Wednesbury Old Canal, Birmingham

Name: Wednesbury Old Canal
Address: Birmingham, United Kingdom

#395 among attractions in Birmingham

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Facts and practical information

Wednesbury Old Canal is part of the Birmingham Canal Navigations in West Midlands, England. It opened in 1769, and although parts of it were abandoned in 1955 and 1960, the section between Pudding Green Junction and Ryder's Green Junction is navigable, as it provides a link to the Walsall Canal. A short stub beyond Ryder's Green Junction is connected to the network but difficult to navigate. ()

Length: 4.4 miCoordinates: 52°31'22"N, 2°1'20"W

Address

Sandwell (Greets Green and Lyng)Birmingham United Kingdom

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Day trips

Wednesbury Old Canal – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: The Public, Sheepwash Urban Park, Oak House, Shri Venkateswara Temple.

1.3 miE
Museum, Art museum
The Public, West Bromwich
32 min walk • The Public was a multi-purpose venue and art gallery in West Bromwich, West Midlands, England, at the forefront of a regional regeneration programme which was – by late 2013– to also bring Europe's biggest Tesco, a multiplex cinema, restaurants and a new retail centre.
0.6 miW
Park
Sheepwash Urban Park, Birmingham
16 min walk • Sheepwash Urban Park is a Local Nature Reserve, situated in Sandwell Metropolitan Borough, in the West Midlands conurbation of the United Kingdom. It forms part of the Black Country Urban Forest.
0.9 miSE
Museum, History museum
Oak House, Birmingham
23 min walk • The Oak House is a timber framed building dating from the sixteenth century located in Greets Green, West Bromwich, England. The original owners of Oak House are not known, but the family most closely associated with it are the Turtons who were living there by 1634.
0.7 miSW
Temple
Shri Venkateswara Temple, Birmingham
19 min walk • The Shri Venkateswara Temple is one of the largest functioning Hindu temples in Europe. It is dedicated in the Vaishnava tradition to a form of the Hindu god Vishnu. The temple is located in Tividale, West Midlands, England between the suburbs of Tipton and Oldbury, northwest of Birmingham city.
1 miE
City hall
West Bromwich Town Hall, Birmingham
27 min walk • West Bromwich Town Hall is a municipal building in West Bromwich, West Midlands, England. It is a Grade II listed building.
1 miNW
Bridge
Black Country, West Bromwich
26 min walk • The Black Country is an area of the West Midlands county, in the United Kingdom covering most of the Metropolitan Boroughs of Dudley, Sandwell, and some minor parts of Walsall. Dudley and Tipton are generally considered to be the centre.
1.6 miSE
Canal
Stewart Aqueduct, Birmingham
40 min walk • The Stewart Aqueduct in Smethwick, West Midlands, England carries the BCN Old Main Line Canal over the BCN New Main Line Canal.
1.6 miSE
Canal
Spon Lane Junction, Birmingham
41 min walk • Spon Lane Junction is the original junction of the Wednesbury Canal and the Birmingham Canal, near Oldbury in the West Midlands, England.
1.3 miNW
Canal
Tame Valley Junction, Birmingham
34 min walk • Tame Valley Junction, also known as Doe Bank Junction, is a canal junction at the western limit of the Tame Valley Canal where it meets the Walsall Canal, south of Walsall, in the West Midlands, England.
1.3 miSE
Canal
Bromford Junction, Birmingham
34 min walk • Bromford Junction is a canal junction at the foot of the Spon Lane Locks where the Spon Lane Locks Branch meets the BCN New Main Line near Oldbury in the West Midlands, England.
1.4 miSE
Canal
Spon Lane Locks Branch, Birmingham
37 min walk • The Spon Lane Locks Branch is an 800-yard section of the BCN Main Line canal in Oldbury, England, which forms a connecting canal "sliproad" where the Old BCN Main Line crosses the New BCN Main Line at the Stewart Aqueduct.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Wednesbury Old Canal?

Nearby attractions include Swan Village, West Bromwich (8 min walk), Sheepwash Urban Park, Birmingham (16 min walk), Shri Venkateswara Temple, Birmingham (19 min walk), Ridgacre Branch, Birmingham (21 min walk).

How to get to Wednesbury Old Canal by public transport?

The nearest stations to Wednesbury Old Canal:

Bus

Greets Green Rd / Ryders Green Rd • Lines: 43, 43A (3 min walk)
Whitehall Rd / Farley Park • Lines: 43, 43A (7 min walk)

Tram

Dudley Street, Guns Village • Lines: 1 (16 min walk)
Black Lake • Lines: 1 (19 min walk)

Train

Sandwell and Dudley (28 min walk)
Dudley Port (30 min walk)