Visit London Canal Museum for Free
London Canal Museum
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Address:
12/13 New Wharf Road
King's Cross
London
Tel: 020 7713 0836
Opening Times:
Tuesday to Sunday: 10.00-16.30
Bank Holiday Mondays: 10.00-16.30
Last Admission at 15:45
Closed: Mondays, 24th to 27th & 31st December, 1st January
Facilities:
Please check with attraction regarding accessibility
London Pass Benefits:
Free entry to the London Canal Museum with a London Pass
Normal Ticket Price: Adult: £4.00 Child: £2.00
The London Canal Museum tells the story of London’s canals from the days when they were a vital part of the city’s industrial and commercial life through years of decline and abandonment to today’s more leisurely pursuits.
During your London sightseeing visit you can see inside a narrow boat cabin, learn about the people who lived and worked on the waterways and the horses that pulled their boats. This is the only London museum of inland waterways and one of the best canal museums in the UK.
Located in London’s King’s Cross area, the building that houses this intriguing London museum was itself an ice-warehouse built for Carlo Gatti, the famous ice cream maker, in 1862, where canal boats would deliver their cargoes of ice to be distributed throughout Victorian London.
Look out for the museum’s Tunnel Trips where you can travel by boat through Islington Tunnel on to Regent’s Canal – and if you enjoy the London Canal Museum why not try a longer narrow boat trip and explore Regent’s Canal with Jason’s Original Canal Boat Trip - another free London attraction to pass holders.
London Canal Museum was awarded bronze status membership of the Green Tourism for London scheme in July 2008. and so is now officially a green visitor attraction.
It’s also one of several specialist London museums offering free entry with London Pass.
See the full list of attractions in London you can visit for free with a London Pass.
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