What's included in your online booking?
- A boat ride on a canal boat "Long Tom" (occasionally a different boat) that will take you from the museum to St. Pancras Lock and back again. Children will receive a wildlife spotter's bag on the boat to inspire them to look closely for wildlife and to help them identify what they may see.
- Entry to the museum to complete our fun and interactive family trail around the exhibitions, including our popular ice cream role play parlour! Who will earn their sticker for completing the trail?
- A craft workshop led by our museum facilitators on varied themes.
Boat trips will take approximately 25 minutes. Every passenger needs a ticket including babies. We cannot carry additional people without tickets. Please book your tickets on this page. The boat has a toilet but please use the facilities in the museum if possible.
Dates and Themes 2026
Themes differ by date
- Tuesday 26th May. Nature Crowns Construct your very own Nature Crown! Be inspired by your boat trip along the Regents Canal and look at the wildlife and nature you can see. Join us back at the museum to create images, cut, colour and stick onto your very own crown to take home and keep.
- Tuesday 28th July. Canal Boat Makers. Collage, colour, and create your very own paper canal boat to float beside the London Canal Museum! We'll show you how to fold your boat from just one piece of paper - then it's time to get crafty. Decorate it with bright colours, fun patterns, and don't forget to give it a brilliant boaty name (what wonderfully, watery themed words will you come up with?)
- Tuesday 4th August. Canal Boat Makers. As 28th July
- Tuesday 11th August. Canal Boat Makers. As 28th July
- Tuesday 18th August. Fish Weaving. Set sail on a magical journey along the beautiful Regent's Canal and see what watery wonders await. Once your boat trip ends, the fun is just beginning. Head upstairs and get creative with our colourful fish weaving activity. Pick a shiny metallic fish and use bright, colourful string to weave your very own underwater masterpiece!
- Tuesday 25th August. Fish Weaving. As 18th August
- Tuesday 27th October. Spooky Halloween Fun. Bring the whole family for a day of thrills, chills, and plenty of hands-on fun at the London Canal Museum!
A perfect mix of history, fun, and Halloween magic - join us for a day your family won't forget.
- Underwater Monster Crafts Head upstairs to unleash your creativity with our spooky underwater monster craft activity. Design, cut, and glue your very own creepy creature to take home.
- Ghostly Boat Trip Climb aboard for a magical boat journey to St Pancras Lock and back. As you glide along the water, you'll be treated to ghost stories and eerie Halloween décor that will bring the canal to life in spine-tingling style.
- Spooky Top Ten Trail The museum's popular Top Ten Trail has a ghostly twist this season! Can you uncover all the spooky surprises hidden along the way?
- Scream Ice Cream Role Play Young visitors can play shopkeeper in our ice cream role play area-but beware! Parents, will you discover a creepy crawly lurking in your ice cream pot?
