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  • The BCN
    • The Canal Revolution
    • 250 Years BCN
    • Interactive Panoramas
      • Chillington Wharf
    • Canal Hunter – Lost Canal Videos
      • Canal Hunter Series 1
        • 1.2 Birmingham’s Lost Canal Basins
        • 1.3 The Lost Loops of the BCN
        • 1.4 The Smethwick Summits
        • 1.5 The Ridgacre Branch Canals
        • 1.6 The Balls Hill Branch Canal
        • 1.7 Canal Hunter Resource Pack
      • Canal Hunter Series 2
        • 2.1 The Titford Branch Canals
        • 2.2 The Oldbury Loop
        • 2.3 Toll End Communications Canal
        • 2.4 The Wednesbury Oak Loop
        • 2.5 The Bradley Locks Branch
        • 2.6 Lost Basins of Wolverhampton
        • 2.7 The Lost Canals of “The 21”
      • Canal Hunter Series 3 (1-9)
        • 3.1 The Slough Arm
        • 3.2 Exploring the Bentley Canal, Part 1
        • 3.3 Exploring the Bentley Canal, Part 2
        • 3.4 The Anson Branch
        • 3.5 Wyrley Bank Branch Sneyd
        • 3.6 The Wyrley Bank Branch Canal
        • 3.7 Lord’s Hayes Branch Canal
        • 3.8 Cannock Extension Canal, Part one
        • 3.9 Cannock Extension Canal, Part two
      • Canal Hunter Series 3 (10-17)
        • 3.10 Churchbridge Locks
        • 3.11 Hatherton Branch Canal
        • 3.12 The Hatherton Restoration
        • 3.13 Ogley Locks, Part one – Ogley
        • 3.14 Ogley Locks, Part two – Muckley Corner
        • 3.15 Ogley Locks, Part three – Wall
        • 3.16 Ogley Locks, Part four – Sandfields
        • 3.17 Ogley Locks – Gallows Wharf
      • Canal Hunter Series 4
        • 4.1 Coals from Cannock – Hednesford to Pelsall
        • 4.2 Coals from Cannock – Pelsall Common to Chasewater
        • 4.3 Cannock Coal to Aldridge
        • 4.4 Cannock Coal to Hay Head
        • 4.5 Cannock Coal to Perry Barr
        • 4.6 Cannock Coal to College Road
        • 4.7 Cannock Coal to Spaghetti Junction
        • 4.8 Cannock Coal to Saltley
        • 4.9 Cannock Coal to Digbeth
    • BCN Cottages – a new Facebook group
    • Gauging on the BCN
    • Birmingham Canals Resources
  • For Boaters
    • Resources for Boaters
    • Try the Titford Canal!
    • Moorings and Facilities
    • Useful links
    • Dog-friendly pubs
  • Events
    • Upcoming Events
    • BCNS Explorer Cruises
    • BCN 24h Marathon Challenge
    • We clean!
  • The BCN Society
    • What we do
    • Why you should join us!
    • Our History
    • Titford Pump House
    • Atlas and Malus
    • Contact Us!
  • Midlands Waterways Chaplaincy

Find some decent beer! – CAMRA’s new online pub guide

While not strictly (or even slightly) BCN info, if you are out on your boat and want to find a decent beer, try Whatpub.com, launched by CAMRA today. It provides a fair description of the two good pubs that I have looked up.  (The Prince of Wales by Cambrian Wharf and the Olde Swan at Netherton) The rest of this …

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Pelsall Canal Festival – the beer arrives!

Paul and Craig from the Old Swan at Netherton – crucial contributors to the success of the rally.  Not only did they deliver the beer to the original plan on Thursday, so that it was settled and ready for Saturday, when a problem developed with the beer (it kept disappearing – at a staggering rate) they provided a second batch …

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  • The BCN
    • The Canal Revolution
    • 250 Years BCN
    • Interactive Panoramas
      • Chillington Wharf
    • Canal Hunter – Lost Canal Videos
      • Canal Hunter Series 1
        • 1.2 Birmingham’s Lost Canal Basins
        • 1.3 The Lost Loops of the BCN
        • 1.4 The Smethwick Summits
        • 1.5 The Ridgacre Branch Canals
        • 1.6 The Balls Hill Branch Canal
        • 1.7 Canal Hunter Resource Pack
      • Canal Hunter Series 2
        • 2.1 The Titford Branch Canals
        • 2.2 The Oldbury Loop
        • 2.3 Toll End Communications Canal
        • 2.4 The Wednesbury Oak Loop
        • 2.5 The Bradley Locks Branch
        • 2.6 Lost Basins of Wolverhampton
        • 2.7 The Lost Canals of “The 21”
      • Canal Hunter Series 3 (1-9)
        • 3.1 The Slough Arm
        • 3.2 Exploring the Bentley Canal, Part 1
        • 3.3 Exploring the Bentley Canal, Part 2
        • 3.4 The Anson Branch
        • 3.5 Wyrley Bank Branch Sneyd
        • 3.6 The Wyrley Bank Branch Canal
        • 3.7 Lord’s Hayes Branch Canal
        • 3.8 Cannock Extension Canal, Part one
        • 3.9 Cannock Extension Canal, Part two
      • Canal Hunter Series 3 (10-17)
        • 3.10 Churchbridge Locks
        • 3.11 Hatherton Branch Canal
        • 3.12 The Hatherton Restoration
        • 3.13 Ogley Locks, Part one – Ogley
        • 3.14 Ogley Locks, Part two – Muckley Corner
        • 3.15 Ogley Locks, Part three – Wall
        • 3.16 Ogley Locks, Part four – Sandfields
        • 3.17 Ogley Locks – Gallows Wharf
      • Canal Hunter Series 4
        • 4.1 Coals from Cannock – Hednesford to Pelsall
        • 4.2 Coals from Cannock – Pelsall Common to Chasewater
        • 4.3 Cannock Coal to Aldridge
        • 4.4 Cannock Coal to Hay Head
        • 4.5 Cannock Coal to Perry Barr
        • 4.6 Cannock Coal to College Road
        • 4.7 Cannock Coal to Spaghetti Junction
        • 4.8 Cannock Coal to Saltley
        • 4.9 Cannock Coal to Digbeth
    • BCN Cottages – a new Facebook group
    • Gauging on the BCN
    • Birmingham Canals Resources
  • For Boaters
    • Resources for Boaters
    • Try the Titford Canal!
    • Moorings and Facilities
    • Useful links
    • Dog-friendly pubs
  • Events
    • Upcoming Events
    • BCNS Explorer Cruises
    • BCN 24h Marathon Challenge
    • We clean!
  • The BCN Society
    • What we do
    • Why you should join us!
    • Our History
    • Titford Pump House
    • Atlas and Malus
    • Contact Us!
  • Midlands Waterways Chaplaincy
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