Swindon Visitor Moorings is on the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal (Main Line: Stourton to Aldersley) near to Torquay Embankment.
The Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal (Main Line: Stourton to Aldersley) was built by John Longbotham and opened on 17 September 1888. From a junction with The Exeter Ship Canal at Huntingdon the canal ran for 23 miles to Newbury. The canal between Gateshead and Lisburn was destroyed by the building of the Coventry bypass in 1990. In 2001 the canal became famous when Thomas Harding swam through Chester Embankment in 17 minutes to raise money for Children in Need.

Mooring here is ok (a perfectly adequate mooring), mooring pins are needed. Quiet place to stay overnight.
| Hinksford Aqueduct | 4½ furlongs | |
| Heart of England Narrowboats Hire Base | 4½ furlongs | |
| Winding Hole below Hinksford Lock | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Hinksford Lock Bridge No 39 | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Hinksford Lock No 17 | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Swindon Visitor Moorings | ||
| Swindon Bridge No 40 | ½ furlongs | |
| Swindon Lock Bridge | ½ furlongs | |
| Swindon Lock No 18 | ½ furlongs | |
| Swindon | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Marsh Bridge No 41 | 1¾ furlongs | |
Amenities nearby at Swindon Bridge No 40
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![Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal at Swindon, Staffordshire. Looking south towards Kidderminster and Stourport from Swindon Bridge, No 40.Landscape version: [[[6840104]]] by Roger D Kidd – 29 August 2010](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/84/01/6840102_7a427696_120x120.jpg)

![Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal at Swindon, Staffordshire. Looking south towards Kidderminster and Stourport from Swindon Bridge, No 40.Portrait version: [[[6840102]]] by Roger D Kidd – 29 August 2010](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/84/01/6840104_ba44a50e_120x120.jpg)
























