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Stoke Prior Base Information (pdf file 578 Kb)
Stoke Prior Routes Information 1 (pdf file 621 Kb)
Stoke Prior Routes Information 2 (pdf file 648 Kb)
Click here for Suggested Routes
Click here for Boats Availability
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Stoke Prior Base Situated in a lovely spot, Stoke Prior is the base for those who want a more active holiday, being at the bottom of the Tardebigge flight of locks. It is a base of contrasts, with routes taking in the Rivers Severn and Avon, as well as a number of different canals.
Equally it covers beautiful countryside as well as cities such as Birmingham and Worcester. Several rings can be completed from here, with the Stourport Ring being the most popular
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National Rail Enquiries: www.nationalrail.co.uk
Tel: 08457 484950
www.thetrainline.com Tel: 0871 244 1545
Nearest Airport: Birmingham International-www.bhx.co.uk Tel.
0121 767 5511
Nearest Railway Station: Bromsgrove / Droitwich (a little further
but with a taxi rank) |
The People Carriers Tel: 01527 578600
/ www.thepeoplecarriers.com
BNC Taxi Tel: 01527 871485
His & Hers Taxis Tel: 01527 873008
approximate prices: (Prices courtesy
of The People Carriers subject to change)
Birmingham New Street to Stoke Prior: £35
Birmingham International Airport
to Stoke Prior: £40
London Heathrow Airport / Manchester
airport to Stoke Prior: £150
London Gatwick Airport / Stansted
Airport to Stoke Prior: £200
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| Avoncroft
Guest House - 77 Redditch Road,
Bromsgrove, B60 4JP
Tel: 01527 832819
Double rooms - £60, single
rooms - £37. Rates include
breakfast. www.avoncroftguesthouse.co.uk
Premier Inn - Worcester Road, Upton
Warren, Bromsgrove, B61 7ET Tel:
0870 990 6408
Double and single rooms - £59.
Rate does not include breakfast.
www.premiertravelinn.com
Ladybird Lodge - 2 Finstall Road,
Bromsgrove, B60 2DZ Tel: 01527 889900
Double and single rooms - £70.
Rates include breakfast. www.ladybirdlodge.co.uk
The Durrance Farmhouse - Berry Lane,
Bromsgrove, B61 9EL Tel: 01562 777533
Double rooms - £57, single
rooms - £37. Rates include
breakfast. www.thedurrance.co.uk |
There
is a large Morrison s supermarket near
the base and a petrol station.
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From
Heathrow airport, get the London underground
tube to Euston station.
From Gatwick airport, get the Gatwick
Express to London Victoria station, then
get a London underground
tube to London Euston.
From Stansted airport, get the London
underground tube to London Euston.
From London Euston, there is a train
to Birmingham New Street station. You
can then get a train to
Bromsgrove.
Get a train to Birmingham New Street
station, and then get a train to Bromsgrove.
M5: Exit at Junction
5 and take the A38 North towards
Bromsgrove. After approximately
2 ½ miles, turn
right at the traffic lights into
Hanbury Road (B4091). After the railway
bridge,
the base is just past the
Navigation Pub on the left before
you get to the canal bridge.
From the South: M40 motorway then M42
(West) onto M5 (South). Exit at Junction
5 and proceed as
above.
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| Suggested
Routes from Stoke Prior
| Short Routes (see below) |
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A)
Leaving
Stoke Prior, you encounter the
Tardebigge flight after which
there is lock-free cruising to
Gas Street Basin and the International
Convention Centre, via the very
pleasant
University, Botanical Gardens
and Cadbury World. Cutting through
Netherton Tunnel to Merry Hill
and the Staffordshire & Worcestershire
Canal, you encounter some beautiful
countryside leading to the River
Severn at Stourport. At Worcester
you leave the Severn, and climb
gently back to Stoke Prior through
open
countryside. |
(ROUTE
B)
This
is the most leisurely route from
Stoke Prior travelling south to
Worcester, turning upstream onto
the River Severn,
past Worcester Cathedral and cruising
along the picturesque river for
the next 13 miles. There are three
manned
river locks on the journey to Stourport
on Severn, before changing to the
Staffordshire & Worcester
Canal. On the way to Stourton the
Cookley and Kinver areas must be
one of the
most beautiful lengths of canal
in the country - turn at Stourton
and
return on the same route to Stoke
Prior. |
(ROUTE
C)
Up
the Tardebigge flight to the North
Stratford Canal at Kings Norton,
and onto the South Stratford Canal,
where
the canal character changes with
split bridges and ‘barrelroofed’ cottages.
At Stratford you can moor opposite
the theatre before joining the
River Avon. The Avon, different
again,
meanders down to Tewkesbury, through
Evesham
where you join the River Severn
for a short trip up to Worcester,
before
returning home. Avon Licence required.
An easy two week trip. |
(ROUTE
D)
Up
the Tardebigge flight to the North
Stratford Canal at Kings Norton,
you will then continue to the Grand
Union
Canal. Travelling South, you progress
through the Hatton Flight, via
Warwick and Leamington Spa to Napton
and
Braunston. From Braunston, you
travel on the North
Oxford & Coventry Canal to Fazeley
(perhaps taking in the Ashby Canal
or Coventry itself), and then head
into the centre of Birmingham via Farmer’s
Bridge locks. Home down the Worcester & Birmingham
Canal via Tardebigge. A more active
fortnight. |
Why
not try a short break from Stoke
Prior?
You can enjoy 3 or 4 days from either
Saturday afternoon to Tuesday afternoon,
Wednesday morning to Saturday morning,
Friday afternoon to Monday morning
or from Monday afternoon to Friday
morning.
Prices start from as little as £75
per person.
Locks: 44 towards Worcester / 52 towards
Stourport
Cruising Time: 16hrs to Worcester /
24hrs to Stourport
Worcester and the
Severn. Southwards from the base,
travelling though a succession of locks
to Worcester. For the more active,
a trip up the River Severn towards
Stourport is possible before returning.
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