Allan Jones wrote: > "Bruce Napier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in > message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Last time we boated up from the Staffs and Worcs, we used good moorings >> by Dudley Tunnel, but ISTR that there have been some changes there since. > > They were good moorings in summer 2005 - haven't been since. > > http://www.keeping-up.co.uk/Canals/2005Brum/Dsc03448r.jpg
Stopped there last summer. The right-hand side as you face the tunnel mouth (from the outside...) from the tunnel mouth to the new sani station, including the "red boat" area on Alan's photo, was long-term moorings. There were visitor moorings from there almost to the road bridge, apart from directly in front of the sani station. OK, not the world's quietest spot, although that wasn't helped by contractors working in the tunnel overnight who cam chugging past in the small hours. Free hot showers, no digicard needed, just push a button to start the timer. There is also a gated mooring on the left-hand side almost from the road bridge up to the BCLM arm lift bridge. Sundry local youths mucking about under the bridge in the evening, but no trouble when we were there. If it's chocka and you are desperate, you might be able to moor on the left-hand side between the BCLM arm and the tunnel, but probably not until after the museum and tunnel trips have closed for the day, and you'd have to be away pretty sharpish in the morning before they open (and you wouldn't be able to get out overland). Don't know which way you are going, but we also moored at Windmill End, far end of Netherton Tunnel, on the opposite side from the visitor centre. Bollards, no bother apart from goose poo. And also at the end of the Stourbridge Town Arm, in the boat club - very friendly, happy to accommodate visitors if there is room. HTH Andrew
