Staffordshire and Worcester Canal

The Staffordshire and Worcester Canal runs from Stourport Basins on the River Severn to Great Haywood near Stafford. From Stourport the Canal runs to Kidderminster, then on through open countryside to Kinver and Wombourne. The Canal runs on the outskirts of Wolverhampton where near Pendeford the Staffs and Worcester meets the Birmingham Mainline Canal and the Shropshire Union Canal. Then on to Penkridge before ending on the Trent and Mersey Canal at Great Haywood. The tow path is good between Pendeford and Stourport and patchy between Coven and Great Haywood.

​CLUBS THAT HAVE THE RIGHTS TO SOME SECTIONS ON THIS CANAL

BIRMINGHAM ANGLERS ASSOCIATION
Bridge 32 Stewponey Old to Bridge 34 Prestwood
Lock 14 Gothersley to Bridge 42 Botterham Road
 
BLACKFORDS PROGRESSIVE ANGLING SOCIETY
Calf Heath Reservoir
 
BAILEY ANGLING CLUB
Gailey Lower Reservoir
 
CHUBB ANGLING CLUB
Bridge 78 Gravelly Way to Bridge 79 Watling Street
 
HALESOWEN ANGLING CLUB
Bridge 54 Mopps Farm to Bridge 56 Wightwick
 
IZAAK WALTON ANGLING ASSOCIATION
Bridge 94 Roseford to Milford Aqueduct
 
JUBILEE ANGLING CLUB
Bridge 79 Watling Street to Bridge 82 Otherton Lock
 
KINVER FREELINERS AC
Stewpong Bridge to Hyde Lock
Gothersley Lock to Prestwood Bridge
 
J SANKEY ANGLING CLUB
Dimmingsdale Reservoir
 
OXLEY ANGLING CLUB
Bridge 64 Aldersley Turnover to Bridge 66 Blaydon Road
 
PILLATON SHOOT
Gailey Upper Reservoir
 
PRINCE ALBERT ANGLING SOCIETY
Gailey Upper Reservoir
 
SHIFNAL ANGLING CLUB LTD
Bridge 74 Moat House to Bridge 75 Deepmore

LINKING CANALS

Birmingham Mainline Canal 
Shropshire Union Canal
Stourbridge Canal

Staffordshire and Worcester CANAL ROUTE

  • RIVER SEVERN (Stourport)
  • 2 Barge Locks and Stourport Basins
  • York Street Bridge (4) carries A451
  • Bridge Street Lock
  • Lower Mitton Bridge (5)
  • Gilgal Bridge (6)
  • Mitton Chappel Bridge (7)
  • Bird in Hand Pub
  • Upper Mitton Bridge (8)
  • Bullock Lane Bridge (9)
  • Falling Sands Lock
  • Falling Sands Bridge (11)
  • Falling Sands Viaduct (Carries Severn Valley Railway)
  • Caldwall Bridge (12)
  • Caldwall Lock
  • The Watermill Pub
  • Rounds Hill Bridge (13) carries A451 Stourport Road
  • Caldwall Mill Bridge (14)
  • Caldwall Hall Bridge (15)
  • Town Tunnel (carries the A456 Park Butts Ringway) KIDDERMINSTER
  • Kidderminster Lock
  • Kidderminster Aqueduct (Canal crosses River Stour)
  • Limekiln Bridge (17)
  • Stourvale New Bridge
  • Broadwaters Aqueduct
  • Wolverley Court Bridge (19)
  • Wolverley Court Lock
  • Wolverley Bridge (20)
  • Wolverley Lock
  • The Lock Pub
  • Wolverley Forge Bridge (21)
  • Debdale Bridge (22)
  • Debdale Lock
  • COOKLEY TUNNEL
  • Austcliffe Bridge (24)
  • Clay House Bridge (25)
  • Caunsall Bridge (26)
  • Whittington Bridge (27)
  • Whittington Lock
  • Whittington Horse Bridge (28)
  • Kinver Bridge (29) carries Dunsley Road
  • Kinver Lock
  • The Vine Pub (Kinver)
  • Hyde Bridge (30)
  • Hyde Lock
  • DUNSLEY TUNNEL
  • Stewpony New Bridge
  • Stewpony Old Bridge (31)
  • Stewpony Lock
  • Stourton Bridge (33)
  • STOURTON JUNCTION (Junction with Stourbridge Canal)
  • Devils Den Aqueduct (Canal crosses the River Stour)
  • Prestwood Bridge (34)
  • Gothersley Bridge (35)
  • Gothersley Lock
  • Rocky Lock
  • Flatheridge Bridge (36)
  • Astwood Marina
  • Greensforge Bridge (37) 
  • Greensforge Lock
  • Hinksford Bridge (38) carries access road to Hinksford Mobile Home park
  • Aqueduct
  • Hinksford Lock
  • Swindon Bridge (40) Village of Swindon
  • Swindon Lock
  • Marsh Lock Bridge
  • Marsh Lock
  • Botterham Bottom Lock
  • Botterham Bridge (41)
  • Botterham Top Lock
  • Wombourne Bridge (42) Carries the B4176 Bridgenorth Road
  • Giggety Bridge
  • Canal crosses Wom Brook
  • Ounsdale Bridge (45)
  • The Round Oak Pub (Wombourne)
  • Bumble Hole Bridge
  • Bumble Hole Lock
  • Bratch Bridge
  • Bratch Locks (Staircase of 3 Locks with lock keepers cottage)
  • Awbridge Bridge (49)
  • Awbridge Lock
  • Ebstree Lock
  • Dimmingsdale Lock
  • Dimmingsdale Bridge (53)
  • Mopps Farm Bridge (54)
  • Castlecroft Bridge (55)
  • Wightwick Bridge (56)
  • Wightwick Lock Bridge (57)
  • Wightwick Lock
  • Wightwick Mill Lock  Bridge (58)
  • Wightwick Mill Lock
  • Compton Bridge (59) Carries A454 Bridgenorth Road, Compton.
  • Compton Lock Bridge
  • Compton Lock
  • Tettenhall Old Bridge (61)
  • Tettenhall New Bridge (61a) Carries A41 Tettenhall Road
  • Hordern Road Bridge (62)
  • Dunstall Water Bridge (63)
  • Aldersley Stadium and Dunstall Racecourse at sides of the canal
  • ALDERSLEY JUNCTION (Junction with The Birmingham Mainline Canal)
  • National Cycle Route 81 joins/leaves Canal at Aldersley Junction.
  • Aldersley Turnover Bridge (Footbridge at Aldersley Junction)
  • Oxley Railway Bridge
  • Various Pipelines cross the Canal
  • Oxley Moor Bridge (66)
  • AUTHERLEY JUNCTION (Junction with the Shropshire Union Canal)
  • Pendeford New Bridge (Carries Blaydon Road, Pendeford)
  • Marsh Lane Bridge
  • Forsters Bridge (68) Carries Wobaston Road
  • M54 Bridge. (Motorway)
  • Coven Heath Bridge (69)
  • Stafford Road Bridge (70) Carries A449 Stafford Road, Coven
  • Cross Green Bridge (71)
  • The Fox and Anchor Pub
  • Slade Heath Bridge (72)
  • Slade Heath Railway Bridge
  • Laches Bridge (73)
  • Moat House Bridge (74)
  • Deepmore Bridge (75)
  • Calf Heath Marina Bridge (Footbridge to Marina Pub opposite)
  • HATHERTON JUNCTION (Junction with now disused Hatherton Canal)
  • Calf Heath Marina
  • Long Molls Bridge (76)
  • Calf Heath Bridge (77)
  • Works Bridge
  • Gravelly Way Bridge (78)
  • Four Ashes Bridge (78a)
  • Gailey Lock
  • Gailey Bridge (79) Carries A5 Watling Street
  • Brick Kiln Lock
  • Boggs Lock
  • Rodbaston Lock
  • Rodbaston Bridge (80)
  • Disused Railway Bridge
  • Otherton Lane Bridge (81)
  • Otherton Lock
  • Otherton Lock Bridge (82)
  • Otherton Private Moorings
  • Lyne Hill Bridge (83)
  • Cross Keys Bridge (83a) Carries Wolgarston Way B5012
  • The Cross Keys Pub
  • Filance Bridge (84)
  • Filance Lock
  • Princefield Bridge (85)
  • Penkridge Lock
  • Penkridge Bridge (86)
  • Longford Lock
  • Brooms Bridge (87)
  • Woodbank Lane Bridge (87a)
  • Longford Bridge (88)
  • M6 Bridge, Longford (88a) Motorway
  • Fancy Bridge (89)
  • Park Gate Lock
  • Park Gate Bridge (90)
  • Shutt Hill Lock
  • Shutt Hill Bridge (91) Carries Teddesley Road
  • Acton Moat Bridge (92)
  • Acton bridge (93) Village of Acton Trussell
  • Roseford Bridge (94)
  • Deepmore Lock
  • Hazlestrine Bridge (96)
  • Stafford Boat Club and Marina
  • Radford Bridge (98) Carries A34 Radford Bank, at Radford Bank
  • Radford bank Inn (Just off the canal)
  • Meadow Bridge (99)
  • Baswich Bridge (100)
  • Baswich Railway Bridges
  • St Thomas Bridge (101) Carries Baswich Lane
  • Lodgefield Bridge (102)
  • Stoneford Bridge (103)
  • Walton Bridge (104)
  • Milford Bridge (105) Tow Path crosses over here
  • Milford Aqueduct (Canal Crosses the River Sow)
  • Tixall Bridge (106) Carries Holdiford Road
  • Tixall Lock
  • Oldhill Bridge (107)
  • Swivel Bridge (108)
  • Trent Aqueduct, Great Haywood (Canal crosses the River Trent)
  • Mill Aqueduct
  • Great Haywood Bridge (109)
  • GREAT HAYWOOD JUNCTION (Canal ends at the Trent and Mersey Canal, Great Haywood)