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Unlocking the West Midlands' waterways

You'll find something to look at, something to interest you or something fun to do along almost every mile of the canals at the heart of England.

From our office in Fazeley, we maintain 8 canals and 2 fisheries, so that you can discover and enjoy all that the West Midlands' waterways have to offer.

Our canals are:

  • Staffordshire & Worcester Canal
  • Stratford-upon-Avon Canal
  • Stourbridge Canal
  • Wyrley & Essington Canal
  • Grand Union Canal to Radford Lock
  • Birmingham & Fazeley Canal
  • Tame Valley Canal
  • Birmingham Canal Navigations

Fisheries: Earlswood, Blythe

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