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!

22/07/2026

Picnic time for Teddy Bears...
Put the date in your diary now!

Beautiful morning in Stoke Bruerne today (Sunday). Our museum will be open 10am till 4pm.Boat trips run by our friends S...
19/07/2026

Beautiful morning in Stoke Bruerne today (Sunday).
Our museum will be open 10am till 4pm.

Boat trips run by our friends Stoke Bruerne Boat Company onboard "Charlie" are running today. Why not get the kids to come in and do some colouring while you wait.

Ice-cream tubs and iced coffees are available from our cafe.

New super news is that we have another local business open today. The Canal Shop opposite the museums cafe is now open!

A big thank you to all our volunteers and crafts demonstrators, and to those of you who dropped by to take part in our v...
18/07/2026

A big thank you to all our volunteers and crafts demonstrators, and to those of you who dropped by to take part in our very successful Crafts on the Canals event and Volunteer Taster sessions at Stoke Bruerne today. What a lovely time we had beside the canal.

What a beautiful morning here at the Canal Museum and Cafe today. There is a lovely breeze today and we are open 10am ti...
12/07/2026

What a beautiful morning here at the Canal Museum and Cafe today. There is a lovely breeze today and we are open 10am till 4pm.

Our friends are all here today Stoke Bruerne Boat Company who will be running boat trips from outside our free museum.

Our fabulous friends are trading here today. Catch them before they leave
Star Crafts
Three Sheep Cheese Boat
Daisy's Bakin Butty The Floating Cafe

Kay's Canal Crafty Arts from nb Pea Green has delivered us some amazing hand painted items that are on sale in our shop. One of those is a gorgeous roses and castles hand painted water can.

Our cafe has dog friendly ice-cream along with a big choice of cold drinks, ice pops and ice-cream tubs.

Wow what a fantastic day it's going to be here today. Not only are our friends Stoke Bruerne Boat Company running trips ...
11/07/2026

Wow what a fantastic day it's going to be here today. Not only are our friends Stoke Bruerne Boat Company running trips onboard "Charlie" today but we have the amazing Star Crafts Three Sheep Cheese Boat and Daisy's Bakin Butty The Floating Cafe trading this weekend.

Our museum is FREE and our 90 year old working boat "Sculptor" will be outside for visitors.
There is extra parking in the Church field.

10/07/2026

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Good morning from the Canal Museum. Today Sunday 5th July we are open 10am till 4pm and we have the pleasure of Star Cra...
05/07/2026

Good morning from the Canal Museum. Today Sunday 5th July we are open 10am till 4pm and we have the pleasure of Star Crafts here. Our friends Stoke Bruerne Boat Company have their boat "Charlie" running trips today from outside the museum.
The ground floor is dog friendy and pur museum is free 😀

Lovely cool day here today. We are open 10am till 4pm today so why not pop in and have a look round our free museum. Our...
04/07/2026

Lovely cool day here today. We are open 10am till 4pm today so why not pop in and have a look round our free museum. Our friends Stoke Bruerne Boat Company have their trip boat "Charlie" running outside of our museum today.
Our 90 year old working boat "Sculptor" is moored up outside after returning from Braunston show.

Today, our Craft and Chatter Group have been starting to assemble the children's gingerbread house they have been croche...
02/07/2026

Today, our Craft and Chatter Group have been starting to assemble the children's gingerbread house they have been crocheting. What do you think?
If you would like to help, join them between 10.30-12 noon on the first and third Thursdays of every month.

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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