Sneyd Wharf is a small mooring site on the Wryley and Essington Canal in the West Midlands. The site borders Rough Wood Country Park which is the oldest and largest woodland in Walsall with six separate nature reserves.
The site provides boaters with an excellent base from which to explore the extensive Birmingham Canal Navigation (BCN) network as well as venture out into the countryside of the West Midlands.
The site accommodates seven boats in total. Berths have full residential permission and have access to electricity.
- Site Facilities
- Electricity Drinking Water Elsan Disposal Refuse Disposal Car Parking
- Nearest Road
- From Bloxwich town centre take the A4124 Sneyd Lane towards Wednesfield. Within half a mile of leaving Bloxwich Sneyd Lane becomes Lichfield Road with the moorings on the left, before the motorway bridge.
- Nearest Station
- Bloxwich
- Nearest Town
- Bloxwich
- Additional Information
- Electricity is provided by Smart Meters where electricity is purchased via an online account. Sneyd Wharf also incorporates a Canal and River Trust site yard. There are two parking sections at the site provided by the local waterway. Customer parking is permitted on the first section (by the entrance gate) but customers do not have priority over other vehicles at the site. The second section is for Canal and River Trust and contractor vehicles only. The facilities block on site is managed by the local regional team and does not form part of the mooring agreement. The site is accessed by a gate that is padlocked overnight and a £50 returnable deposit is required to purchase a key. Bloxwich town centre is just half a mile away and offers a wide range of shops, post office, banks, and public amenities. IMPORTANT NOTES: Council tax is applicable for this mooring and is paid to the local authority. It is the responsibility of the berth holder to contact the local authority about the residential status when the mooring is accepted.
- Waterway
- Wyrley & Essington Canal
- Car Parking
- Unregulated - Secured
- Facilities Block
- Shared(Waterway/Moorings)
- Gated Access
- Site Specific Key
- Viewing Arrangements
- By prior appointment with the Moorings Manager
- Car Parking
- Drinking Water
- Electricity
- Elsan Disposal
- Refuse Disposal