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Facilities

Our welcoming Portal building is the gateway to your underground adventure. Discover more about what you'll find here before and after your boat trip!

The Portal is free to access during our opening hours 9am - 5pm daily so feel free to drop by to enjoy a coffee or explore our galleries. 

Biffa Award Gallery

Biffa Award Gallery

Explore our Biffa Award Gallery and discover an interactive exhibition that will whet your appetite for heading underground into the tunnels and caverns, you will also get a feel for all the work that took place in the 1960's onwards to help save this unique place and environment. Read more

Published: 2nd April, 2019

Author: Traci Dix-Williams

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Tunnel Treasures

Tunnel Treasures

Discover a regularly-changing programme of exhibitions in our Tunnel Treasures space. Read more

Published: 1st April, 2019

Author: Sarah Fellows

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Gift Shop

Gift Shop

Whilst taking a boat trip make sure you visit our shop! Here we have all the latest products from our charity. When purchasing, please consider a donation to make your impact even greater. Read more

Published: 21st March, 2019

Author: Matthew Dix-Williams

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Waterside Gallery

Waterside Gallery

Discover our community exhibition gallery upstairs in the Portal building. Regularly changing exhibitions showcase the work of local artists, community groups, school children and more in a range of mediums. Read more

Published: 26th October, 2018

Updated: 4th April, 2019

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Fabulous for families

Fabulous for families

Babies, toddlers, children, parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins - whoever makes up your family we've got something to make their day out with us great! Read more

Published: 26th October, 2018

Updated: 1st September, 2020

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Gongoozler Coffee Shop

Gongoozler Coffee Shop

A bright and airy cafe offering a tempting range of meals and snacks for everyone. From mid morning breakfasts, hearty lunches, tempting snacks , our café offers it all. Read more

Published: 26th October, 2018

Updated: 26th August, 2020

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Location: 501 Birmingham New Road, Dudley, DY1 4SB

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    Gongoozler Coffee Shop

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    Donate today to Keep us Afloat

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    Discover our exciting new free digital learning resources - perfect for home educating families, community groups or teachers looking for worksheets to send home! Make a model of the inside of the Earth, create a strata trifle, explore why things float and sink and much more!

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    Mission, Vision and Values

    A charitable Trust with the twin aims of preserving the Mines, Tunnels, Caverns and Waterways of this unique environment and educating and engaging all with its stories and spirit.

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    In conjunction with Canal and River Trust we offer a free tow through service for boaters wishing to take their own boat through the Dudley Tunnel. We can also escort kayaks and canoes through the tunnels by appointment.

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Dudley Canal & Tunnel Trust

501 Birmingham New Road
Dudley, West Midlands
DY1 4SB

Company Registration No. 09784120
Charity Number 1166460
VAT No. 266 1745 87

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Email: [email protected]

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