There is a full size replica of a narrowboat back cabin which has been named Swift after one of the Shardlow Boat Company's craft. This displays signwriting by Tony Lewery, roses and castles by Jan Deuchar and water cans lent by the family of Ike Argent.
Children visiting can now dress in costume.
A grant from the Co-op has enabled the Centre to commission clothes of the Edwardian period of canal boating. Elasticated to fit various sizes of small people they can give our younger visitors the feel of life in long skirts or granddad shirts and weskits . Iron Age, Roman and Medieval finds from Great Wilne, items related to rural crafts and industries including blacksmiths and cobblers tools, farming implements, bottles from local breweries, and material relating to the Aston to Shardlow tramway. A video presentation provides an introduction to the historical port and the present day village. Guided tour of the port 11 a.m. - 12 noon, starting from Heritage Centre.