Boats To Go, marine Museums

Banbury Museum
Spiceball Park Rd
Banbury, Oxfordshire
OX16 2PQ
Tel: 01295 259855
Fax: 01295 269469
The Oxford canal and river Cherwell flow through Banbury, both passing within easy walking distance of the Museum.
North Oxfordshire Visitor Guide and Where to Stay Guide.

Basingstoke Canal Centre
Mytchett Place Road
Mytchett
Surrey
GU16 6DD
Tel: 01252 370073
Basingstoke Canal provides "the perfect antidote to modern living", the opportunity to "relax among the lilies, the kingfishers and endless dragonflies"
and to enjoy a "level of peace and tranquility which is becoming harder to find".

Black Country Living Museum
Tipton Road
Dudley
West Midlands
DY1 4SQ
Tel:0121 557 9643
Fax:0121 557 4242
Discover a fascinating world when you visit this urban heritage park in the shadow of Dudley Castle at the heart of the Black Country.
There are many 'must-see' places along Dudley's canals offering a fascinating insight into the history of the area
and the opportunity to get away from the hustle and bustle of modern life.

Foxton Canal Museum
Middle Lock
Gumley Road
Foxton
Market Harborough
Leicestershire
LE16 7RT
Tel: 0116 2792 657
The Grand Union canal flows through Foxton. Museum is located halfway down the world-famous Foxton Locks in the Boiler House for the Victorian Boat Lift.

Kennet and Avon Canal Museum ( Kennet & Avon canal trust)
Devizes Wharf
Couch Lane, Devizes
Wiltshire SN10 1EB
Tel: 01380 729489
Kennet & Avon Canal, Museum has much to say about the conception, design, useage and eventaul commercial decline of the Kennet and Avon,
as well as its subsequent restoration.

London Canal Museum
If you are cruising on the Regent's Canal, you can moor your boat beside the museum whilst you visit - subject to space being available. There is no charge for mooring a boat whilst those on board visit the museum. Overnight mooring is possible for a small charge (approx: £6 per night per boat) but space cannot be guaranteed unless booked in advance. Priority is given to visitors and visiting groups in the use of the mooring. Battlebridge Basin is between St. Pancras Lock and the west end of Islington Tunnel. Turn into the basin and the museum is on your left. Page about moorings information.

National Waterways Museum
Llanthony Warehouse
Gloucester Docks
Gloucester
GL1 2EH
Tel: 01452 318054
housed in a splendid Victorian warehouse at the historic Gloucester Docks. Museum charts the fascinating story of Britain's canals, concentrating on providing fascinating 'hands on' displays covering a whole range of waterways related topics. Enter through a replica lock chamber, complete with running water, as exhibits, interactive computers and videos help give you a taste of what it was like to live and work on the waterways.
Their historic boat collection includes narrowboats, river barges, canal and river tugs, as well as a steam powered dredger. There is also a steam crane and heavy oil engine in the setting of a canal repair yard, complete with working machine shop, forge and weighbridge.

River and Rowing Museum
Mill Meadows
Henley on Thames
RG9 1BF
Tel: 01491 415600
Fax:01491 415600
With a variety of exciting special exhibitions, children's activities, lectures and adult creative workshops
there is always something new for everyone to see and do!

The Boat Museum
Ellesmere Port
Cheshire
L65 4FW
Tel: 0151-355-5017
Museum located in Ellesmere Port brings Britain's canal history back to life.
Explore the exhibitions in the historic dock complex and experience life aboard their collection of canal and river craft.

The Canal Museum, Stoke Bruerne
Stoke Bruerne
Towcester
Northamptonshire
NN12 7SE
Tel: 01604 862229
Grand Union canal, Museum provides the focal point of a great day out for families and canal enthusiasts. Working models, videos, pictorial and three dimensional displays bring to life the unique 200 year old story of our waterway transport system.

The Waterways Museum
Dutch River Side
Goole. East Yorkshire DN14 5TB
Tel: 01405 768730
Extensive Social History exhibits demonstrating the life of barge families, the import and export trade, and the transportation of coal through the Port of Goole

Union Canal Museum
Manse Road
Canal Basin, Linlithgow
West Lothian
Scotland
Tel: 01506 671215
Edinburgh & Glasgow Union Canal in Linlithgow. Museum is housed in a former canal stable. It exhibits records, photographs and artefacts associated mainly with the Union Canal. The display covers the development of the British canal system and explains why and how the canal was built, the water supply, the canal at work, important dates in its history and the wildlife to be found in, on and around the canal.

Water Folk Museum
Old Store House
Llanfrynach
Brecon, Powys
LD3 7LJ
Tel: 01874 665382
Located in a stone warehouse alongside the Monmouthshire and Brecon canal near the historic town of Brecon, the Water Folk Canal Centre offers an intriguing look at the past.