National Waterways Museum -Stoke Bruerne

Situated in a beautiful canal-side village and with a ?living canal on its doorstep, Stoke Bruerne is an ideal place to explore the story of our waterways.

Located in a restored corn mill alongside the Grand Union Canal, you can easily imagine what life was like during the 1840s when it was a working mill receiving cargo from boats on the canal.

The museum features examples of canal painted-ware and the type of clothing work by boat men and women.

Outside the museum you can see a Weighing Machine, one of only three ever constructed. The Weighing Machine was used to calculate how much cargo each boat held by taking the weight of each boat away from the weight loaded.

There is also an audio trail which takes you along the towpath to the historic Blisworth Tunnel, explaining the history behind what you can see around you.