Canal and riverside town

Explore Stourport on Severn

Historic canal basins, riverside walks, boats and a town created around the waterways.

Discover Stourport

A town built around water

Stourport on Severn is one of Worcestershire's most distinctive towns, created around the junction of the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal and the River Severn.

The canal arrived in 1771 and transformed what had been a small riverside settlement into a busy inland port. Warehouses, locks and basins developed around the water and much of that historic layout survives today.

Visitors can explore the canal basins, walk beside the River Severn, enjoy Riverside Meadows and discover the shops, cafés and attractions around the town centre.

Stourport on Severn Historic canal basins at the heart of the town

Explore Stourport

Things to see and do

Explore historic waterways, enjoy riverside green space and discover the attractions and leisure facilities around the town.

Canal heritage

Stourport Basins

Explore five historic canal basins filled with narrowboats and surrounded by locks, bridges and buildings from the canal age.

Parks & riverside

Riverside Meadows

Walk beside the River Severn, enjoy open green space and take in views towards the town's distinctive blue bridge.

Walks & waterways

Riverside & Canal Walks

Follow towpaths and riverside routes through the town and continue towards Kidderminster or along the River Severn.

Canal heritage

A town born from the canal age

Stourport's modern history began with the completion of the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal in 1771. The canal connected with the River Severn and created an important new transport hub.

Basins, locks, warehouses and wharves developed rapidly as goods were transferred between canal boats and vessels travelling along the river.

Unlike many towns that simply had a canal passing through them, Stourport effectively grew around the waterways themselves, giving it a particularly distinctive layout and history.

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Around Stourport

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Explore

Canal Basins

Wander around the interconnected basins, bridges, locks and historic waterside buildings.

Riverside

River Severn

Enjoy walks beside Britain's longest river and watch pleasure boats passing through the town.

Discover

Town Centre

Explore local shops, cafés, pubs and businesses close to the basins and riverside.

Outdoors

Walking Routes

Follow canal towpaths and riverside paths through Stourport and into the surrounding countryside.

Beside the Severn

Riverside Stourport

The River Severn runs immediately alongside the town and remains an important part of Stourport's identity.

Riverside Meadows provides open green space and paths close to the water, while the bridge and riverside attractions create one of the town's best known views.

The river below Stourport is navigable for pleasure boats and links the town with Worcester and the wider Severn navigation.

Town centre

From the basins into the town

Stourport's centre developed directly alongside its waterways, so the canal basins and town streets remain closely connected.

Bridge Street and the surrounding roads contain traditional buildings, local shops and places to eat, with the canal and River Severn only a short walk away.

The compact layout makes it easy to combine the historic basins, riverside and town centre in one visit.

Plan your visit

Discover Stourport on Severn

Explore the historic canal basins, walk beside the River Severn, enjoy Riverside Meadows and discover the town centre.

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