96% of customers who took part in our Kayaking courses rated their experience as ‘Good’ or 'Excellent' (58% rated it 'Excellent') Click here for the pdf factsheet on Kayaking courses! Our half day sessions are run on flat water and are designed to be a fun introduction for novices to the sport. What you learn will depend on the group, but by the end of the session you should be able to paddle in a straight line, reverse, turn round, stop and get out in a hurry as well as playing some games and getting a bit wet! Once kitted out with buoyancy aid, cagoule and wetsuit, and fitted out with kayak and paddle and a quick demo on how easy it is to get out of the boat (or for the nervous how to fall off a sit-on-top kayak) it's on to the water, Thomas Telford's historic Llangollen Canal. Half a mile from the canal's feeder, this is a clean and beautiful stretch, shared only by other canoes and kayaks and an occasional horse-drawn barge! You drift down to a wide section of canal where the fun begins. Once everyone can turn their kayak, and has tried a few confidence builders and games, you are led up to stretch your legs and inspect the famous Serpents Tail and Horseshoe Falls - perhaps something to aim for after a kayaking week! Time-permitting, on the way back to the put-in you may get to do some rafting challenges, or fun wet games. Even better fun for adults than kids, everyone has a good laugh and if it is warm enough getting wet is great fun. You must be confident in the water, though not necessarily a swimmer as you wear a buoyancy aid and the water is only 2-4 feet deep.
2009 - Adult £50pp 2009 - U18's £40pp Current dates are: | 2009: | Tues Sun Sat Tues Sat Weds Thurs Sat Weds Sat Sun | 7th July 12th July 18th July 21st July 25th July 29th July 30th July 1st Aug 5th Aug 15th Aug 23rd Aug | 1:30pm-5:00pm - only a few places left! 1:30pm-5:00pm 9:00am-12:30pm - only a few places left! 1:30pm-5:00pm - Family Session, only a few places left! 9:00am-12:30pm 1:30pm-5:00pm - only a few places left! 1:30pm-5:00pm - Family Session, only a few places left! 9:00am-12:30pm 1:30pm-5:00pm 9:00am-12:30pm 1:30pm-5:00pm | Sun Sat Thurs Sun Sun Sat Sat Sun Sat Fri Sat Weds Sun Sat Sat | 30th Aug 5th Sept 10th Sept 13th Sept 20th Sept 26th Sept 3rd Oct 4th Oct 10th Oct 16th Oct 31st Oct 11th Nov 15th Nov 28th Nov 12th Dec | 1:30pm-5:00pm 9:00am-12:30pm 9:00am-12:30pm 9:00am-12:30pm 1:30pm-5:00pm 9:00am-12:30pm 9:00am-12:30pm 1:30pm-5:00pm 9:00am-12:30pm 9:00am-12:30pm 9:00am-12:30pm 9:00am-12:30pm 1:30pm-5:00pm 9:00am-12:30pm 9:00am-12:30pm |
Also available on any other date throughout the year - please call us to check availability!
 Discover White Water Kayaking Day
The shortest white water course we do with just enough time to learn a few skills. Great for groups and individuals willing to have a go, this day is the fast-track to white water paddling! Starting with a flat-water session in the morning to develop your basic paddling skills, in the afternoon we will move onto moving and white water for a taste of the power of the river!
2009 £105pp Your Scores 100%! Current dates are: | 2009: | Fri Sun Sat Sat Weds Fri Sat Fri | 17th July 19th July 25th July 1st August 5th August 7th August 15th August 28th August | 9:00am-4:30pm - only a few places left! 9:00am-4:30pm - only a few places left! 9:00am-4:30pm - only a few places left! 9:00am-4:30pm 9:00am-4:30pm - only a few places left! 9:30am-5:00pm - only a few places left! 9:00am-4:30pm 9:00am-4:30pm | Sat Thurs Sun Sat Sat Sat Fri Sat Weds Sat Sat | 5th September 10th September 13th September 26th September 3rd October 10th October 16th October 31st October 11th November 28th November 12th December | 9:00am-4:30pm 9:00am-4:30pm 9:00am-4:30pm 9:00am-4:30pm 9:00am-4:30pm 9:00am-4:30pm 9:00am-4:30pm 9:00am-4:30pm 9:00am-4:30pm 9:00am-4:30pm 9:00am-4:30pm |
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 If you have ever fancied running the rapids on a river then this is the course for you. We take pride in this course. You will learn a lot, do a lot of kayaking and if you are not superhuman your muscles will be aching for most of the following week! Take it from us, those aching limbs bring back plenty of memories to cheer your working days. Kayaking keeps many office workers sane, though their colleagues may disagree! We include a lecture, a flat water session to develop your basic paddling skills, and then it is on to the adrenaline-pumping white water for the rest of the weekend. Moving water skills include breaking in, breaking out, ferry gliding and running small drops. Flat water skills include turning, edging, low brace, high recovery, turning under pressure. This course is for those who have completed the Intro to Kayaking one-day course, or who have some previous kayaking experience under instruction (or with no experience, good balance, and a will to work hard!). You must be able to swim at least 25 metres. Activity-only £210pp Incl. 2 nights Bunkhouse B&B £260pp Incl. 2 nights Basic 2 Star B&B £280pp Incl. 2 nights Luxury 3 Star B&B £320pp Your Scores 100%! Current dates are: | 2009: | Sat/Sun Sat/Sun Sat/Sun Sat/Sun Thurs/Fri | 25th-26th July - only a few places left! 1st-2nd August 15th-16th August 5th-6th September 10th-11th September | Sun/Mon Sat/Sun Sat/Sun Sat/Sun Fri/Sat Sat/Sun Weds/Thurs Sat/Sun Sat/Sun | 13th-14th September 26th-27th September 3rd-4th October 10th-11th October 16th-17th October 31st October - 1 November 11th-12th November 28th-29th November 12th-13th December |
Also available on any other date throughout the year - please call us to check availability! 
Ultimate Kayaking - 5 Day Course A five-day course put together for people who'd like an all-round introduction to Kayaking, suitable for beginners and those with some kayaking experience. You'll paddle on rivers and lakes, and even learn the basics of Eskimo rolling. Throughout the course the emphasis will always be on learning new skills under the instruction of our expert coaches. Learn to paddle in all conditions, and how to keep out of trouble and rescue others. The course will include the content of the white water kayaking weekend course and some river trips. This course varies a lot depending on water conditions and the participants' needs, but we guarantee a lot of kayaking, and a lot of learning. The course is run by our in-house Level 3 and Level 4 Kayak Coaches, who will cover a selection of skills from the BCU 1, 2, 3 and 4 star qualifications, with optional assessments. Activity-only £500pp, U18's £400pp Incl. 5 nights Bunkhouse B&B £625pp, U18's £525pp Incl. 5 nights Basic 2 Star B&B £675pp, U18's £575pp Incl. 5 nights Luxury 3 Star B&B £775pp, U18's £675pp You must be able to swim at least 25metres. Current dates are: Also available on any other date throughout the year - please call us to check availability! 
Visit our Holidays pages for details of all our week-long courses! Ideal as a follow up to the beginners course. The improvers course concentrates on river trips and river running skills, and is for those who can paddle well on grade 2 and want to paddle grade 3 water. We look at basic white water skills such as breaking in and out, ferry-gliding, and balance turns, and refining these skills on faster flowing waters, as well as introducing skills such as surfing on standing waves and small stoppers. We will also look at essential elements like grading, throw-line skills, reading the river and trip planning. Activity-only £230pp Incl. 2 nights Bunkhouse B&B £280pp Incl. 2 nights Basic 2 Star B&B £300pp Incl. 2 nights Luxury 3 Star B&B £340pp Available on any date throughout the year - please call us to check availability! Playboat Coaching
Seen those playboat gods? Got yourself a small ‘edgy’ kayak and want to make it dance and spin? Ever wondered how people get so much air on those blunts, or cartwheel to dizziness? Well then, this is the course for you! Our experienced coaches will develop and guide you in the skills to get you ripping the river, surfing those waves and playing your way to playboat heaven. Starting on the flat, with tailies, nose stands, tail stalls and flat water cartwheels we will increase your awareness and usage of edges and secondary stability, then moving on the waves and stoppers we will look at flat spins, blunts, cartwheels and beyond. This is the perfect springboard to send you to your next local rodeo! Private coaching day for two £270 Available on any date throughout the year - please call us to check availability! Private Guiding
Private guiding for paddlers on the rivers of North Wales with a qualified Level 4 Coach. Equipment hire is not available for this, you must have your own. Rivers include the Tryweryn, the Dee, the Conwy, the Llygwy etc.. Private guiding day for two £270 (max. ratio 1:2) We can offer personal coaching to individuals or groups in Kayaking. This can be on any type of water, from flat to grade 4+. Because it’s personal coaching, we will tailor the course to your own requirements, including BCU / WCA Awards (1 to 5 star courses, Canoe Safety Test and Levels 1 to 3 BCU Open Canoe Coach Courses). Please contact us for further information! Our pdf paddlesports flyer is available here
Telephone 01978 861912 to book by credit or debit card. |