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London Canal Museum

London Canal Museum London's museum of inland waterways and the former ice trade in an old waterside former ice warehouse

The museum is open Tuesdays to Sundays and Hank Holiday Mondays 10.am to 4.40pm, last entry 4.0pm

Operating as usual

Tickets Alert: Tours of a drained canal lock
02/11/2022
Tickets Alert: Tours of a drained canal lock

Tickets Alert: Tours of a drained canal lock

Later this month, one of the locks on the Hanwell flight of locks on the Grand Union Canal will be drained, and there will be a once in a generation opportunity to view the de-watered lock and see the new lock gates from a specially installed temporary viewing bridge.

The 2023 London Canal Museum calendars are now in the shop. The journey of the calendar photos takes you from the west t...
31/10/2022

The 2023 London Canal Museum calendars are now in the shop.

The journey of the calendar photos takes you from the west to east, from Little Venice to Limehouse Basin then back to a snowy Little Venice in December.

The price is £6.99 at London Canal Museum Kings Cross.




24/10/2022
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Our Tumblr blog has a new post all about dust! It explores the evidence that the dust heaps of King's Cross were once exported to Moscow, starting their trip by boat.

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Canal themed Christmas cards are now in store!  Do you recognise any of these landmarks?
21/10/2022

Canal themed Christmas cards are now in store! Do you recognise any of these landmarks?


Beautiful artisan products!
19/10/2022

Beautiful artisan products!

Photos from London Canal Museum's post
16/10/2022

Photos from London Canal Museum's post

Photos from London Canal Museum's post
16/10/2022

Photos from London Canal Museum's post

This week we welcomed more than two dozen of London's tourist guides to an open evening in the museum with refreshments ...
15/10/2022

This week we welcomed more than two dozen of London's tourist guides to an open evening in the museum with refreshments and a demonstration of ice cream making, Edwardian style, as well as educational talks and a chance to learn about canals and the ice trade.

Is it too early to do Christmas shopping? At London Canal Museum colourful Roses and Castle ware and festive artist’s ca...
07/10/2022

Is it too early to do Christmas shopping? At London Canal Museum colourful Roses and Castle ware and festive artist’s cards are now in stock.

All handmade by artists in the U.K.

Indulge….



28/09/2022

Happy from London Canal Museum at vibrant King’s Cross in London!

Adorable canal wildlife gifts now available in the London Canal Museum 🦆🎏🐦!
26/09/2022

Adorable canal wildlife gifts now available in the London Canal Museum 🦆🎏🐦!


New video on YouTube - A Tractor Returns. Shot as the museum's Wickham towpath tractor was driven back to the museum aft...
13/09/2022
A Tractor Returns

New video on YouTube - A Tractor Returns. Shot as the museum's Wickham towpath tractor was driven back to the museum after being exhibited at the Angel Canal Festival on 4th September 2022.

Footage of 4th September 2022. The museum's 1960 Wickham canal towpath tractor was taken to be exhibited at the Angel Canal Festival. It was driven via quiet...

Photos from Salon ID Week-End's post
13/09/2022

Photos from Salon ID Week-End's post

08/09/2022

We are deeply saddened by the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and extend our condolences to the Royal Family. We have decided to remain open as usual at present rather than disappoint those who were expecting to visit. We expect to be closed as a mark of respect on the day of her funeral.

Richard Parry, the Chief Executive of the Canal and River Trust honoured tradition by getting photographed sitting on ou...
04/09/2022

Richard Parry, the Chief Executive of the Canal and River Trust honoured tradition by getting photographed sitting on our 1960 Wickham canal towpath tractor at the Angel Canal Festival. When we first bought it in 2012 the then Chair of the CRT which had just been formed, sat on the seat for the camera at the National Waterways Festival.

Our 1960 Wickham tractor has arrived under its own power at the Angel Canal Festival so come and see us!
04/09/2022

Our 1960 Wickham tractor has arrived under its own power at the Angel Canal Festival so come and see us!

Summer is not over yet! Enjoy the next few weeks in the great outdoor and at the London Canal Museum with our tunnel boa...
22/08/2022

Summer is not over yet! Enjoy the next few weeks in the great outdoor and at the London Canal Museum with our tunnel boat trips and cool ice cream display.. Fun for the kids before school!




It’ll a scorching week in London King’s Cross!  Charlie and Chester bears at the  will be sharing an ice cream with you!...
06/08/2022

It’ll a scorching week in London King’s Cross! Charlie and Chester bears at the will be sharing an ice cream with you!! Set in an 1860 ice warehouse it’s nice and cool here ☀️🌞🍦🍧🇬🇧

Back in stock at the London Canal Museum shop is the most necessary item for your canal boat.. 😀  Happy summer cruising!
30/07/2022

Back in stock at the London Canal Museum shop is the most necessary item for your canal boat.. 😀 Happy summer cruising!




Lovely feature from IanVisits. Unfortunately we failed to teach him the difference between a barge and a narrowboat!
30/07/2022
Take a boat trip through a tunnel under Islington town centre

Lovely feature from IanVisits. Unfortunately we failed to teach him the difference between a barge and a narrowboat!

Unless you know the area, you might not realise that there's a long deep tunnel running under Islington and that a couple of times each month, the public can take a tour of it.

Looking for canal themed greeting cards or souvenirs? The shop in the London Canal Museum stocks a wonderful collection ...
25/07/2022

Looking for canal themed greeting cards or souvenirs? The shop in the London Canal Museum stocks a wonderful collection of cards in a variety of styles..



In stock at London Canal Museum is a really useful addition to our chandlery collection - a sea searcher recovery magnet...
22/07/2022

In stock at London Canal Museum is a really useful addition to our chandlery collection - a sea searcher recovery magnet! Canal boaters all know what it is for, to retrieve your essential tools overboard.. Happy summer boating one and all..



A picture from a past "Ice Sunday". The annual opportunity to descend into our unique ice wells comes but once a year an...
22/07/2022

A picture from a past "Ice Sunday". The annual opportunity to descend into our unique ice wells comes but once a year and that's this Sunday! lcm.me.uk/wo

We have added a defibrillator to our first aid provision with help from  although we certainly hope we never need it!
15/07/2022

We have added a defibrillator to our first aid provision with help from although we certainly hope we never need it!

The narrowboat Martin Sinclair is working tomorrow's tunnel boat trips and as it comes from Hackney, the   it is here ea...
25/06/2022

The narrowboat Martin Sinclair is working tomorrow's tunnel boat trips and as it comes from Hackney, the it is here early and spending the night with us.

Come along to the museum on Saturday for an Ice Cream making demonstration and talk led by Mrs Marshall, (aka one of our...
09/06/2022

Come along to the museum on Saturday for an Ice Cream making demonstration and talk led by Mrs Marshall, (aka one of our amazing volunteers, Mandy) between 3-4pm. This is included in the entry price to the museum, and will also involve tasters at the end!

Our wonderful shop at London Canal Museum stocks gifts and books, handmade artisan products and all things canal includi...
08/06/2022

Our wonderful shop at London Canal Museum stocks gifts and books, handmade artisan products and all things canal including chandlery and maps.. Come and visit us this summer and join our Islington Tunnel boat trip too...



Our resident Cormorant on one of the Museum's moorings :-)
31/05/2022

Our resident Cormorant on one of the Museum's moorings :-)

A pair of historic working bosts moored at the museum this evening 😀
24/05/2022

A pair of historic working bosts moored at the museum this evening 😀

The shop in London Canal Musuem now stocks a small range of boating essentials from loo cleaner to mooring hook to windl...
21/05/2022
London Canal Museum Home Page

The shop in London Canal Musuem now stocks a small range of boating essentials from loo cleaner to mooring hook to windlass - hope to serve your cruising needs this summer..



London Canal Museum, the London waterways museum telling the story of canals, boats, the ice trade, and ice cream. The only London Museum of inland waterways.

20/05/2022

It is the third Friday of the month so it is tunnel trip day and the news is that there are some places available today on the boats - not many - but even if it is raining, you won't get wet and much of the trip is in the tunnel. The boat Angel II is working the trips today. Book asap for an unusual experience in underground London. https://www.canalmuseum.org.uk/whatson/tunnel-trip.htm

Baby Coots on the basin today, enjoying the beautiful sunshine ☀️
19/05/2022

Baby Coots on the basin today, enjoying the beautiful sunshine ☀️

Departure of the first tunnel boat trips of 2022, the first since 2019, this morning. We have been delighted by the stro...
06/05/2022

Departure of the first tunnel boat trips of 2022, the first since 2019, this morning. We have been delighted by the strong sales of boat trip places so far this year. Many dates are full or almost full. They are running on two Fridays and two Sundays a month and we hope to open bookings for July and August soon. Check for available places at https://www.canalmuseum.org.uk/what's on/tunnel-trip.htm

Ahoy Maida Vale!
29/04/2022

Ahoy Maida Vale!

The museum tug is now at Little Venice ready for Canalway Cavalcade which is happening over the three day Bank Holiday weekend

The museum tug is now at Little Venice ready for Canalway Cavalcade which is happening over the three day Bank Holiday w...
29/04/2022

The museum tug is now at Little Venice ready for Canalway Cavalcade which is happening over the three day Bank Holiday weekend

You may not have know that it was  today but it is, or was. The firm  made the famous  celebrated in the 1966 film The G...
22/04/2022

You may not have know that it was today but it is, or was. The firm made the famous celebrated in the 1966 film The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery. They also made the used on the canals of London and we have one of these on display in the museum. Come and see it!

Photos from London Canal Museum's post
22/04/2022

Photos from London Canal Museum's post

London Canal Museum in the Battlebridge Basin is basking in beautiful spring sunlight ☀️ Our Islington Tunnel boat trips...
22/04/2022

London Canal Museum in the Battlebridge Basin is basking in beautiful spring sunlight ☀️ Our Islington Tunnel boat trips depart from here.




Address

12-13 New Wharf Road
London
N19RT

Opening Hours

Tuesday 10am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 10am - 4:30pm
Thursday 10am - 4:30pm
Friday 10am - 4:30pm
Saturday 10am - 4:30pm
Sunday 10am - 4:30pm

Telephone

+442077130836

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