Discover the fascinating history of our inland waterways at three contrasting locations.

Canals have been part of British life for over 200 years, visit the National Waterways Museum at Ellesmere Port, Gloucester Docks and Stoke Bruerne to find out how and why they were built.

Through interactive displays, recordings of former dock and canal workers, archive film footage and exhibits you can explore the fascinating story of this revolutionary transport system.

Our collection of historic boats, the largest in the world, climb aboard and discover what life was like living and working on our canals and rivers.

And, as each museum is housed in a historic waterways location you can see how our canals are used today.