Foxton Canal Museum — Local services in Harborough

We absolutely loved the Museum! We love how friendly the staff are and how welcoming they are!

They were extremely helpful with showing us how the interactive pieces in the museum worked like the example of how the boat lift worked on the model and also an example of pressure with coal to show a video of how the boat lift worked more effectively.

I feel like i learnt so much about the building of Foxton Locks and felt very lucky to be able to walk round after learning about it.

I would definitely say head to the Museum first before walking round the Locks to understand more about why and what happens with the Process of going through each lock.

I look forward to visiting some time in the near Future! Thank...

Absolute gem of a museum telling the history of the locks , historic incline plane and canal life. Great for adults and kids . A knowledgeable tour guide of the incline plane is given on the hour as well. The gift shop is well stocked and all the staff are friendly . There is plenty there for a day out with lovely walks along the locks, meals at the 2 pubs and a gift shop at the bottom and a second loved book shop and cafe with ice...

Fascinating little museum with very knowledgeable staff and fun things to do for children too. Really helps with appreciation of the rest of the Foxton Locks site, plus they do tours of the remains of the boat lift which you normally can't access! The cute little shop at the museum's entrance is worth checking out in itself. Also pub at the bottom to pop in...