Bumble Hole Branch Canal, Dudley

Name: Bumble Hole Branch Canal
Address: Bugle Gate, Dudley, United Kingdom

#34 among attractions in Dudley

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Facts and practical information

The present day Bumble Hole Branch Canal and Boshboil Branch surround Bumble Hole, a water-filled clay pit, in Bumble Hole and Warren's Hall Nature Reserve, Rowley Regis, West Midlands, England. They formed a looped part of the original Dudley No. 2 Canal until the opening of the Netherton Tunnel in 1858 when the loop was bypassed by a new cut, in line with the new tunnel. Part of the bypassed canal loop, which surrounds Bumble Hole, is now in-filled giving access to the pool of Bumble Hole. An area next to the Bumble Hole and Dudley canals is the Bumble Hole Local Nature Reserve. ()

Coordinates: 52°29'38"N, 2°4'19"W

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Bugle GateDudley (Netherton)Dudley United Kingdom

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Day trips

Bumble Hole Branch Canal – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Saltwells Local Nature Reserve, Church of St Andrew, Bumble Hole Local Nature Reserve, Parkhead Viaduct.

1.4 miSW
Park, Nature and wildlife
Saltwells Local Nature Reserve, Dudley
37 min walk • Saltwells Local Nature Reserve is situated in the Netherton area of Dudley Metropolitan Borough in West Midlands, England. The reserve, created in 1981, covers 247 acres and includes Saltwells Wood and part of Netherton Hill within its boundaries.
0.9 miW
Church
Church of St Andrew, Dudley
23 min walk • The Church of St Andrew, Netherton is an Anglican parish church situated in Netherton in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley. The building was designed by Thomas Lee and it opened in 1830. In 1844 it became the parish church for Netherton.
~660 ftS
Park
Bumble Hole Local Nature Reserve, Dudley
4 min walk • Bumble Hole Local Nature Reserve is situated in the Netherton area of Dudley Metropolitan Borough in the county of West Midlands, England. This former industrial area now features canals, ponds, grassland and wooded areas. The reserve lies adjacent to the Warren's Hall Local Nature Reserve. It was declared a local nature reserve in 1996.
1.2 miW
Bridge
Parkhead Viaduct, Dudley
30 min walk • Parkhead Viaduct is a railway viaduct in Dudley, West Midlands, England. The original viaduct was a wooden structure erected in 1850 to carry the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway over Parkhead Locks on the Dudley Canal, near to the southern mouth of the Dudley Tunnel.
~1100 ftE
Park
Warren's Hall Country Park, Dudley
6 min walk • Warren's Hall Country Park is a local nature reserve situated in Sandwell Metropolitan Borough in the West Midlands of England. It lies next to Bumble Hole Local Nature Reserve. It includes ponds, canals, grassland, small wooded areas and the entrance to Netherton Canal Tunnel.
1.4 miNW
Museum
Dudley Museum and Art Gallery, Dudley
35 min walk • Dudley Museum and Art Gallery was a public museum and art gallery located in the town centre of Dudley in the West Midlands, England. It was opened in 1883, situated within buildings on St James's Road, and remained at that site until its closure in 2016.
1 miE
Nature, Hill, Natural attraction
Turners Hill, Birmingham
25 min walk • Turners Hill or Turner's Hill is the highest hill in the county of West Midlands, United Kingdom at 271 metres above sea level. The hill is in the Rowley Hills range, situated in Rowley Regis, near the boundary with Dudley.
0.9 miE
Hill
Rowley Hills, West Bromwich
24 min walk • The Rowley Hills are a range of hills located in the West Midlands county in England. The range comprises Turner's Hill, Bury Hill, Portway Hill and Darby's Hill.
~640 ftE
Canal
Netherton Tunnel Branch Canal, Dudley
4 min walk • Netherton Tunnel Branch Canal, in the West Midlands county, England, is part of the Birmingham Canal Navigations. It was constructed at a 453–foot elevation, the Wednesbury or Birmingham level; it has no locks.
0.5 miSW
Town, Area
Netherton, Dudley
14 min walk • Netherton is an area of the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, 1.5 miles south of Dudley town centre in the West Midlands of England, but historically in Worcestershire.
1 miN
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St John's Church, Dudley
26 min walk • The Church of St John the Evangelist, also known as St John's, is a Church of England church, in the Kates Hill area of Dudley, England. It opened in 1840 and closed in 2002 on safety grounds. The church reopened in 2016.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Bumble Hole Branch Canal?

Nearby attractions include Netherton Tunnel Branch Canal, Dudley (4 min walk), Bumble Hole Local Nature Reserve, Dudley (4 min walk), Warren's Hall Country Park, Dudley (6 min walk), Netherton, Dudley (14 min walk).

How to get to Bumble Hole Branch Canal by public transport?

The nearest stations to Bumble Hole Branch Canal:

Bus

Dudley Rd / New Rowley Rd • Lines: X8 (9 min walk)
New Rowley Rd / Lansdowne Close • Lines: X8 (10 min walk)