Linlithgow Canal Centre
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✨Volunteer run society offering seasonal Boat Trips, Tea Room, Private Boat Hire, Charters & Museum. Admission is free.
•Come and visit the Linlithgow Canal Centre.
•We’re on the Union Canal in Linlithgow, centrally based in the town (18 miles from Edinburgh) birthplace of Mary Queen of Scots.
•The Edinburgh & Glasgow Union Canal is 31½ miles [50 km] long from Edinburgh to Falkirk and is linked to the Forth & Clyde Canal at Falkirk by the new Falkirk Wheel to continue the journey to Glasgow.
•The Canal Centre is administered by Linlithgow Union Canal Society (LUCS), by volunteer society members, and operates boat trips from Manse Road Basin every weekend from Easter until the end of September with two boats from 2pm.
•We also have our lovely tea room to come visit too, open to anyone with an offering of tea, coffee, cake & ice cream in the summer. To sit in or takeaway.
•During July to mid-August, the Centre is open weekdays for the town trips running.
•You can cruise the calm and peaceful canal to the Avon Aqueduct in comfort on board the "St Michael" or journey the town stretch on "Victoria", a replica of a Victorian steam packet boat.
•Charters and private bookings can be arranged at other times. ‘Leamington’ is a self drive boat available for day hire and the larger 40 seater boats can also be chartered for larger parties (2 of our volunteers, driver & crew).
•The Canal Museum has a sales counter with a short audio-visual presentation. Thank you & we look forward to seeing you :)
10/10/2026
You might have noticed one of our boats was missing this week. Saint Magdalenes has been down at the Seagull Trust Cruises - Ratho dry dock to allow the annual maintenance.
Many thanks to all our volunteers who helped with the work!
26/09/2026
It's the last weekend of the season!
Aqueduct and Town Trips are running, the Tearoom and Museum will be open from 1.30 - 4.30 Saturday and Sunday.
19/09/2026
Just 2 weeks left of the LUCS 2026 season!
Aqueduct trips can be prebooked at bookings.lucs.org.uk. For town trips just turn up on the day.
12/09/2026
Whatever activity brings you to the canal our tearoom is available. Open 1.30 - 4.30 every Saturday and Sunday until the 27th of September. The tearoom serves a selection of hot and cold drinks as well as a selection of sweet treats.
05/09/2026
Now September has arrived that means there are only 4 weeks left of the LUCS 2026 season!
Aqueduct trips can be prebooked at bookings.lucs.org.uk. For town trips just turn up on the day.
29/08/2026
This weekend the LUCS boat St Magdalene will be taking part in the 25th Anniversary of the Millennium Link Flotilla. Below is information about the event from Scottish Canals with information about the flotilla if you want to watch it.
26/08/2026
Looking for a relaxing way to spend an afternoon? Why not join one of our popular Aqueduct Cruises from Linlithgow Canal Centre to the Avon Aqueduct on Saturdays and Sundays departing at 2pm. Prebook at bookings.lucs.org.uk.
22/08/2026
Looking to try a canal trip? Our short 30 minute town trips are the perfect way to get started. LUCS are open 1.30 to 4.30 every Saturday and Sunday.
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19/08/2026
Our summer weekday opening are now finished. However we are still open every Saturday and Sunday until the end of September.
Open Saturday and Sunday from 1.30 - 4.30pm.
Offering town trips, aqueduct trips, tearoom and musuem.
15/08/2026
Looking for a relaxing way to spend an afternoon? Why not join one of our popular Aqueduct Cruises from Linlithgow Canal Centre to the Avon Aqueduct on Saturdays and Sundays departing at 2pm. Prebook at bookings.lucs.org.uk.
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Canal Basin, Manse Road
Linlithgow
EH496AJ
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| Saturday | 1:30pm - 4:30pm |
| Sunday | 1:30pm - 4:30pm |
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