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Whimsey Bridge (West) Short Stay Moorings

Mooring on the Birmingham Canal Navigations, in Oldbury.

Plan a trip from hereDirections by road
TiptonDudleyRowley RegisOldburyWest BromwichSmethwickWarleyBlackheathCradley HeathOld HillCape HillWindmill End Water PointPump-out near Cape HillRubbish point by Valencia WharfRubbish point by Valencia WharfRubbish point near OldburyWinding hole near Rowley RegisWinding hole near Cape HillWinding hole by Craggy's Boatyard
Whimsey Bridge (West) Short Stay MooringsWater pointPump-outRubbishWinding holeAbout 6 miles across. Not a navigation chart.

Will your boat fit?

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ftin
BoatSizeFit
Narrowboat57ft × 6ft 10inFits
Hire boat45ft × 6ft 10inFits
Widebeam55ft × 10ftToo big
Dutch barge60ft × 12ft 6inToo big

Length 71ft 6in (21.79 m), beam 7ft (2.13 m)

Canal & River Trust waterway dimensions, last edited 26 Mar 2026. Where there are two figures, sections differ: "Some sections" means your boat fits the largest but not the smallest.

Length and beam only. Draught and headroom aren't checked yet.

On the water nearby

Water points

Windmill End Water Point2.3 mi W
Blowers Green Water Point3.3 mi W
Water point by Farmer's Bridge Lock No. 14.7 mi E

Elsan disposal

None mapped within 5 miles.

Pump-out

Pump-out near Cape Hill2.7 mi E

Boat fuel

None mapped within 5 miles.

Rubbish disposal

Rubbish point by Valencia Wharf30 yd N
Rubbish point by Valencia Wharf140 yd NE
Rubbish point near Oldbury160 yd W

Winding holes

Winding hole near Rowley Regis2.1 mi SW
Winding hole near Cape Hill2.6 mi E
Winding hole by Craggy's Boatyard2.7 mi NW

Locks

Oldbury Bottom Lock0.4 mi E
Oldbury Lock0.5 mi SE
Oldbury Lock0.5 mi SE

Straight-line distances. By boat it may be further.

Ashore, within a mile

Supermarkets

The Food Warehouse260 yd NW
Sainsbury's340 yd NE
Aldi390 yd NW

Local shops

Aplins Newsagents & Off Licence360 yd NE
Lifestyle Express380 yd NE
Roj Mini Market440 yd NE

Pubs

The White Swan430 yd NE
Waggon & Horses0.3 mi NE
The Court of Requests0.3 mi NE

Cafés

Costa210 yd NW
Starbucks350 yd N
Coffee Break370 yd NE

Pharmacies

J.Docter Pharmacy0.3 mi NE
Albert Street Pharmacy0.3 mi NE
Langley Pharmacy0.8 mi S

GP surgeries

Oldbury Health Centre0.3 mi NE
Empire Medical Clinic and Training Academy0.3 mi E
Portway Family Practice0.5 mi SW

Post offices

Oldbury Post Office390 yd NE
Rounds Green Post Office0.4 mi NW
Yodel Parcel Collection & Drop Off0.4 mi NW

Laundrettes

Wash Me0.6 mi W

Straight-line distances from the mooring.

Getting here, and other moorings

Nearest railway station

Sandwell and Dudley station0.6 mi NE

Other marinas and moorings

Whimsey Bridge (East) Short Stay Moorings190 yd SE
Valencia Wharf210 yd SE
Titford Pumphouse Residential Moorings0.6 mi SE
Tividale Quay1.8 mi NW

What we can't tell you yet

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Position 52.5016, -2.0196 · Open in OpenStreetMap