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Welcome

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Foxton Locks is a place where the minds of engineers and the hard working hands of the navvy have shaped the landscape in a dramatic way. As well as the famous staircase of ten locks climbing up the hillside, there are also the remains of a gigantic boat lift.

The museum tells the story of the Lift, Locks and Lives associated with Foxton Locks.  It is home to a treasure trove of artefacts and exhibitions; all housed in the reconstructed boilerhouse which once powered the boat lift. 

OPENING TIMES:

ENTRY PRICE:

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Saturday

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

11am - 4.00pm

11am - 4.00pm

11am - 4.00pm

11am - 4.00pm

11am - 4.00pm

11am - 4.00pm

CLOSED

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A black dog cartoon

Dogs are welcome in the museum & shop on a lead.

ADULT £4

CHILD FREE 

(Entry free for under 18s when accompanying a paying adult)

CONCESSION  £3.00

(Over 60s, unemployed, students aged 18+, service personnel (including NHS, Canal & River Member)

CARER FREE 

(Entry free when accompanying a paying visitor with additional needs)

What's on 2024

EXHIBITIONS

Introducing.....

Rosie Jarvis 

5 October - 3 November

A landscape painting of fields

ACTIVITIES / EVENTS

Inclined Plane Tours

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Tours out onto the remains of the inclined plane boat lift .

Free - donations welcome

Artsy Foxton Locks

Let Foxton Locks inspire your creativity whether you are an expert or a beginner borrow an art pack.

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Tuesdays and Thursdays

12pm, 1pm and 2pm, 3pm

(Weather dependent)

Goblin Door Trail

Can you find all the goblin doors around Foxton Locks? Pick up your trail sheet from the museum.

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Group of school in museum

LEARNING

Compass

THINGS TO DO

Boat Lift on a slope with building at the top.

THE BOAT LIFT

Volunteers gardening

VOLUNTEERING

Looking over to Foxton Canal Museum

ACCESSIBILITY

A group of people inside the museum.

GROUP VISITS

Calling all teachers
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Make a donation to the museum

The Foxton Canal Museum is run by the Foxton Inclined Plane Trust which is a registered charity (No. 513241). Donations and bequests, large or small, are always welcome. A monetary donation will help preserve  Foxton Canal Museum’s collection and the incredible stories of the people who lived and worked here for future generations, this in turn will enable the Museum to develop new exhibitions and broaden public access to its collections.

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Foxton Canal Museum

Middle Lock

Gumley Road

Foxton

LE16 7RA

Telephone No: 0116 279 2657

Email: info@foxtoncanalmuseum.org

Foxton Canal Museum is an Accredited Museum (1644) operated by Foxton Inclined Plane Trust (charity no: 513241)

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