Directions
to Alvechurch Marina
The
Marina is situated on the Birmingham Level of the Worcester
/ Birmingham canal with approximately 25 miles of lock free
cruising available. Alvechurch is a village in rural Worcestershire
just off junction 2 of the M42. It also has a railway station
adjacent to the Marina with electric trains every 30 minutes
during the day to Birmingham and Redditch.
Some
places of interest...
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1.
Black Country Museum
2. Stuart Crystal Glassworks
3. Merry Hill Shopping Center
4. Tamworth Snowdome
5. Drayton Manor Park and Zoo
6. Kingsbury Water Park
7.Birmingham
- Brindley Place
- National Sealife Centre
- Symphony Hall
- National Indoor Arena
- Jewellery Quarter Discover Centre
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8.
Packwood House (National Trust)
9. Coventry Cathedral
10. Warwick Castle
11. Severn Valley Railway
12. Avoncroft Museum of Buildings, Bromsgrove
13. Hanbury Hall
14. Worcester Cathedral
15. Mary Arden's House (Shakespeare's Mother)
16. Edstone Aqueduct
17. Pershore Abbey |
View Cruising Routes
From Alvechurch Marina
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The
team at Alvechurch Marina look forward to welcoming you for
your boating holiday, or quoting to carry out work on your
own boat. |
The
Marina provides full boat yard services, which include:
Diesel,
gas and pumpouts
Repairs and refit work
Engine and gearbox repairs
Boat safety inspection and remedial work
CORGI registered for fitting and repairs to boat gas installations
Painting & signwriting
Off line moorings
Brokerage and boat sales
Shop and chandlery
Boat lifting facilities & hull blacking |
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The Weighbridge Public House
There is an award winning canalside "Free house"
on Alvechurch Marina serving drinks (including real ales)
and reasonably priced home cooked bar food. This cozy canalside
pub was once the old Weighbridge office for offloading coal
barges to horse and cart for local deliveries. It is now
transformed into a friendly hostelry which is an ideal place
to start and finish your holiday.
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Meals are served
daily, and during the cruising season breakfast can also be booked
to make your last morning as relaxing and memorable as the rest.
Open from 12 - 3pm and 7 - 11 pm (Sunday 10.30pm). Home cooked food
available 12 - 2pm and 7 - 9pm.
Meals
and breakfasts can be booked in advance by telephoning
0121 445 5111 or by calling at the bar during opening hours.
For
more information visit www.The-Weighbridge.co.uk
Directions
to Alvechurch Marina
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Alvechurch
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