If you are cruising through London, be sure to stop at the London Canal Museum. Visit the museum by water.
Our location
We are on The Regent's Canal, between St. Pancras Lock and Islington Tunnel. Battlebridge Basin is on your right if you are travelling from west to east. Turn into the basin and we are towards the far end, on the left.
Mooring to visit during the day
For visitors to the museum we have space for up to two narrowboats to moor immediately behind the museum building, breasted up, or one wide-beamed boat. You can moor whilst visiting the museum provided that the mooring is not in use for a passenger trip boat. Passenger trips operate:
- On Wednesdays April to October. Mooring free 1130-1430
- Every Thursday from April to the end of October
- Every Friday from April to the end of October. The trip boat departs 1115 and does not return until at least 1530 so the mooring is usually free in between
- Every Sunday except 1st Sunday in September from April to the end of October
- In December cruises operate on several different dates - please check
- On other dates boat trips may be operated for schools or groups
You can call us on 020 7713 0836 to check whether boat trips are operating. Provided that boat trips are not impeded you can stay for a little while after your visit e.g. to make tea. There is no mooring fee for a short mooring during the day whilst you visit the museum. You cannot leave a boat on the moorings when the museum is open unless you are either in the museum or on the boat, except for a very short time to buy something locally with the permission of staff. There is an entry charge for visiting the museum. Please ask staff when you arrive about any boat trips that may need to use the wharf - these have priority as passengers may include children or infirm persons who need the boat to be alongside to safely join or disembark.
Mooring overnight
Overnight mooring is available from 1630 to 1000 for £20 (£40 wide beam). To book an overnight mooring please go to Short Term Moorings You can only book this online.
Amenities
There is an electricity point that you can use.
There is a water tap on the wall, for which you need a code, available by email request or from staff. For customer use only.
We will dispose of a bag or rubbish and a bag or segregated recycling for you on request
Local Facilities
Please remember that the mooring is for museum visiting only during opening hours. These amenities may be useful for a quick visit before/after your museum visit but remember that you cannot leave your boat on the mooring whilst you go shopping for any length of time. Please check with staff to ensure you are not obstructing a boat trip.
- Tesco supermarket about 3 minutes' walk from the museum. Smaller Sainsbury's (Pentonville Road) and there is a Waitrose, north of the canal, off York Way.
- Pharmacy on Caledonian Road just north of the canal
- A variety of local convenience stores
- A range of take-away restaurants
- Post Office on Caledonian Road north of the canal on the right hand (east) side.
- There are more facilities available if you have booked a mooring and are staying overnight - you will have time to visit them in that case
Emergencies
In the event of needing to call emergency services, the museum's postcode is N1 9RT. The nearest hospital offering an accident and emergency service is University College Hospital, on Euston Road, just after Euston Station. King's Cross Dental offers an emergency private dentist service, Tel 020 7837 0773, 285-287 Grays Inn Road,WC1X 8QD, about 6 minutes' walk.
