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London Canal Museum
London Canal Museum Review
This quirky little museum, based in a former icehouse, is dedicated to the rise and fall of London's once-extensive canal network. Children enjoy the activity zone and learning about Henrietta, the museum's horse. Outside, on the Battlebridge Basin, float in the painted narrowboats of modern canal dwellers—a stone's throw and a world away from the crowds of St. Pancras International train station. You can walk to the museum along the towpath from Camden Lock—download a free audio tour from the museum's website to accompany the route.
- Address: 12-13 New Wharf Rd., King's Cross, London, N1 9RT | Map It
- Phone: 020/7713-0836
- Cost: £4
- Hours: Tues.--Sun. and holiday Mon. 10--4:30; last admission 30 mins before closing. First Thurs. in month open until 7:30. Closed Dec. 24--Jan. 1
- Website: www.canalmuseum.org.uk
- Tube: King's Cross.
- Location: Regent's Park and Hampstead
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