The Canal Boat Club
Worcester Marina

Worcester, Worcestershire.
Welcome to Worcester Marina. You will find us at Lowesmoor Wharf off the Worcester and Birmingham canal in the heart of the city. Whether you are visiting us to start a holiday or have your own boat, our helpful and professional team look forward to meeting you. Pets : We allow a maximum of 2 dogs per boat at this marina. An extra charge per dog is made upon arrival. Directions to Worcester Marina >> Cruising Routes >> Buy Maps / Guides

Our marina is located in the City of Worcester, which provides easy access to the town centre's shopping and leisure facilities, M5 motorway, Shrub Hill and Foregate Street railway stations.

Places of Interest

Below are detailed some of the places you might like to visit whilst on a cruise from Worcester Marina.

Click on the links below for further information:

Worcester Commandery
Worcester Cathedral
Royal Worcester and The Museum of Worcester Porcelain
Guildhall
Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum
Severn Valley Railway
Avoncroft Museum of Buildings
Hanbury Hall
Mary Arden's House
Black Country Living Museum
Stuart Crystal Glassworks
Merry Hill Shopping Centre
Birmingham City Centre
Cadbury World
Packwood House (National Trust)

Worcester Commandery

The Commandery has exciting stories to tell you. Using state of the art audio interpretation and fun interactives, the Commandery's long hidden history comes vividly to life allowing you to experiences the lively characters and the atmosphere of the buildings colourful past..
Situated within the city centre, mooring at Diglis basin will be ideal, also it's in short walking distance from Worcester marina.

www.worcestercitymuseums.org.uk

Worcester Cathedral

This striking cathedral overlooking the River Severn is open and staffed on every day of the year from 7.30am to 6pm.

Worcester Cathedral has been a place of prayer and worship since 680 AD. The present building was begun in 1084

In walking distance from Worcester Marina or moor on the Worcester Birmingham canal near Lock 3 or in Diglis basin.

www.cofe-worcester.org.uk/cathedral

Royal Worcester and The Museum of Worcester Porcelain

Enter the heart of a world famous porcelain industry founded in 1751. Take a guided tour of the factory visitor centre and paint your own plate, and visit the museum and factory shop.

Walking distance from Worcester Marina or moor on the Worcester Birmingham canal near Lock 3 or Diglis basin.

www.royalworcester.com

www.worcesterporcelainmuseum.org.uk

Worcester Guildhall

With its Queen Anne style of architecture, the Guildhall is regarded as one of the finest buildings of it's period in the country.

Walking distance from Worcester Marina or moor on the Worcester Birmingham canal near Lock 3 or Diglis basin.

Info: 01905 7222233

Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum

Hosts a lively programme of contemporary art exhibitions and events. The collections include paintings, ceramics, natural history, social history, the interior of a 19 th century chemist and the Worcestershire Regimental collections.

Walking distance from Worcester Marina or moor on the Worcester Birmingham canal near Lock 3.

Info: 01905 25371

Severn Valley Railway

A full-size standard-gauge railway line running regular steam passenger trains along the 16 mile track between Kidderminster in Worcestershire and Bridgnorth in Shropshire .

The scenery is fantastic as the track follows the course of the River Severn for much of the journey, through unspoilt countryside.

Trains run from Kidderminster Station, under a mile from bridge 15 on the Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal in Kidderminster..

www.svr.co.uk

Avoncroft Museum of Buildings

A fascinating museum of historic buildings spanning seven centuries, rescued from imminent destruction and carefully rebuilt timber by timber or brick by brick on a 15 acre open-air site in Bromsgrove, in the north of Worcestershire.

1 mile north of Stoke Wharf on the Worcester & Birmingham Canal.

www.avoncroft.org.uk

Hanbury Hall

Early 18th-century William and Mary-style country house, garden and park. The tranquil gardens have a working mushroom house, orangery, and formal wilderness, including a restored 18th-century bowling green on which you can play a game of bowls.

Less than a mile walk by public footpath from lock 17 on the Worcester & Birmingham Canal, East of Droitwich.

www.nationaltrust.org.uk

Mary Arden's House

One of a number of links to Shakespeare (not least the Royal Shakespeare Theatre) to be found in the Stratford area, reportedly the childhood home of Shakespeare's mother.

The magnificent thatched and timber-framed, Tudor farmstead has been furnished in keeping with a wealthy Tudor farming family. The outbuildings and nearby Glebe Farm now house a museum of rural life over the last 400 years.

Close to the Stratford-on-Avon Canal (Bridge 59) on the outskirts of the pleasant village of Wilmcote .

www.stratford.co.uk

Black Country Living Museum

Historic buildings from all around the Black Country have been moved and authentically rebuilt at the Museum, to create a tribute to the traditional skills and enterprise of the people that once lived in the heart of industrial Britain .

The canal is a prominent part of the museum features.

It is just few minutes cruise from Birmingham Canal Navigation's (BCN) Mainline at Tipton, you can actually moor within this 19 th Century time warp, with secure overnight moorings available.

www.bclm.co.uk

Stuart Crystal Glassworks

The 100ft high Red House Glass Cone was built at the end of the 18th Century and used for the manufacture of glass until 1936 - it is now one of only four cones left in the United Kingdom .

A busy heritage site hosting exhibitions, events, children's activities, tours, a programme for schools, live glassmaking and craft studios.

Near the foot of the 'Stourbridge 16' lock flight (Lock 13) on the Stourbridge Canal, accessed from Glass Works Bridge .

www.dudley.gov.uk/leisure-and-culture/museums--galleries/red-house-glass-cone

Info: 01384 342701

Merry Hill Shopping Centre

A huge covered shopping Mall with over 200 high street brands.

You could also enjoy lunch at one of the many bars and restaurants at The Waterfront overlooking the cosmopolitan canal basin.

A few minutes walk from the Dudley No1 Canal, moor at the 'Waterfront' canal basin.

www.westfield.com/merryhill

Birmingham City Centre

Much of the stunning new development in Birmingham city centre is focused on the canalside area.

Symphony Hall, the Sealife Centre and the ICC (International Convention Centre) are all close by.

Plenty of moorings throughout the city centre and right next to many of the major attractions. Gas Street basin is a good place to stop.

www.birmingham.org.uk

Cadbury World

'Birmingham's very own chocolate paradise, a unique place to indulge all of your senses. Our attraction is a fun, educational multimedia attraction dedicated to the story of Cadbury and chocolate.'

Well worth a visit, and ideal if you're taking our 7 day trip around the Stourport Ring.

To book, simply call : 0845 450 3599

Mooring in Gas Street Basin will provide easy access to Birmingham and of course Cadbury World.

Packwood House (National Trust)

A much-restored Tudor manor house, garden with notable topiary, park and walled flower garden. The lavish interiors include renowned collections of stained glass and tapestries

Just a mile North of the Stratford on Avon Canal at Lapworth. Closest from bridge 31 but only 1½ miles from the turning point above the first lock of the Lapworth flight.

www.nationaltrust.org.uk

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