The Canal Museum | Stoke Bruerne, Northamptonshire

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Address: The Canal Museum, Stoke Bruerne Bridge Road, Stoke Bruerne, Towcester, NN12 7SE View on Google map

Email: stokebruerne@canalrivertrust.org.uk

Opening Times: The canal museum, gift shop & café is currently closed. The canal side towpath is open - wrap up warm - come along and enjoy being by the water.

Price: The Canal Museum: Adults - £4.75, Child (6-15) - £3.10, Under 5s – free, Concessions*- £3.80

Toilets: Toilets available during opening hours

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The Canal Museum, Stoke Bruerne is currently closed

Following the Government’s announcement on 4 January 2021 of a national lockdown in England all boating should be limited to essential use only. Our towpaths remain open for local use but please follow Government guidance, staying local, observing social distancing at all times and avoiding sections with moored boats where possible. You can find out more in our coronavirus and boating FAQs.

The Canal Museum is currently closed for refurbishment. We're looking forward to welcoming you back in the spring of 2021.

Although our museum, café & gift shop are closed for now, it's a beautiful place for exploring the outdoors, with historic locks and a woodland walk.

Please note car parking charges will apply but admission to the site is free.

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Things to do and see in Northamptonshire

Visit the Canal Museum (currently closed)
Dog walking
Cycling
Pond dipping
Rookery Farm - a lovely place to get close to the farm animals
Stroll up to Blisworth Tunnel to see the resident blacksmith
Fishing - there's a lot of boating traffic between Stoke Bruerne and Blisworth Tunnel stretch, but you can fish beyond the locks

Places to eat:

Boat trips:

The Stoke Bruerne Boat Co. - (mostly in the summer)
The Boat Inn run narrowboat 'Indian Chief' boat trips

Picnic spot:

As well as tables outside the museum, you'll find several down the towpath by the pounds (ponds)

Walks and trails:

Audio trail - you can get the audio trail from our museum
Woodland walk - entrance to the walk along the towpath towards Blisworth Tunnel

Wildlife spotting:

There are lots of ducks here for the kids to feed (although, remember not to feed them bread!) And there's also a wonderful woodland walk nearby with interpretation panels and woodland statues along the path. And did we mention pond dipping? Find our how with our nature spotter's guide.

Getting here

By car - follow the brown signs from the A508. We've a small pay and display car park:

fee £2.50 for up to 4 hours
special parking charges may apply on event days
disabled parking - there is a disabled bay between the canal bridge and bus stop on Bridge Road

By rail - Northampton and Milton Keynes are the nearest train stations

By bus - there are new bus routes that will bring you to Stoke Bruerne from Northampton and Milton Keynes

By bike - we’re a very bicycle-friendly here (just remember to share the space of course). You'll find dedicated bicycle parking, free water refills in our café and puncture repair kits in our shop (we hope you won't need to buy one though!)

By boat - see 'Boating through Stoke Bruerne' for mooring maps, services and other useful details

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