Canal boat holidays guide to the stourport ring holidays in the uk. The canal forms part of the stourport ring, a series of canals forming a canal ring around worcestershire, the black country and birmingham. We were delighted to be invited by paul and christine balmer to join them for a long weekend on board their boat waterway routes, carrying the name of their excellent canal dvds and maps business. The worcester and birmingham canal starline narrowboats. If youre preparing for any kind of a trip on a boat, whether youre a continuous cruiser, canoe paddler or boating holiday maker, you can make sure your journey goes without a hitch by using our website to plan your journey. If you prefer to book and pay for 2020, we will be happy to defer your holiday if. Sadly, due to a tech failure, west hill tunnel is missing from.
Cruise from alvechurch marina southwards towards worcester and you will soon encounter your first tunnels, although at 6 yards and 580 yards they are. Get directions, maps, and traffic for stourport onsevern. Nov 26, 2015 check out my mooch at this short tunnel, this tunnel goes under the old leapgate railway line. The stourportring from stourport canal boat information. The station, originally named stourport, opened on 1 february 1862 as part of the severn valley railway. Canal boating holidays between worcester and birmingham including river severn. As of 2012, an average of 200 trains per day used the tunnel. Easily share your publications and get them in front of issuus. Photos, maps, personal memories and local books of stourportonsevern. This map gives detailed coverage of the stourport and droitwich rings including the whole of the staffordshire and worcestershire canal up to great haywood junction where it joins the trent and mersey canal, with emphasis on the waterways and information useful and relevant to users of the. In december 2010 an attempt to build a tworoad shed for the storage of up to 50 wagons on the course of the trackbed of the branch failed when the hlf heritage lottery fund national lottery heritage fund from 2019 turned down an application for funding.
Stourport ring canal boat holiday route with great british. The route also includes two of the longest navigable tunnels on the uk network, these being. Stourport onsevern railway station was the main station in stourport onsevern, worcestershire, england. The bcn are an amazing network of canals, junctions, locks and tunnels that take. The stourportringfromworcester canal boat information. The route includes several aqueducts, 7 tunnels and 105 locks can be done in 7 nights or a more relaxing 14 nights. A waterways ring is quite simply a circular route that will take you back to your starting point. The stourport ring canal boat holiday leaves the black prince base at stoke prior for the tardebigge flight, the longest run of locks in the uk, most of which date from the early 19th century. Cruise the canals around london, moor in historic bath, oxford or chester.
If youre preparing for any kind of a trip on a boat, whether youre a continuous cruiser, canoe paddler or boating holiday maker, you can make sure your journey goes. Stourport ring boat hire and route guide from holidays in the uk. Part of stourport ring via droitwich canals on waterway routes 25 may 2014. Cruise from alvechurch marina southwards towards worcester and you will soon encounter your first tunnels, although at 6 yards and 580 yards they are some of the shorter ones. The severn tunnel is part of the trunk railway line between southern england and south wales, and carries an intensive passenger train service and freight traffic. The stourportringfromworcester canal boating cruising route. These lively, colourful and committed books are generally regarded as the most detailed, informative and downright entertaining guides to the inland waterways. The stourport ring visits no fewer than three cities of contrasting colours, wolverhampton, industrial birmingham and the ancient city of worcester taking in both urban and countryside scenes along these local canals. The stourportringfromstourport canal boating cruising route. Travel from edinburgh via the stunning falkirk wheel. Mar 18, 2020 stourport ring out of worcester abc boat hire. The stourportringfromalvechurch canal boating cruising. The locks are well spaced out along the twisting and turning route of the contour canal.
This historic cathedral city has a civil war museum and visits to the royal worcester porcelain factory and museum. Here the stourport ring route transfers boaters back onto the worcester. Also enclosed is a copy of a promotional leaflet for the book. They tend to offer a lovely variety of town and countryside and can cover some distance. It had two platforms and a passing loop from opening. The most notable being the queens head at stoke pound and the red lion at alvechurch.
The stourport ring is a connected series of canals forming a circuit, or canal ring, around. The stourport ring visits no fewer than three cities of contrasting colours, wolverhampton, industrial birmingham and the ancient city of worcester taking in both urban and. The ring is formed from the river severn, the staffordshire and worcestershire canal, the stourbridge canal, the dudley canals, the birmingham canal navigations netherton tunnel branch canal and birmingham new main line and the. Published on apr 21, 2019 timelapse of the stourport ring on narrowboat mandarin duck from worcester marina. Careful editing creates a high speed journey along the canal. We have shown the popular waterway cruising rings below with the canalsrivers that have to be navigated to complete the ring under each ring heading are links to the appropriate canal or river navigations which then open showing the pubs that are situated either canalside or within a short distance of the waterway. We hired a 66ft 6 person boat to take 4 of us oldest 70, youngest 9. We spent a day at cadbury world and the best part of a day at the black country museum. Part of stourport ring via droitwich canals on waterway routes. The stourport ring is a connected series of canals forming a circuit, or canal ring, around birmingham and the black country. Francis frith the uks leading publisher of local photographs since 1860.
A full colour map of the stourport and droitwich rings suitable for both waterways and leisure users. Compilers signature on first title page also inscribed and signed compliments slip stourportonsevern civic society thank you for your cheque. The boat had everything thing on board you would want and more. Pubs on waterway cruising rings all the waterway pubs for. A journey spiralling through britains hidden industrial heritage, tiptoeing into the great cosmopolitan city of birmingham, and in a silent twist of the water, slipping away into secret rural havens of unrivalled tranquillity. The stourportringfromstourport canal boat information. Choose one of the following options for the stourporton severn to ludlow route. The stourport ring is a connected series of canals forming a circuit, or canal ring, around worcestershire, the black country and birmingham in the midlands, england. We had a thorough hand over and we set off with a few words of wisdom from the friendly staff. Stourport ring out of worcester abc boat hire, alvechurch. The stourportringfromalvechurch canal boating cruising route. Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online.
Stourporton severn to ludlow route planner get the best route from stourporton severn to ludlow with viamichelin. To book a holiday or break on any of anglo welshs fleet, call our friendly booking. Michelin recommended, quickest, shortest or economical. Day 1 cruise from alvechurch marina southwards towards worcester and you will soon encounter your first tunnels, although at 6 yards and 580 yards they are some of the shorter ones. The showers were always hot and everything worked as promised. The stourport ring kept our boys happy with plenty of locks and a variety of city scape and countryside to please every body. Jul 19, 2006 timelapse of 30 canal locks at the tarbigge flight, on the stourpourt ring. Fit a forward facing bow camera to our boat for a little fun. Canal boat holidays on the droitwich, warwickshire, four counties ring, black. The rest of the time in transit or in one of the many beautiful pubs. Stourporton severn ludlow route planner distance, time. After the short coseley tunnel you will see a canal leading off to your right which you should take towards dudley and the black country museum.
Cruise around the west midlands on a canal boat holiday with. The stourport ring takes canal boat holidaymakers on a 79mile journey of discovery around middle england, travelling through 122 locks and taking around 56 hours. The line through the tunnel is controlled as a single signal section, which limits the headway of successive trains. At stourport the route joins the river severn to worcester. Route info boats map overview of route cruising notes. From stourport basin the canal climbs all the way to stourton junction and beyond. The ring is formed from the river severn, the staffordshire and worcestershire canal, the stourbridge canal, the dudley canals, the birmingham canal navigations netherton tunnel branch canal and birmingham new main line and the worcester and birmingham canal. Celebrity traveller as always with these guys, the staff who showed us around the narrowboat were lovely, the boat itself was really c omfy and within minutes we were cruising off on another great canal boat holiday. Aug 23, 2015 we had a thorough hand over and we set off with a few words of wisdom from the friendly staff. The route offers a wonderful mix of urban and rural landscapes, with historic destinations to explore along the way, including the stourport basins, once one of the busiest inland. Its hardly surprising the stourport ring is one of the most popular oneweek cruises. The purchase also included a portion of the stourport branch from bewdley to a point 302 yards beyond south of the southern portal of mount pleasant tunnel, this section having been purchased by the svr severn valley railway svra. The route includes flights of locks and two of the longest navigable tunnels on the united kingdom.
The stourportring fromalvechurch canal boat information. Save 10% on both when you buy a stourport ring map and dvd together. This ring covers part of the stratfordonavon canal, some of the mainline grand union canal and a little bit of the bcn birmingham canal navigations and can be completed in a 4 night break or 3 nights if you are very energetic. Well describe a journey clockwise around the ring, starting at stourport basin.
The stourport ring is a superb circuit around worcestershire, the black country and birmingham. Cruising away from the idyllic setting of alvechurch marina, the canal enters a treelined cutting before heading through shortwood tunnel 6yds m long with just a short winding stretch past a boatyard and moorings before entering a second tunnel. Check flight prices and hotel availability for your visit. The stourport ring is a connected series of canals forming a circuit, or canal ring, around worcestershire, the black country and birmingham in central england. The worcester and birmingham canal then takes a rural route back to the starting point. Stourport ring from worcester a canal boat holiday cruising.
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