The 7.4 mile canal canal flows through the spa town of Droitwich in the West Midlands region and is thickly lined with trees and hedges. At Vines Park, it forms the centre of a green haven.
The re-opening of the Droitwich Barge Canal and Droitwich Junction Canal in 2011 created a brand new cruising ring for boaters. The Mid-Worcestershire ring can easily be completed in a weekend's boating. It gives you the chance to explore the attractions of Droitwich, the cathedral city of Worcester, and the broad waters of the River Severn.
The restoration of the canals was carried out after years of hard work by the Droitwich Canal Trust, local volunteers and ourselves in our former guise of British Waterways, and with careful consideration for nature. Coney Meadow reed bed was created to provide a home for wildlife displaced by the dredging of the canals. Otter holts, bat boxes and kestrel boxes have been added and trees and wild flowers planted. Ponds have been created as a habitat for the protected great crested newt.
