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!

28/08/2026

Our new bears enjoying the local boat trip. They were very brave when the lights went out and were securely fastened in safe.
They were extremely well looked after by the Stoke Bruerne Boat Company team

Everyone please meet our new team members. They have enjoyed their 1st day learning about our lovely free museum, canals...
28/08/2026

Everyone please meet our new team members. They have enjoyed their 1st day learning about our lovely free museum, canals and Stoke Bruerne.
They have been on Stoke Bruerne Boat Company trip and were very brave in the dark tunnel, had a wander in Paul’s Cabin Stoke Bruerne , took a breather and had a teddy bears picnic in the cafe.
(George is available to buy in the museums gift shop)



We have an exciting new exhibition curated by art students at Northampton College and inspired by the Canal, the Museum ...
23/08/2026

We have an exciting new exhibition curated by art students at Northampton College and inspired by the Canal, the Museum and beautiful Stoke Bruerne.

Beautiful day here at Stoke Bruerne Canal Museum. We are open 10am till 4pm today Sunday 23rd August.Our friends Stoke B...
23/08/2026

Beautiful day here at Stoke Bruerne Canal Museum. We are open 10am till 4pm today Sunday 23rd August.
Our friends Stoke Bruerne Boat Company have their fab boat trips on today from just outside our cafe and gift shop. Paul’s Cabin Stoke Bruerne is open to have a look round, Paul has great boat supplies and gifts for all the family.
We have colouring upstairs for the kids to do and our museum is FREE.
We are dog friendly on the
Ground Floor and we also sell dog Puppuccinos and doggy ice cream.

It's a beautiful day here in Stoke Bruerne for Pirate day! We'd love it if you came down for some fun - we've got some l...
15/08/2026

It's a beautiful day here in Stoke Bruerne for Pirate day! We'd love it if you came down for some fun - we've got some live music and plenty of activities.

And our friends Stoke Bruerne Boat Company are running trips up the canal today if you fancy a voyage!

Paul’s Cabin Stoke Bruerne is open and welcomes you to take a look around.

We also have Kay's Canal Crafty Arts from nb Pea Green moored up for some homemade crafts.

We hope you can stop by!🏴‍☠️🦜

13/08/2026

Due to the extreme heat today, the cafe and the museum we will be closing at 3pm today, 13th August.

Sorry for any inconvenience, but the welfare of our volunteers and staff is important to us.

We will be back open as usual tomorrow, Friday 14th August from 10am.

07/08/2026

The Cafe and Museum will be closed on Sunday 9th August.
Sorry for any inconvenience.

Beautiful day here with a nice breeze. We are open 10am till 4pm today.Why not pop in to our free museum with the kids o...
07/08/2026

Beautiful day here with a nice breeze. We are open 10am till 4pm today.
Why not pop in to our free museum with the kids or have a nice coffee with a book.

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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