Description:
Waterside museum of London's fascinating canal story telling the story of their people, boats, cargoes and horses.
See inside a narrowboat cabin and peer down into a huge Victorian ice well. Meet the horse and see her reconstructed stable, and find out about the lives of the canal workers. Download our MP3 tour from www.canalmuseum.org.uk before you come!
Admission: Adult £3.00.
Opening Times: Tues-Sun (& Bank Hol Mon) 10.00-16.30. Late opening to 19.30 on first Thur of month. Closed Mon.
Visit Time: 1-2 hours.
Telephone: 020 7713 0836.
Please see website for more information.
Dates:
until 30/09/2008
County:
London
Type of attraction:
Galleries & Museums
Accessibility:
Yes
Destination Station
London
Rail Company
All
Getting There
Address: 12-13 New Wharf Road, King’s Cross, London N1 9RT.
Nearest Station: King’s Cross.
Nearest Bus Routes: 10, 17, 30, 73, 91, 205, 214.
Accessibility
Facilities include lift access to both floors, additional handrails for the ambulant mobility-impaired, and most of the exhibitions are fully viewable by wheelchair users. A virtual tour offers an alternative form of access to the narrowboat cabin of Coronis for wheelchair users. For the visually impaired we have large print guide, ribbed pads to warn of staircases, handrails, brail and tactile signage, and, in development is an audio tour for the visually impaired. We have an induction loop at reception and there are transcripts of some sound exhibits for the hearing impaired. For more information please telephone the number shown above.
For further information on attraction accessibility please visit
www.directenquiries.com.
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