Foxton Canal Museum

The Foxton Canal Museum is located in the former boiler house for the plane's steam engine. The museum covers the history of the locks and the plane, the lives of the canal workers, and other aspects of the local canal. There is also a collection of Measham pottery.

Foxton Canal Museum is fun, children of all ages love it.

The Museum fulfills the Trust's educational role and records the history and research carried out by Trust members. Models, interactive displays, and a wide range of waterway artifacts tell the story of the lift, the Locks, the waterways and the people who lived on the canals. 

The site of the Foxton Inclined Plane Boat Lift has been recognised as a Scheduled Ancient Monument. This recognition, together with the steady increase in leisure boating on British canals, means its restoration is now considered a key project in the development of the national waterway network.

Groups

We can offer conducted tours of the site and Museum for pre-booked groups of visitors - both adult parties and school groups - in or out of our normal Museum opening times .