We are honoured that His Majesty King Charles III has announced his Patronage following a review of Royal Patronages conducted after His Majesty’s accession to the throne 💙

Head to our website to find out more 👉 ow.ly/sYvY50RC7gH

📷 Hugo Burnand

The The Danny Steamship was having fun in the bank holiday sunshine. We're looking forward to next weekend's steam event at the boat lift too.

Catch our very own Taz Parvaz on #NarrowEscapes on Channel 4 today from 4pm.

Answer to where I was today National Waterways Museum I also include a list of events going on!
Canal & River Trust Canal & River Trust Boating

It was great to catch up with CraigHughesUpholstery and Nikki over coffee at our HQ. They are doing some great work to promote Canal & River Trust National Waterways Museum Anderton Boat Lift & Visitor Centre and it was wonderful to share stories together. Hope to see you again soon

Watch Narrow Escapes on Channel 4 ow.ly/KVWh50RmSC8

Enjoy this brand new series starting on Monday 29th April at 4pm and learn more about how we keep canals alive. #KeepCanalsAlive

We’re celebrating #WorldHeritageDay and reminding ourselves how lucky we are to live next to the Manchester Ship Canal and National Waterways Museum here in Ellesmere Port

THIS SUNDAY! 🎩Steampunk Sunday, 14 April (10am - 4pm) Music from 🐭Mice in a Matchbox 🏴‍☠️ The Conwy Pirates' Wombat & Motley
🥁 Wirral Samba Drummers
🍪Tea &Parasol duelling
🦅 Steampunk curiosities & stalls
🍻 Licensed bars, hot &cold food
#LifesBetterByWater #ellesmereport

I'm pleased to announce that the 2025 edition of my Historic Narrow Boats calendar has gone to print. On the cover is Charlotte Ashman steering her 1935 pair Hyperion & Hyades along the Leicester Line of the GU.
#chasingtheboats
National Historic Ships UK
Canal & River Trust
HNBC

Today is #Cheshire Day marking the day the county was given its Charter of Liberties in 1300 by King Edward I, in effect its own Magna Carta cwac.co/shQLm

Where are you visiting on Cheshire Day?

#Cheshire

Happy #Cheshire day . In the lead-up, we encouraged people to submit their best photos of #Cheshire to be in with a chance of winning a fabulous #Cheshire weekend

Today we share some of the best entries. First is this fabulous shot of Anderton Boat Lift & Visitor Centre submitted by Christine Goody

Spotted this today National Waterways Museum it appears to be a concrete boat. Let me know your views, and I will post the answer once I find out myself! Studio Antiques what the heck? Canal & River Trust #heritage

So lovely to meet you both CraigHughesUpholstery and have some fun with #narrowboatliberty at our Easter Gathering! Looking forward to welcoming you back for #Steampunk Sunday in April! 🎩

⚓ Join us for an unforgettable night of song and dance when the Old Time Sailors perform in the grounds of our historic dock on 17 May 🎷
🎫 Tickets are selling fast ...but still available from the museum website ow.ly/fUJE50QJZBe
🦜Early bird tickets now sold out

Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus! Happy St David's Day! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🎉

Springtime has arrived! Big shout out to our wonderful gardener Sheena who’s worked so hard to get our museum planters looking beautiful 🥰
#stdavidsday #springflowers #nationalwaterwaysmuseum #ellesmereport #lifesbetterbywater

Interested in old engines, diesel or steam? 👀
Then why not join our happy band of #volunteers here in the Power Hall at the National Waterways Museum #EllesmerePort
For more details, please contact our Lead Volunteer [email protected]

#VolunteerByWater

We really enjoyed this vlog from Narrowboat Liberty about the Power Hall National Waterways Museum and the amazing #volunteers that bring these exhibits to life. canalrivertrust.org.uk/things-to-do/m…

Pickmere have arrived at the Cheshire Boat Museum #Geography

Pickmere are having a fantastic morning!

We’re always pleased to welcome school visits to the museum! Thanks Delamere Academy