From a 1,000 year old log boat to a concrete barge; a coracle to a steam powered dredger, the boat collection illustrates the many different types of craft that have used our canals and rivers over the centuries.
At Ellesmere Port and Gloucester Docks you can step aboard some of the historic crafts and get an idea of what life must have been like living and working on our waterways.
Discover more about just a few of the boats in our collection:
