Aldridge Marina

Very strange only 1 or 2 boats are there and they aren't accepting any new clients! it's like a ghost town out there they need investigating something isn't right

Convenient location and nice fellow moorers however local chemical factory and landfill site take the shine away. Owners are rude and uncooperative making my 18month stay uncomfortable. There are also no onsite facilities like a shower, gas, diesel or coal.

Friendly community of moorers. Good access to the local shops in Walsall Wood and B&M just up the road. The car park is gated and only for the use of the authorised moorers.

We were only there for under 6 months. Hated every minute of it. Boaters friendly management horrible. No facilities even though you moored there and payed for sanitation in your bill you still have to pay for pump out. Had to pay extra to moor in the arm we had no choice as we have a cruiser stern so finger moorings not suitable. We had to move from finger moorings to in the arm(no choice) they sent us a full invoice for 20p. Not allowed to put things out side our boat but everybody else did questioned it but was told those with things out were being told to move it but it never happened(boat by pumpout machine an example)

A lovely marina with a real community feel to the place. Clean and tidy. Facilities’s include electric, water, sewage outlet, ample parking, security gates, CCTV and lighting over the marina. Beautiful wild life.

Moored for 12 years, great community but terrible owner. Was given 4 weeks notice by e-mail, they would not speak to us or give a reason. We then had delays having our deposits and over payments returned. The marina is in the middle of an industrial estate and very basic yet more expensive than others with better facilities. Although it is residential there has never been more than 12 boats, it is as though they do not want customers. Would not recommend, they do not deserve 1 star. Just a note, the 5 star review by RH - happen to be the initials of the owner!!!

Moored here for a few months. The site hasn't been dredged in years, so there's about a foot of water. No facilities, other than - wow! - a toilet and a sluice, which costs extra, on top of the mooring fees. Bog standard, if you'll pardon the pun. The upkeep of the site is minimal, so the lights don't work properly, there are huge amounts of goose excrement (who thought it would be a good idea to have lovely mown grass next to water, I don't know), and there's nothing to tie up to. No bollards, no mooring rings, etc. Just some scaffold poles, which you can only use at the stern. Imagine trying to keep your boat in place when you can only tie at one end! Ridiculous. The electricity supply is expensive, especially when you pay VAT on top. The mooring fees are quite expensive, too, considering its location in a backwater loop. There's a days travel, at least, before you get to either Wolverhampton or Birmingham. The decking breaks when you walk on it to get to the boat. That's great fun, when the lights are out, or it's frosty.I suggest you have a walk along the towpath opposite, late at night, and see for yourself how safe you feel. Don't forget to take in the lovely smells emanating from the chemical works on the other side of the hedge. God knows what chemicals there are, that you'll be breathing in. I've not had as many headaches since leaving the site.The management company have no concept of customer service. Several times, I approached them with a problem, only to be rebuffed. They didn't care about things like druggies hanging about by the gate, or threatening boaters, or having lead thrown at the windows. They're fast enough to charge you extra if you pay them late, but they don't pay you extra when they fraudulently hold onto your money when you leave. I had problems getting my fees returned when I left, like other reviewers, and I've spoken to other moorers who had the same problem. It's completely unsurprising to me that they're not bothering to reply to these reviews or contact moorers to see if they could so anything to improve. They're friendly enough when they want your money, but when there's a problem, they don't want to know.

Lovely marina. Fantastic service given by those in charge. Very friendly owners. Even offered to take us to the local shops to help get shopping when rain was heavy. Cant wait to come back! Thanks again and see you soon

Moored here for 10 years and loved every minute of it, ample secure parking, noisy during the day as its close to local trading estate but lovely and quiet after 5pm, would definitely moor here again, friendly marina owners and fellow moorers, great for shops like morrisons and b&m and gp surgeries, worth a visit to see how nice it is, moorings available now

moored here for three and a half years and in all fairness had a decent spot and we pretty much kept ourselves to ourselves. Small community of boaters who were always willing to help.Enjoyed our stay and the only problem we had was when we handed in our notice deposit for electric and keys have still not been returned to us. We are currently deciding on legal action as our requests are falling on deaf ears.wouldn't use this marina again after the way we have been treated