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About Dudley Canal & Caverns

Dudley Canal & Caverns

About Dudley Canal Trust

Our Vision

Preserve and develop this unique environment and engage the wider public with it to ensure it holds a special place in the hearts and minds of future generations.

Our Mission

A charitable Trust with twin aims:

  • Preserving, Developing and Safeguarding the Mines, Tunnels, Caverns and Waterways of this unique environment.
  • Educating and engaging all with its 428 million years of history.

Strategic Themes

We see three strategic themes for us as a business:

  • People
  • Operational Confidence & Efficiency
  • Sustainability

People

  • Strategic Aim 1: Put our visitors at the heart of everything we do
  • Strategic Aim 2: Invest in our greatest assets - our team
  • Strategic Aim 3: Be a vibrant part of the community

Operational Confidence & Efficiency

  • Strategic Aim 4: Be resilient, creative and adaptable
  • Strategic Aim 5: Operate to the safest levels and be an exemplar for the underground experience
  • Strategic Aim 6: Be forward looking and thinking and embrace opportunity and new ways of working

Sustainability

  • Strategic Aim 7: Safeguard and engage with the unique environment we care for
  • Strategic Aim 8: Raise our Profile and Identity
  • Strategic Aim 9: Be financially aware, protect our assets and use our resources well

Find Us

Find Us - Dudley Canal Trust

Our Address

501 Birmingham New Road
Dudley, West Midlands
DY1 4SB

Tel: 0121 557 6265

By Car

We are situated in the heart of the Black Country on the A4123 between Dudley and Tipton. From M5 Junction 2, follow the A4123 northwest towards Wolverhampton.

Parking: Free parking is available on site with level access to the Portal building. Accessible spaces are available.

By Train

Our nearest train station is Tipton, which is served by West Midlands Railway.

⏱️ Walking time: Approximately 20 minutes from Tipton station

By Bus

Several bus routes stop near us on Tipton Road:

  • 24 (Foxyards Estate to Merry Hill via Dudley)
  • 229 (Bilston to Dudley via Coseley, Sedgley)
  • 311 & 313 (Walsall to Dudley via Wednesbury)
  • 610 (Wednesbury to Dudley via Great Bridge, Tipton)

⏱️ Walking time: 5-10 minutes from nearest bus stops

Walking Information

Please note:

  • From Tipton station: 20-minute walk along well-marked routes
  • From bus stops: Short walks on paved pathways
  • The site is accessible with ramped paths and a lift in the Portal building

Contact Details

Get in touch

501 Birmingham New Road
Dudley, West Midlands
DY1 4SB



Tel no: Phone: 0121 557 6265



Email: Email: info@dctt.org.uk