London Canal Museum

We did a lovely canal tour through Islington tunnel with Tony - really interesting and enjoyable being on the water. The museum is well curated and staff are very friendly and welcoming. Definitely will go back!

Visited the museum today. A great and detailed insight into the London canal system from its origins, and then right through the ages and how the canals progressed industrially, as well as logistically. Perfect for families and children. The exhibits are well explained with a lot of accompanying literature also. The outside moored barges are being lived on today, and you may even see someone having a cup of tea on the aft end, or working on a computer in the cabin. A nice look back into histo...

Great museum for learning London canal knowledges. Entry ticket costs £5. Seven minutes walking distance to London King’s cross station.

DO NOT MOOR HERE. We came here on their free anniversary museum day to moor overnight. What should have been a magical time for us ended with me fuming and in tears. We are long time narrowboat enthusiasts and first time narrowboat drivers and were very excited to see the museum on their 30th anniversary day for our first time, but were greeted by staff that treated us terribly and all had conflicting information regarding mooring times and protocols. We ended up missing out on seeing the m...

The building which now houses this museum was previously an ice house, storing tones of ice imported from Norway and brought along the canal to be stored in giant ice wells. You can see one of these on the ground floor of the museum. The first floor would have previously been used as stables for the horses who were used to transport the ice around London, the ramp for the horses is still here. The museum itself is very interesting and covers all aspects of the canals. How they were made, the ...