7soaps are now listed on Stourport town website. Our community offer the chance to get involved from all levels to bring the town to light for the all year-round tourists and community members. As a small business we support the community but it is really nice to know the town also support us back. Thank you to all the volunteers that make this website guide and support their community members like us.

Stourport Town - A Georgian canal town in the heart of the Severn Valley

Stourport Town website offers an informative visitor guide to Stourport On Severn, offering information on things to do, Visitor Attractions, Local Businesses and Groups, Food & Drink, Places to stay and even the weather forecast.

Based in the Wyre Forest District of North Worcestershire, Stourport is a popular inland day-trip and holiday destination with the atmosphere of a true maritime holiday resort.

Stourport was established in 1768 as a result of the canals fabulous country network connection and the town area is 2.4 square miles of beauty.

Stourport is a long way from the sea, but has the atmosphere of a true maritime holiday resort. Not surprisingly people from all over the region have been coming to Stourport for many years for a fun day out. It was once a busy inland port, which grew up around the point where the Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal joins the River Severn.

Today the restored canal basins are a great place to discover the history of the Stourport and the River Severn.

Stourport-on-Severn is almost unique as a town that was only built as a result of the coming of the Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal. It was nothing more than a rural village of around 200 people, until the canal made its mark on the place forever!

Discovering Stourport Heritage fun activities through their experienced volunteers is the best way to learn about the town’s history. Visitors to the Tontine Stable and the Old Ticket Office on York Street can find out about the development of Stourport the town through these mini-museums! They are open during events and a visit can be arranged by contacting Stourport Forward. 

The Old Ticket Office, once a coal merchant’s office, is home to a fascinating collection of artefacts giving clues to the heritage of the town. Both of the buildings and working boat Bramble are managed by Stourport Forward and post Covid-19, services are being carefully re-opened. Guided walks and heritage room tours are available, by prior appointment. Audio guides are now available, so there may be a small charge for the service. 

Fancy a boat ride???

Short trips on heritage working boat Bramble can be arranged for small groups. Bramble is a historic boat, built in 1934, with no facilities, but visitors are welcome to join us for a limited trip as the boat is run in order to maintain her as an historic exhibit. Visitors tell us that they are amazed to see a different view of the town, as they travel through locks, across the extensive canal basins and through the hidden waterways!

For more information or to make a booking for the boat trip, please contact us by emailing info@stourportforward.org.uk or calling 01299 827 822.

Here at 7soaps we support our community as scout leaders for Stourport on Severn sea scout group and have had many a visit to with the Stourport forward team. Their team of volunteers offers lots of fun activities that highlight the town historical past in many ways. We would highly recommend getting in touch with Stourport Forward before you visit as a tourist, they will enhance your visit tremendously. You can read more about them here Stourport Forward - An Organisation in Stourport-on-Severn - Stourport Town