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Dudley canal. Dudley tunnel on the dudley canal. See the network of underground canal routes that helped form the industrial black country and marvel at the fantastic limestone caverns. The famously claustrophobic dudley tunnel is a powerful reminder of the canal s history.
The dudley canal is a canal passing through dudley in the west midlands of england the canal is part of the english and welsh connected network of navigable inland waterways and in particular forms part of the popular stourport ring narrowboat cruising route. Providing a stunning green corridor through the. Hotels near dudley canal tunnel trust.
The first short section which connected to the stourbridge canal opened in 1779 and this was connected through the dudley tunnel to. The canal was built to transport coal from the dudley coalfields to the glass manufacturers around stourbridge the stourbridge and dudley canals were originally proposed in 1775 as a single canal but met fierce oppostion from the birminham canals. It s the second longest tunnel on the uk canal network at 2 900m and weaves through dramatic limestone caverns.
Dudley canal tunnel trust have been looking after the dudley tunnel and its network of underground waterways since they were first threatened in the 1950s. Dudley tunnel is probably the most stand out feature of the dudley canal but not necessarily for paddlers. 0 48 km travelodge dudley town centre 1 01 km premier inn dudley town centre hotel 1 02 km silverdale hotel 1 05 km village hotel birmingham dudley 0 88 km mad o rourkes pie factory.
The dudley canal was built to serve the industrial area to the west of dudley and later to connect the canal system to the east of the town. The first short section which connected to the stourbridge canal opened in 1779 and this was connected through the dudley tunnel to. And yet through all those years no situation we ve faced has been more challenging than right now as the current covid 19 coronavirus situation forces us to close our doors to the public.
Dudley canal and tunnel trust is seeking a director of enterprise september 2020. The canals were fundamental to the industrial revolution and the creation of the manufacturing heartland of the black country. Dudley borough has three main canals dudley no 1 dudley no 2 and stourbridge with a number of smaller arms and extensions stourbridge arm lapal canal fens branch.
29th 30th 31st october 2020 family fun wear your best halloween costume bring a magic wand and climb aboard our spooky boats. See if you can spot any of the limestone fossils remaining from when the area was below sea and. Unless you have prior permission you cannot paddle this tunnel and for good reason.
The dudley canal is a canal passing though dudley in the west midlands of england the canal is part of the english and welsh connected network of navigable inland waterways and in particular forms part of the popular stourport ring narrowboat cruising route. Hocus pocus halloween family fun.
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