website
Illustrated Talk: The Stort Story, by Richard Thomas.
Richard Thomas tells us about the history of the river and shows us its charming scenery .
When
7:30-8:30pm
Guided Tunnel Boat Trips
Lasting about 50 minutes, your guide will explain the history of London's longest canal tunnel as you cruise through it, passing deep beneath the streets of Islington in the darkness of the three-quarters-of-a-mile long tunnel. Opened in 1820 and in use ever since. You are very strongly advised to book online in advance. Trips begin at 11:00am, 12:00 noon, 14:00pm, 15:00pm, and 16:00pm.
Suitable for
- Any age
- Family friendly
When
11am-4:50pm
Where
London Canal Museum
Admission
£8.30 adult, £6.00 child.
Website
Guided Tunnel Boat Trips
Lasting about 50 minutes, your guide will explain the history of London's longest canal tunnel as you cruise through it, passing deep beneath the streets of Islington in the darkness of the three-quarters-of-a-mile long tunnel. Opened in 1820 and in use ever since. You are very strongly advised to book online in advance. Trips begin at 11:00am, 12:00 noon, 14:00pm, 15:00pm, and 16:00pm.
Suitable for
- Any age
- Family friendly
When
11am-4:50pm
Where
London Canal Museum
Admission
£8.30 adult, £6.00 child.
Website
Illustrated Talk: Archive photos of the early 1960s.
Roger Butler returns to offer part two of the amazing archive of canal photos kept in his family albums. Rare photos of the working canals, combined with comments on them, provide an overview of the past journeys of a talented waterways photographer.
When
7:30-8:30pm
The Amazing Halloween Experience.
The event includes story telling in the museum by our witch whose spine-chilling tales will make your flesh creep, decorations, and a trip through the three-quarter-mile-long Islington Tunnel on a decorated narrowboat in the dark!
Suitable for
- 5-6
- 11-13
- Especially for children
- Family friendly
When
3:45-10pm
Where
London Canal Museum
Admission
£10 adult £8 child including boat trip and museum
Website
The Amazing Halloween Experience.
The event includes story telling in the museum by our witch whose spine-chilling tales will make your flesh creep, decorations, and a trip through the three-quarter-mile-long Islington Tunnel on a decorated narrowboat in the dark!
Suitable for
- 5-6
- 11-13
- Especially for children
- Family friendly
When
3:45-10pm
Where
London Canal Museum
Admission
£10 adult £8 child including boat trip and museum
Website
The Canal Pioneers: Brindley's School of Engineers by Chris Lewis.
He was also a major player in training others in the art of canal layout and building. Chris Lewis explains how he made such a positive contribution to the education of that group of early 'civil engineer'.
Suitable for
- Any age
- Family friendly
When
7:30-8:30pm
Illustrated Talk: Ice for the Metropolis by Malcolm Tucker.
Well before the advent of freezers there was a demand for ice for food preservation and catering. Malcolm will explain the history of importing natural ice and the technology of building ice wells, and how London's ice trade thus grew.
Suitable for
- Any age
When
7:30-8:30pm
London's Minor Canals
http://www.canalmuseum.org.uk/history/minor.htm
Brief history London's minor canals, the Hertford Union, Limehouse Cut, Grand Surrey, Kensington and Grosvenor canals.
Creator
- London Canal Museum
Publisher
- London Canal Museum
How to obtain
online
Multimedia Guide
http://www.canalmuseum.org.uk/ookl
We offer a multimedia museum guide on the OOKL platform. This is available for Android and iPhones, and on the worldwide web. The guide offers additional interpretation of items in the collection and around the museum, including video and audio content that explains how things work.
Creator
- London Canal Museum
Publisher
- London canal Museum
How to obtain
Online, or using OOKL Android and iPhone applications
The Ice House
http://www.canalmuseum.org.uk/ice/index.html
Introduction to the ice trade and ice cream, with links to other related pages.
Creator
- London Canal Museum
Publisher
- London Canal Museum
How to obtain
online
The River Lee Navigation
http://www.canalmuseum.org.uk/history/lee.htm
Brief history of the River Lee navigation, a river which became a commercial waterway through man made improvements.
Creator
- London Canal Museum
Publisher
- London Canal Museum
How to obtain
online
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