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Black Country Boating Festival 2025 - Between Bumblehole Bridge and Bushboil Arm Bridge

Type: Advice

Waterway(s): Dudley No 2 Canal, Boshboil Arm (Dudley No 2 Canal)

From: 8 September 2025, 7am

To: 17 September 2025, 5pm inclusive

Region: West Midlands

Reason: Event

Locations

Closest waterwayDudley No 2 Canal
Starts atBumble Hole Bridge, Bumble Hole
Ends atBumble Hole Bridge, Bumble Hole
Closest waterwayBoshboil Arm (Dudley No 2 Canal)
Starts atBushboil Arm Bridge
Ends atBushboil Arm Bridge

Description

Original 30 July 2025, 3:28pm

A community fun day and boating festival, organised by Black Country Boating Festivals, is planned for Friday 12 to Sunday 14 September on the Dudley No.2 Canal.

The festival will use a section of the towpath/navigation between Bumblehole Bridge and Bushboil Arm Bridge.

The event will run from 5pm on the Friday until 5pm on the Sunday with around 2000 people expected to attend over the weekend.

There will be mooring restrictions in place from 7am on the 8 September until 5pm on the 17 September.

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