Canoeing on the River Wye, River Thames & River Severn
We provide Canadian Canoeing & Canoe Hire on the River Wye, River Thames and River Severn in England and Wales. Canadian Canoeing is a great activity for any kind of group wanting to escape on an adventure. It provides good exercise without being exhausting and gives a great vantage point for riverside wildlife and lovely countryside views.
Camping on the River Wye, River Thames & River Severn
For adventurous groups we also offer canoeing holidays and river trips ranging between two and seven days, staying at riverside campsites. In each section of our site, we offer suggested accommodation providers close to the river in question. Find these beneath the river of your choice in the main menu at the top of the page. We can also arrange accommodation and transfers for your river trip.
Canoeing Information
Canoeing is commonly regarded as an outdoor adventure activity conducted on Rivers, Lakes, Canals and the Sea, which involves using a type of canoe. Canoes are also referred to as open boats and can be punted (using a pole), sailed or lined and tracked using ropes and in some cases are closed-decked.
In recent years canoeing holidays have become more popular with the growing number of public access points and facilities around England and Wales. These can be found on waterways such as the River Wye, the River Severn and the River Thames.
The first types of canoe did not have seats and paddling was done from a kneeled position, unlike today whereby nearly all-recreational canoes have seats or saddles for better control. The word canoeing is used as a generic term in most countries apart from North America where it is specific to canoes and kayaking is normally only referred to in the context of paddling a kayak.
Some kayak designs (which are normally thought of as closed-decked) are actually open which makes the definition hard to determine although the most common difference is that a canoe uses a single blade paddle and a kayak uses a double blade paddle.