Pubs (10) : Barley Mow, Droitwich Spa

Just down from Droitwich Junction.

Boxing club

Just along the Droitwich Barge Canal from Kidderminster Road Bridge is the Droitwich Amateur Boxing Club building which looks suitably beat up!

Droitwich Canals

Its always nice to visit some new canals that i have not visited before and a trip to Droitwich Spa today enabled me to visit two new canals. Thats because the Droitwich Barge Canal and the Droitwich Junction Canal meet in Droitwich at Droitwich Junction (natch). A nice place for a visit, both canals have only recently been reopened following years of restoration having originally being abandoned in 1939.

Together the canals form an alternative link from the Worcester & Birmingham Canal down to the River Severn built originally to transport the salt obtained from Droitwich's natural brine springs but nowadays for tourism and leisure of course. Here you can see my photos of the canals, plus the town of Droitwich and the River Salwarpe that runs alongside the canals (and indeed part of the river has been "canalised" in order to link the two canals).

Newhall Street Bridge

Just past the BT tower (where the canal goes underneath a building) the Birmingham & Fazeley passes underneath Newhall Street.

Canal Maintenance (8) : Shoveler

Shoveler at Hatton Bottom Lock.