Linlithgow Canal Centre

Linlithgow Canal Centre ✨Volunteer run society offering seasonal Boat Trips, Tea Room, Private Boat Hire, Charters & Museum. Admission is free.

•Come and visit the Linlithgow Canal Centre.

•We’re on the Union Canal in Linlithgow, centrally based in the town (18 miles from Edinburgh) birthplace of Mary Queen of Scots.

•The Edinburgh & Glasgow Union Canal is 31½ miles [50 km] long from Edinburgh to Falkirk and is linked to the Forth & Clyde Canal at Falkirk by the new Falkirk Wheel to continue the journey to Glasgow.

•The Canal Centre

is administered by Linlithgow Union Canal Society (LUCS), by volunteer society members, and operates boat trips from Manse Road Basin every weekend from Easter until the end of September with two boats from 2pm.

•We also have our lovely tea room to come visit too, open to anyone with an offering of tea, coffee, cake & ice cream in the summer. To sit in or takeaway.

•During July to mid-August, the Centre is open weekdays for the town trips running.

•You can cruise the calm and peaceful canal to the Avon Aqueduct in comfort on board the "St Michael" or journey the town stretch on "Victoria", a replica of a Victorian steam packet boat.

•Charters and private bookings can be arranged at other times. ‘Leamington’ is a self drive boat available for day hire and the larger 40 seater boats can also be chartered for larger parties (2 of our volunteers, driver & crew).

•The Canal Museum has a sales counter with a short audio-visual presentation. Thank you & we look forward to seeing you :)

This weekend the LUCS boat St Magdalene will be taking part in the 25th Anniversary of the Millennium Link Flotilla. Bel...
29/08/2026

This weekend the LUCS boat St Magdalene will be taking part in the 25th Anniversary of the Millennium Link Flotilla. Below is information about the event from Scottish Canals with information about the flotilla if you want to watch it.

Looking for a relaxing way to spend an afternoon? Why not join one of our popular Aqueduct Cruises from Linlithgow Canal...
26/08/2026

Looking for a relaxing way to spend an afternoon? Why not join one of our popular Aqueduct Cruises from Linlithgow Canal Centre to the Avon Aqueduct on Saturdays and Sundays departing at 2pm. Prebook at bookings.lucs.org.uk.

Looking to try a canal trip? Our short 30 minute town trips are the perfect way to get started. LUCS are open 1.30 to 4....
22/08/2026

Looking to try a canal trip? Our short 30 minute town trips are the perfect way to get started. LUCS are open 1.30 to 4.30 every Saturday and Sunday.

One Linlithgow

Our summer weekday opening are now finished. However we are still open every Saturday and Sunday until the end of Septem...
19/08/2026

Our summer weekday opening are now finished. However we are still open every Saturday and Sunday until the end of September.

Open Saturday and Sunday from 1.30 - 4.30pm.
Offering town trips, aqueduct trips, tearoom and musuem.

Looking for a relaxing way to spend an afternoon? Why not join one of our popular Aqueduct Cruises from Linlithgow Canal...
15/08/2026

Looking for a relaxing way to spend an afternoon? Why not join one of our popular Aqueduct Cruises from Linlithgow Canal Centre to the Avon Aqueduct on Saturdays and Sundays departing at 2pm. Prebook at bookings.lucs.org.uk.

One Linlithgow

Around 40 volunteers helped to make last week's Funday a huge success. Thank you to all of our volunteers who gave their...
13/08/2026

Around 40 volunteers helped to make last week's Funday a huge success. Thank you to all of our volunteers who gave their time and expertise.

05/08/2026

LUCS Canal Fun Day 2026

Our cardboard boat race was huge fun at Sunday's fun day. Thank you to all the teams who took part. The variety of boa...
03/08/2026

Our cardboard boat race was huge fun at Sunday's fun day. Thank you to all the teams who took part. The variety of boats was amazing and the amount of work that had gone into the designs was obvious. We wish you could all win but here are our this year's trophy winners.

Tomorrow is our Canal Fun Day and the forecast is looking dry. The fun starts at 1pm with the cardboard boat race at 3p...
01/08/2026

Tomorrow is our Canal Fun Day and the forecast is looking dry. The fun starts at 1pm with the cardboard boat race at 3pm.

Details of road closures and parking suspensions around the canal centre can be found at bit.ly/funday-closures-2026.

Address

Canal Basin, Manse Road
Linlithgow
EH496AJ

Opening Hours

Saturday 1:30pm - 4:30pm
Sunday 1:30pm - 4:30pm

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