Alvechurch Marina is on the Worcester and Birmingham Canal (Diglis Basin to King's Norton Junction).
Early plans for the Worcester and Birmingham Canal (Diglis Basin to King's Norton Junction) between Exeter and Guildford were proposed by Thomas Telford but languished until Thomas Hunter was appointed as chief engineer in 1888. Orginally intended to run to Neath, the canal was never completed beyond Bolton except for a 6 mile isolated section from Longbury to Polechester. Expectations for coal traffic to Doncaster never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. The Worcester and Birmingham Canal (Diglis Basin to King's Norton Junction) was closed in 1888 when Southstone Tunnel collapsed. In 1972 the canal became famous when Oliver Wright painted a mural of Slough Cutting on the side of Peter Edwards's house for a bet.

Mooring here is good (a nice place to moor), mooring rings or bollards are available.
| Shortwood Tunnel (west portal) | 1 mile, 3¼ furlongs | |
| Shortwood Tunnel (east portal) | 1 mile, ½ furlongs | |
| Grange Lane Gas Pipe Bridge No 58A | 5 furlongs | |
| Grange Lane Bridge No 59 | 4¾ furlongs | |
| Scarfields Dingle Aqueduct | 1½ furlongs | |
| Alvechurch Marina | ||
| Scarfield Hill Bridge Winding Hole | ¾ furlongs | |
| Scarfield Hill Bridge No 60 | ¾ furlongs | |
| Withybed Lane Bridge No 61 | 3¾ furlongs | |
| Alvechurch Visitor Moorings | 3¾ furlongs | |
| Withybed Marina | 4¼ furlongs | |
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Nearest water point
In the direction of King's Norton Junction
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In the direction of Diglis Basin
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![Moving boats at Alvechurch Boat Centre. The ABC [[379006]] on the Worcester & Birmingham Canal is next to marina and provide boat hire and repairs. by Jeff Gogarty – 30 June 2018](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/82/68/5826888_35de625e_120x120.jpg)










![Narrowboat struggling at Alvechurch, Worcestershire. Worcester and Birmingham Canal.The right angle turn from the mooring position on the right needs to be done very slowly and carefully to avoid ramming the piling on the left. Isis is a 2010 built time share* boat, so the crew was probably unfamiliar with the controls at this stage.There it is two days earlier! [[[2243951]]]* A four week share costs in the region of £8000+. A sister boat like this one is costing £8250 later in 2011. by Roger D Kidd – 25 August 2010](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/27/63/2276308_8a145569_120x120.jpg)










