Gailey Wharf Moorings are located on the Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal close to Penkridge. The site provides a good base for a number of cruising options, both north to the Potteries and Peak District or south towards Birmingham.
The site is approximately 215 metres long and provides space for up to 10 boats moored against the towpath.
- Site Facilities
- Drinking Water Elsan Disposal Refuse Disposal
- Nearest Road
From junction 12 of the M6, head west on the A5 and turn left beside the distinctive Roundhouse (the old toll house). The mooring site is a short walk along the grassy towpath.
- Nearest Station
Penkridge
- Nearest Town
Penkridge
- Additional Information
The boatyard at Gailey Wharf, opposite the site, offers boat repairs, diesel, gas, slipway, and wet dock.
A Canal & River Trust car park is available at Gailey Wharf. Car Parking
is provided by the local waterway, moorers can use it but they do not have any priority over others at this site and is on a first-come, first-served basis.
The Facilities block is located at the lock. All facilities are provided by and under the control of the local waterway, they do not form part of the mooring agreement.
Mooring rings are installed at this site but mooring pins or piling hooks may be required dependent on the spacing of rings and boat length.
There is a shop within a 10-minute walk from the site. Penkridge village, offering a good selection of shops, fast food, pubs, and a post office, is less than 3 miles away, heading north along the A449.
- Waterway
- Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal
- Car Parking
- Unregulated - Secured
- Facilities Block
- Shared(Waterway/Moorings)
- Gated Access
- Site Specific Key
- Grade
- Standard
- Viewing Arrangements
Towpath Mooring with open public access
- Car Parking Nearby
- Drinking Water
- Elsan Disposal
- Refuse Disposal
- Toilets