The Canal Museum & Cafe

The Canal Museum & Cafe Museum at the heart of Stoke Bruerne on the Grand Union Canal http://canalrivertrust.org.uk/the-canal-museum

Experience the historic Grand Union canal in the picturesque village of Stoke Bruerne. Enjoy a family day-out, with walks along the canal side or through woodland, take a boat trip or watch boats pass by from our café. Explore our newly refurbished museum free of charge, and discover the unique history of Britain’s canals. From feats of engineering to construction challenges and how the canals fue

lled the industrial revolution, there’s plenty to see. You can also meet Sculptor, our historic museum boat, which is moored up outside the museum. You’ll be sure to find something for all ages at the Canal Museum!

24/06/2026

Due to temperatures on site today our Museum and Cafe will close at 2pm today 24th June

23/06/2026

Our museum boat NB Sculptor leaves her mooring to wind (turn) in preparation for her departure to the Braunston Boat Show tomorrow with her amazing volunteer crew.

There were some beautiful books made in our Book Binding Workshop this weekend. Why not join our next full day workshop ...
22/06/2026

There were some beautiful books made in our Book Binding Workshop this weekend. Why not join our next full day workshop this Saturday (27th) and learn how to do Dry Etching. All materials provided. Only £35. To book go to https://share.google/226pbNGE3fpONRAl6

We might be having a well earned rest day today, but it's a beautiful day to be beside the water and doing a bit of boat...
22/06/2026

We might be having a well earned rest day today, but it's a beautiful day to be beside the water and doing a bit of boat watching. Historic working boats Ceres (motor) and Lupus (butty) will be here all day (Monday), as well as our own museum boat Sculptor, which volunteers are preparing to leave for the Braunston Historic Boat Show next weekend

What a beautiful day it is here at Stoke Bruerne. Our Museum is open today 10am till 4pm and its free. We have amazing w...
21/06/2026

What a beautiful day it is here at Stoke Bruerne. Our Museum is open today 10am till 4pm and its free. We have amazing working boats on the canal today and if your luck you will be able to see them navigating the locks back up to the museum. Our friends Stoke Bruerne Boat Company are running "Charlie" today from outside our cafe.
Pop in for a Iced coffee or ice-cream. Fancy a wander then we have our lovely woodland walk upto the Blisworth Tunnel and down along the towpath to enjoy. Our ground floor and cafe is dog friendly and we have ice-cream for your furry friends too.

This weekend at the Canal Museum our 90 year old working boat "Sculptor" has some friends over. We have the pleasure of...
20/06/2026

This weekend at the Canal Museum our 90 year old working boat "Sculptor" has some friends over. We have the pleasure of Holland, Ceres and Lupus the butty here. They will be travelling down the locks tomorrow and then mooring back up next to Sculptor.
Holland is a Fellows Morton and Clayton motor.
Ceres is a small Woolwich
Lupus is a small Northwich which won the 2025 Hemelryk Award.

We would just like to thank the The Bee Hive for helping us over the past few months. You were amazing and worked so har...
18/06/2026

We would just like to thank the The Bee Hive for helping us over the past few months. You were amazing and worked so hard.
Also a big thank you for taking the time to invite us to breakfast and your lovely thank you letters and speech. See you next year!

Why not join our Craft & Chatter Group this Thursday at 10.30am-12 noon? Bring your craft project, or help us crochet a ...
16/06/2026

Why not join our Craft & Chatter Group this Thursday at 10.30am-12 noon? Bring your craft project, or help us crochet a gingerbread house😃. We are a friendly bunch!

Start Sunday off with a tasty bacon butty and a steaming cup of coffee in our canalside cafe while watching the boats go...
14/06/2026

Start Sunday off with a tasty bacon butty and a steaming cup of coffee in our canalside cafe while watching the boats go by. Why not check out our FREE museum while you are here and maybe take a boat trip on NB Charlie run by Stoke Bruerne Boat Company. We are open 10am-4pm today.

Address

Bridge Road
Towcester
NN127SE

Opening Hours

Wednesday 10am - 4pm
Thursday 10am - 4pm
Friday 10am - 4pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm
Sunday 10am - 4pm

Telephone

+441604346096

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