Santa's Special Sunday - on 9th December 2012 - is a family event in
which Father Christmas will see children in his cabin during a short boat trip
on the Regent's Canal. The boats have limited capacity and should be booked
online in advance. There will be activities for children in the museum, and
these will be available to all children, whether or not a boat trip and meeting
with Father Christmas has been booked. All arrangements are providional at
present.
See Santa on a Boat
The boat will take you on a short cruise on the Regent's Canal. There
is a cabin, so you will not have to travel outside. In the rear cabin, Father
Christmas will see each child for a few minutes during the cruise and there
will be a small wrapped present for each child.
Activities in the Museum
In the museum, children will be able to take part in table-top
activities making Christmas cards with canal images and drawing. In addition,
all our usual range of children's activities will be available, such as
bridge-building and Henrietta's Trail around the museum.
Refreshments
There will be a free mince pie for all visitors and a free glass of
mulled wine for adults, fruit juice for children.
Tea/coffee/chocolate will be available from a machine.
Carols
We plan to have carol singing - but this may not be for the whole
time.
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
Boat times will be regularly from late morning until about 1630. The
last boat will return to York Way (near King's Cross Station) not to the
museum. The boat trip lasts about 20-25 minutes.
Prices
Prices for 2012 are:
- Adult (aged 16-125 inclusive)
- £10.00
- Child (aged 0-15 inclusive)
- £10.00 (includes gift)
There are no other reductions on the above prices.
Important points to note
- There are no refunds on places 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.
Booking the Trip
Queries can be e-mailed to info@canalmuseum.org.uk. Bookings are
available 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. 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.
The museum will be open from 1000 to 1630. 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 and need not book in advance.
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
Book your places in the following ways:
- Book online. (when
available)
- 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.
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