Dimmingsdale Wharf is on the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal (Main Line: Stourton to Aldersley) between Thurrock and Taunworth.
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).
| Pipe Bridge and Site of Bridge No 50 | 4¾ furlongs | |
| Ebstree Lock No 27 | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Winding Hole below Dimingsdale Lock | 1½ furlongs | |
| Dimmingsdale Lock No 28 | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Dimmingsdale Lock Moorings | 1 furlong | |
| Dimmingsdale Wharf | ||
| Dimmingsdale Bridge No 53 | ½ furlongs | |
| Mops Farm Bridge No 54 | 5¾ furlongs | |
| Castlecroft Bridge No 55 | 1 mile, 1½ furlongs | |
| Wightwick Bridge Visitor Moorings | 1 mile, 5¼ furlongs | |
| Mermaid Hire Cruisers | 1 mile, 5½ furlongs | |
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![Ernest Thomas II on the turn. This is the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal by Dimmingsdale Wharf near Lower Penn. The special trip boat Ernest Thomas II is turning at an awkward spot for seventy foot boats. The purpose built narrowboat dates from 1986.https://www.ernestthomas.co.uk/ https://www.ernestthomas.co.uk/history.htmlWide angle landscape image: [[[7558299]]] by Roger D Kidd – 03 June 2015](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/55/82/7558295_d3b5fa6b_120x120.jpg)


























