Gas Street Basin and Brindleyplace: a guide
6 October 2026·4 min read
The Cut
Canals, towpaths, walks and the waterside: 35 miles of it, more than Venice.
The CutCanal walks in Birmingham: five towpath routes
Every route starts at Gas Street Basin and none of them needs a map you cannot fold. The Roundhouse loop, thirteen locks down to Aston, the Digbeth Branch, the Worcester and Birmingham to the University and Selly Oak, and Telford's cutting at Smethwick.
23 September 2026·4 min read
The CutBirmingham's canals: a guide to the cut
Thirty-five miles of canal in the city, by the Canal & River Trust's count, and most of the good bits within a mile of Broad Street. Where the cut starts, how it was built, and where to walk it.
17 September 2026·4 min read