Enjoy London Canal Museum on Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th October
2013 1630-2130
A Unique Trip
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 192 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 places 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.
A unique museum visit (booking not required)
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 leave it too late to book for the complete
event including boat trip, or you don't wish to take the boat trip, you will
still be able to visit the museum at usual museum entry charges. Advance
booking is not required for a museum visit without a boat trip.
Ghost Stories
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 about 20 minutes. Prepare for sinister spine-chilling tales that
will make your blood curdle! (to be confirmed)
Face Painting
Provisionally, our face painter will be painting
children's faces from 1700 to 2100 on both days in the museum. (to be
confirmed)
Other boat trips
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.
Timetable 2013
The event will run on Saturday 26th October and Sunday 27th October
2011. The timetable is the same on both days. Boats will depart at 1500, 1510,
1540, 1600, 1610, 1640, 1705 1715, 1745, 1810, 1820, 1850, 1915, 1925, 1955,
2020, 2030, 2100. The boat trip part of your visit lasts about 50 minutes but
you should allow more time that this, both for your museum visit, and because
the trip can sometimes take longer. It is a good idea to book for later trips
rather than earlier trips if you can. The ghosts are shy before it gets
dark.
Important points to note
- There are no refunds on tickets if you cannot use them. We do not
resell places on your behalf. If you want to pass the places on to someone else
please let us know by e-mail not by telephone, and we will agree this provided
the new party also includes a child or children.
- Boats can be delayed by a variety of factors and we do not promise
punctuality, although we will of course try to maintain the planned schedule as
far as possible.
- Please read the Booking
Conditions, your booking is subject to these.
- Activities, decorations etc. in the museum will be limited before
1630 in fairness to our other visitors who will expect to see the normal
exhibitions.
Booking the Trip
Queries can be e-mailed to info@canalmuseum.org.uk.
Book Online
Now
The boat trip is not available to adults without children or
to unsupervised children. Every child requires a ticket including babies.
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 2150) 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. If you want to
book an additional adult or child as a separate booking after you have booked a
party including at least one adult and one child, you can do so.
You can book a whole boat for up to 12 people. You must book 12
places even if there are fewer than 12 people in your group. Bookings for a
whole boat that are not for 12 people will be cancelled. This type of booking
gives you exclusive use of a whole boat for your group. The group must include
at least one child and at least two adults but when booking a whole group you
simply book 12 whole-group places. You must select a boat that has 12 places
available.
Tickets will not be issued. You will receive an e-mail confirmation of
booking. Please note that we will cancel your booking if:
- You book an adults-only party
- You make a whole-boat booking that is not for 12 places
When bookings are open, book your places in the following ways:
- Book online.
- By telephone on 020 7713 0836. It is better to book
online. All telephone bookings must include immediate payment by credit or
debit card. Sorry, but we do not accept promises to pay by post or later, we do
not put tickets aside for customers to purchase later. There is a £1
booking fee for all bookings made by telephone. This does not apply to online
bookings. At busy times we may not be able to deal with a telephone booking
immediately though we will do our best. Please book online if you
can.
- In person at London Canal Museum.
All profits go to the charities who combine to bring you this
event.
Prices
Prices are:
- Adult (aged 16-125 inclusive)
- £10.00
- Child (aged 0-15 inclusive)
- £8.00
- Exclusive use of whole boat (12 places)
- £96.00
Note that if you book a whole boat you MUST book 12
places even if your party is smaller. There are no other reductions on the
above prices.
Volunteering
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.
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