At the London Canal Museum close to King's Cross visitors can discover the history of those who lived and worked on the city's canals. Located inside Gatti's Ice House, the former ice house of a well-respected ice-cream maker in the nineteenth century, the museum has particuarly interesting exhibits on the ice cargoe trade and ice-cream making. Visitors can also see the inside of a narrowboat canal cabin and discover the history of Canal Craft, the use of horse power and see an old map of the London Waterways. 

Address

12-13 New Wharf Rd, London N1 9RT

Getting There

Tube:  Circle, Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan, Northern, Piccadilly and Victoria lines (King's Cross/St. Pancras)

Rail: National and International Rail Services (St. Pancras International Station).