Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal South

From Autherley you are ideally placed to explore the Southern Section of the Staffs & Worcs Canal to Kinver

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Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal South

Locks: 44
Miles: 31
Hours (Approx.): 21
From Autherley you are ideally placed to explore the Southern Section of the Staffs & Worcs Canal

Autherley to Mermaid Pub

Pick up boat at 2.30pm. After handover instructions, turn right out of Autherley Heading south, after two hours or so you will be at Wightwick Bridge 56, which is close to the Mermaid pub for the night.
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Mermaid Pub to Kinver

Continue on towards The Bratch staircase of three locks dropping the boat down 30ft to the next level. There are shops and pubs in the next town Wombourne. Continue on through the picturesque Staffordshire countryside until you reach Kinver. This will be a good place to moor overnight
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Kinver to Compton

Make your way back towards Autherley and maybe moor overnight at Compton.
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Compton back to Autherley

Return your boat before 9.00am.

Guidebooks / Maps

Pearson's Guide: Stourport & Black Country Rings Companion

Coverage within this Canal Companion include: River Severn (Worcester-Stourport); Staffs & Worcs Canal (Stourport to Great Haywood); BCN Main Line (Aldersley to Birmingham); Worcs & Birmingham Canal (Birmingham to Worcester); Birmingham & Fazeley Canal (Birmingham-Fazeley); Coventry Canal (Fazeley-Fradley); Trent and Mersey Canal (Fradley-Great Haywood); Stourbridge & Dudley Canals (Stourton-Netherton); BCN Northern Waters (Wolverhampton-Walsall-Brownhills).

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