London Canal Museum

Tunnel boat trips on again. Departures 1100 1200 1400 1500 1600 on selected Fridays and Sundays. Use the code EARLYBIRDBOAT at checkout for 10% off tickets if you book the 1100 in May. lcm.me.uk/tun

Watery Wednesday 2nd August - no boat trips this week and normal entry charges apply. Do the washing victorian style, lots of activities for kids 6 - 12. Sessions 1030 and 1330. No booking needed. Read more

There's space available on both tunnel boat trips and to see #superposition tomorrow Sunday. www.canalmuseum.org.uk/book to book . If you turn up unbooked, you may be lucky, come early!

See the exhibition The Fabulous Photos of Mr. Beal until 7th August - amazing Edwardian pictures of people at work and play on the canal in London. Read more

It's Museums at Night. See Catrin Finch tonight, international harpist in the atmospheric surroundings of the museum . She arrives by boat 1845. Book now. Read more

Tunnel trips are back this year on selected Fridays and Sundays. Cruise through the long tunnel as a museum guide tells its story. Read more

The London Canal Museum is housed in a former nineteenth-century ice warehouse used by Carlo Gatti for his famous ice cream , and it includes an exhibit on the history of the ice trade and ice cream . Read more

Tomorrow is the first of four ICE and a Slice of Fun Children's activity days on Tuesdays in August, a good day to bring the kids. Boat trip and a range of ice-related activities to do. Read more

Get along to our Christmas Shopping evening on 6th December and there's a free glass of wine and a mince pie . No purchase necessary, just come and browse. 10% discount (5% cards) applies. 1800-1930.

Tonight an illustrated talk - Saving the Litchfield and Hatherton canals - at 1930. Late opening until 1930 too. Read more

Nice small museum about London's canal history. Basin at back. You can book trips from here on a narrowboat. Short walk from King's Cross Station.

Tonight: Museum open to 1930 then illustrated talk The Great Stink by Jim Lewis. How the Thames became clean and not so stinky! Read more

See theatre in the museum this weekend with Mikron Theatre who arrive by boat. Details: http://www.canalmuseum.mobi/mikron.htm

If you are coming to see #superposition , be sure to book in advance, especially if you are coming on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon. Don't be disappointed, be booked . http://sp.lcm.me.uk

Lots going on on Sunday 12th - painting course, tunnel boat trips , walking tour on the canal , and our big new exhibition Waterways on the Western Front Read more

23 October: Situated beside the Regent's Canal , the Museum opened in 1992, charting the history of the capital's inland waterways from the 18th century to today, housed in an old warehouse .

You can add to your visit by walking on the towpath to or from Camden. There's a printed guide sold in the museum , and a mobile-web guide on the museum 's mobile website, plus a downloadable MP3 audio

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-23767323 BBC covered Superposition , the art in the ice well , in video. Book online to ensure a tour . http://www.canalmuseum.mobi/superposition

Book early for this year's Museums at Night, May 16th, with a recital by international harpist Catrin Finch in aid of WaterAid. Read more

Book a tunnel boat trip to get a canal experience as well as a museum visit and acup of tea ! Read more

Hey Geoff M! We are proud to have the most eco-friendly toilet light in London, it's an LED and only stays on with movement so keeps our energy consumption right down.

This Saturday 17th January: Free entry for disabled people and in the afternoon free tea too. It is Disabled Access Day. Read more

Look out for dates when there are boat trips running through Islington Tunnel . These have to be booked in advance via the museum website. They are a trip of just under an hour with historical commenta

Making ropes again at this week's Watery Wednesday. Also boat trips and Victorian washday fun, making a picture frame and more. Read more

A little museum that is worth a short visit en route to the British Library or the British Museum . Housed in a former ice cream factory , it has factoids about canal life and London waterways .

It is a beautiful sunny day here in London. Get off your chair and get out and about! Get the audio towpath guide on your mobile from <aclass="entity url"rel="nofollow" href="http://www.canalmuseum.mobi/audiowalk.htm"target="_blank" data-sig="1eEuC0O9ZFLBtAGl2iFTw5q6y7I=" onmousedown="fourSq.ui.OutgoingLink.mousedown($(this), event)" data-source="tip-text">http://www.canalmuseum.mobi/audiowalk.htm</a>

This Sunday 30th July descend into our ice well and explore! Fit adults and teenagers only - no loose shoes . Get underground 10-1630 Read more

Get a unique experience under the streets of London by booking a tunnel boat trip ! Read more

Visit us for a green feeling inside: we have been re-certified as a "silver" member of the Green Tourism Business Scheme. Officially a Green Museum for another 2 years.

Book soon for December 15th our Christmas evening event with carols in the ice well , bar , and Edwardian ice cream making demonstrations Read more

Last weekend this weekend to see the exhibition Hackney Heritage Then and Now. Social history of the canal in Hackney. Read more

Advance bookings are now closed for #mikrontheatre @canalmuseum tonight but get here by 8 and you can get a seat at the door. Read more

See the new exhibition Hackney Heritage, now expanded, until 31st October. Hackney, its canal , and people. Read more

We have just published a new web video to introduce people to London canals and the London Canal Museum. Seach "canalmuseum " on YouTube or see the home page of canalmuseum.mobi

Just a few more days to see a fabulous art exhibition by Simon Tarrant, inspired by water. Read more

Get to see the exhibition "An Inland Voyage". Great pictures from the 1940s and 1950s of the last days of working boat families

The nice spring weather makes us think of a walk on the canalside. Try our guided mobile web-walk <aclass="entity url"rel="nofollow" href="http://www.canalmuseum.mobi/mobilewalk.htm"target="_blank" data-sig="ZTs7P9kCqD4TXMQ+p2KuNA+gB64=" onmousedown="fourSq.ui.OutgoingLink.mousedown($(this), event)" data-source="tip-text">http://www.canalmuseum.mobi/mobilewalk.htm</a>

A nicely-written review in Libertine magazine of #superposition . http://tiny.cc/7ajz3w Show closes 20th October. Info at www.canalmuseum.mobi/superposition

This weekend - tunnel boat trips and a guided towpath walk on Sunday. Read more

Don't miss the Amazing Halloween Experience this weekend. Read more

We have completed our staircase renaissance project so the main staircase will be open again from today onwards.

Open every day this Easter Read more

Download the audio tour from the website before you go, and listen on your phone.

Do download the audio tour from lcm.me.uk as it is a good additional explanation.

It is, indeed, a cute place.

See our introductory video on YouTube: <aclass="entity url"rel="nofollow" href="http://www.youtube.com/canalmuseum"target="_blank" data-sig="D4Kojn4ye0T+nV5Ep6QgOAHhK0s=" onmousedown="fourSq.ui.OutgoingLink.mousedown($(this), event)" data-source="tip-text">www.youtube.com/canalmuseum</a>