The Canal Museum, Towcester

Name: The Canal Museum
Address: Bridge Road, Towcester, NN12 7SE, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1604 862229

#3 among attractions in Towcester

Top attraction, History museum, Historical place, Museum

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The Canal Museum, formerly known as the "National Waterways Museum Stoke Bruerne" and "The Canal Museum at Stoke Bruerne", is a canal museum located next to the Grand Union Canal just south of the Blisworth Tunnel, near the village of Stoke Bruerne in Northamptonshire. It is about 10 miles north of Milton Keynes and 7 miles south of Northampton near junction 15 of the M1 motorway. ()

Coordinates: 52°8'33"N, 0°54'54"W

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Bridge RoadTowcester NN12 7SE United Kingdom

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+44 1604 862229

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Nearby attractions include: Towcester Racecourse, Towcester Town Hall, Whittlebury Park, Bury Mount.

2.7 miSW
Horse track, Gambling, Sport
Towcester Racecourse, Towcester
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Museum
Towcester Town Hall, Towcester
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Campsite, Golf
Whittlebury Park, Silverstone
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3.2 miW
View point, Forts and castles
Bury Mount, Towcester
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5.3 miN
Museum
Northamptonshire Ironstone Railway Trust, Northampton
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Park, Archaeological site
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Museum, History museum, Specialty museum
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4.8 miSE
Forts and castles
Castlethorpe Castle
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Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
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Church
St Peter and St Paul's Church
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Church
Church of St Simon and St Jude, Milton Keynes
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