Canoeing 

The activities are rated between 1 (low) and 4 (high) to help you choose the best activities to meet your aims.  Please see our activity booklet for a guide on what to wear and what we can provide.

Team working

Unless people work well together the boat simply won’t go the right way!

Skills

Learn fundamental canoeing skills.

Knowledge

Learn about the local environment and the history of canoeing.

Team working

Working together is key to safely navigating the river and hopefully staying dry!

Skills

Learn how to control a canoe on moving water.

Knowledge

Learn about rivers and how they are formed.

Personal challenge

It can be daunting to paddle down the moving and dynamic river where a small mistake can result in you swimming.

Physical activity

Getting the boats to and from the river and paddling down it certainly use some energy.

Accessibility

Access is difficult up and down steep and slippy banks to the river.