Travel by boat through Islington tunnel on the Regent's Canal, opened in 1820, and around three quarters of a mile in length. When it first opened boats had to be pushed through by a process of "legging" where men lay on the boat and pushed against the walls with their legs. Our trips are more easily achieved on board one of London's community narrowboats. We use the historic converted working narrowboat Tarporley, usually.
Prices for 2009 are £6.50 adult, £5.00 children. This is inclusive of admission to the museum. The boat trip is not offered on its own without museum admission. Please visit the museum before the boat departs if travelling on the 1500 or 1600 trips.
The tunnel trip dates for 2009 are:
Departure times from the museum:
The return trip takes just under one hour.In the event of bad weather passengers can travel inside the boat. Most of the trip will however be in the tunnel.A guide will travel with you and he or she will tell you about the history of the tunnel and the canal as you travel.
There are 12 places on each trip and early advance booking is very highly reccommended. There will be several ways to book when bookings open:
