 Stoke
Bruerne Canal Museum is housed in a restored cornmill in the
picturesque village of Stoke Bruerne on the Grand Union Canal.
The museum collection vividly portrays the
heritage of 200 years of inland waterways.
This fascinating and colourful insight into a
transport system, fundamental to the industrial revolution in
Britain is complemented by the "living canal" outside with its
flight of locks, boats and Blisworth Tunnel.
Explore the mysteries of this intriguing part
of our heritage through working models, videos, pictorial and
three dimensional displays portraying every aspect of the
waterways. From amazing feats of engineering to the shining
brass and colourful decoration that contrasts so sharply with
the harsh reality of canal life, you will find something to
interest all the family.
The Museum runs regular courses in such
subjects as narrowboat decoration, and fendermaking and ropework.
Course dates and details are available upon request. Always
full of interesting items, the Museum Shop stocks fine quality
souvenirs, postcards, painted canalware and a wonderful
selection of waterway gifts, guides and publications. In
particular we offer the most comprehensive range of canal books
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You can cruise along the
Grand Union Canal in splendid tranquillity on one of the trip
boats operating at Stoke Bruerne.
Stoke Bruerne offers two pleasant canalside
walks. The short route to the Blisworth Tunnel is tarmac and
suitable for buggies and wheelchairs, or follow the towpath down
the flight of seven locks.
The village is a beautiful example of a
traditional canal village, built mainly from the honey coloured
local stone. One of the pair of locks is no longer operational
but now contains a boat weighing machine complete with
narrowboat.
Stoke
Bruerne is south of Northampton, 10 minutes from both
the M1 (Junction 15) and the A5. It is on the Grand
Union Canal just south of Blisworth Tunnel.
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