mooring in the Vale birmingham

[Mrs Trackman]

Whenever the topic of mooring in Birmingham comes up someone says there are pleasant moorings in the Vale on the Worcester and Birmingham. Can anyone explain quite where they mean. Strikes me as a useful stopping point without having to leave the Birmingham area altogether.

[john6767]

It is at the south of the winding hole by Birmingham University.

[Dave_P]

 

The Vale! (see the little grey icon?) And it's recently been revamped with mooring rings and a shiny new towpath surface. Nice spot a for a BBQ/picnic and only 20-30 min cruise from the city centre.

Edited May 3, 2015 by Dave_P

[Dave_P]

 

barbecueing at the Vale last summer

[Scholar Gypsy]

some good moorings between Edgbaston tunnel and University station.

[Mrs Trackman]

Excellent. Thanks for that. Good to increase possible moorings when we've made the trek up all the locks to get to Birmingham.

[pearley]

The particular area is between the newish Selly Oak aqueduct and the winding hole by the university moorings. Quite a pleasant spot with some piling to moor to. Can be a bit noisy because of the railway. Short walk over the bridge into the university complex. Some of towpath is brick edged so can't be moored to easily.

Edited May 3, 2015 by pearley

[pophops]

You just need to be aware that the towpath is heavily used in this area by both pedestrians and cyclists travelling between the university and city centre.. Also, a main commuter rail line is only a few yards away, so not the most peaceful of places.

[Dave_P]

The particular area is between the newish Selly Oak aqueduct and the winding hole by the university moorings. Quite a pleasant spot with some piling to moor to. Can be a bit noisy because of the railway. Short walk over the bridge into the university complex. Some of towpath is brick edged so can't be moored to easily.

The brick edged bit now has mooring rings

The railway line is well set back behind trees. Certainly a lot quieter than many off the popular moorings on the south Oxford where the railway really is right alongside the canal.

[Mrs Trackman]

We've always loved mooring on the 14 day moorings on the new main line but not sure how that will work out now the fiddle &bone has reopened and services are there. I'm really pleased to see both in use though.

[Maffi]

Whenever the topic of mooring in Birmingham comes up someone says there are pleasant moorings in the Vale on the Worcester and Birmingham. Can anyone explain quite where they mean. Strikes me as a useful stopping point without having to leave the Birmingham area altogether.

 

This is odd surely Birmingham is on a hill.

[Mrs Trackman]

This is odd surely Birmingham is on a hill.

Exactly. So, useful to have somewhere to go away from the city centre without having to leave the Birmingham plateau.

[john6767]

Exactly. So, useful to have somewhere to go away from the city centre without having to leave the Birmingham plateau.

You can go quite a way without coming off the plateau though, top of Lapworth locks for example

[Mrs Trackman]

You can go quite a way without coming off the plateau though, top of Lapworth locks for example

 

Indeed. We frequently do. Just thought useful to extend our possible short trips from the centre.