About London Canal Museum
The museum where you can see inside a narrowboat cabin, learn about the history of London's canals, about the cargo carried, the people who lived and worked on the waterways, and the horses that pulled their boats.
This unique waterways museum is housed in a former ice warehouse built in about 1862, and also features the history of the ice trade and ice cream as well as the canals.
Address
London Canal Museum,
12-13 New Wharf Road,
London,
N1 9RT
Ticket prices
- Adult £6
- Concession £5
- Child £3
- Family £14
Children aged 6 and younger are free.
A Family means 1 adult and up to 4 children, or 2 adults and up to 3 children.
Members of the Canal Museum Trust and the Museums Association: £3
One carer for a registered disabled visitor will be offered free entry.
Prices last checked December 2022
Link to London Canal Museum's website
Opening Hours
The museum is open Tuesdays to Sundays Times 10am to 4:30pm, last entry at 4pm.
The canal museum is closed on Mondays, except bank holiday Mondays.
Opening hours last checked December 2022
Accessibility
The museum is on several levels, with lifts between all floors.
There is a disabled visitors' toilet.
The museum also offers services for people with hearing and vision disabilities.
Frequently asked questions
How long would a visit last?
I'd suggest maybe an hour, maybe two if you look take in their temporary exhibitions as well.
Do I need to book for the canal trips?
The canal trips run reguarly through the summer months, but yes, it's sensible to book in advance as they can sell out.
Is the Ice Well open?
The underground ice well usually opens a couple of times a year, and it's best to check their website for dates.
Are there canal barges?
The museum is next to the Regent's Canal, and there are usually barges moored outside.
What's the nearest railway station to London Canal Museum
London Canal Museum - Latest News
Regular trips through a long dark canal tunnel under Islington will resume next month and tickets are on sale now.
Although usually only a summer event, for one day over Christmas, there will be trips through the long canal tunnel that runs underneath Islington.
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.
Under the streets of Islington runs a tunnel – linking two parts of the Regents Canal, and next month tours of the tunnels will take place.
Over this weekend, there’s a chance to go down to the bottom of one of London’s canal locks, while it is being drained for maintenance works.
In the days before the domestic refrigerator, how would the average household keep their food cool to store it? Well, the blunt answer is that the vast majority of houses didn’t – food was stored warm, and meats were preserved in salt or smoked.
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