Each year we celebrate Halloween in partnership with Camden Canals and Narrowboat Association who offer a trip through Islington Tunnel in a highly decorated boat. Staff in costume will take part in the event so far as staffing availability allows.
The Halloween trip is a unique trip through Islington Tunnel at halloween on board one of London's community narrowboats specially decorated for the occasion with a friendly witch amongst the crew. Be prepared for some surprise sights in the darkness of the 191 year old tunnel! You may also meet a witch on your journey or before or after it! Kids receive sweets on board and a free glowstick.
Places are limited on each trip. Babies are counted even if they are carried in arms. The Canal Museum Trust sells boat trip tickets as agent for the Camden Canals and Narrowboat Association. You are advised to be at the museum at least 15 minutes before your trip - the boat cannot wait for latecomers.
Expect the unexpected as you look around the London Canal Museum. There will be special activities for children in the museum so make sure you allow time for these either before or after your boat trip. (Before if you are catching one of the last boats of the evening). Look out for horrible sights and listen for screams! Explore the corridor of fear Listen to horrible noises, and look out for horrible pictures in unexpected places! If you have left it too late to book for the complete event including boat trip you will stil be able to visit the museum at usual museum entry charges. Advance booking is not required for a museum visit without a boat trip.
Our Ghost Story Teller will tell stories in the museum at 1630, 1730, 1830, 1930 and 2030 on both days. Each story-telling session lasts 20-25 minutes. Prepare for sinister spine-chilling tales that will make your blood curdle!
London Canal Museum offers guided tunnel boat trips on certain Sundays in the summer. These are suitable for adults and older children. Please check this website for further information. There are regular trips between Camden and Little Venice operated by commercial companies. Groups can charter a boat for a tunnel trip of their own. Please see our Community Narrowboat page and our Boat Trips on London Canals page.
The event will run on Saturday 30th October and Sunday 31st October 2010. The detailed timetable has yet to be announced. The first boat will be around 1500 and the last boat around 2100.
You should book early, because tickets sell quickly. Tickets will be available from sometime in September.
Book your tickets in the following ways, when tickets are available
The boat trip is not available to adults without children or to unsupervised children. Museum admission is included and boat trip tickets are not sold without it. The museum will be open until the last boat has returned (around 2145) and visitors who have not bought combined tickets for the museum and the boat trip will be able to buy museum admission tickets only at the normal prices.
Tickets will be posted to the credit or debit cardholder's address provided that there is sufficient time. For security reasons we do not offer the option of keeping the tickets at the museum for collection, except:
All profits go to the charities who combine to bring you this event.
Ticket prices for October 2010 are:
There are no other reductions on the above prices.
The event takes a lot of staffing and is volunteer run. Both the museum and the CCNA would be interested to hear from new volunteers both for this event and for other work. The addresses are volunteering@canalmuseum.org.uk and ccna@canalmuseum.org.uk. The CCNA are particularly interested in hearing from people who would like to be friendly witches for the two evenings.
