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Adventure Equipment Ltd Canoe Hire and Outfitting Whether you want to enjoy a peaceful day on the water with a waterside picnic, or spend a weekend or holiday exporing an area 'off the beaten track' moving between campsites or B&B's; canoe or kayak touring offers a peaceful and environmentally-friendly way to travel. Backwaters hire canoes and kayaks on a number of waterways in South Wales and the Borderland.
The Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal is a sheltered waterway, ideal as a first trip for beginners, parents taking children afloat, or anyone who wants to enjoy placid water without rapids and weirs. The canal is navigable from Brecon to Pontypool, offering 50 km of placid water canoe touring (100 km possible with return trip), mostly without locks, and with a tow path alongside providing easy access for breaks. Touring on the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal offers scenery along with historical interest. The canal was built between in area's industrial heyday of the 18th Century and is linked with tramroads quarries and lime-kilns, which make it an ideal way to explore the industrial heritage of the area. Now, the canal winds peacefully through the Usk Valley, commanding spectacular views. Canal description/route planner
New for 2010! - Waterways 'á la Carte' Starting at Frankton junction between the Montgomery and Llangollen canals near Oswestry, or the River Severn at Stourport, where the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal joins the river, you are free to explore the waterways network as you please, providing that you finish your journey at either Frankton Junction or one of the designated pick-up points on the River Severn. This holiday will be available from late 2009 - please contact us for up to date information.
The River Wye from Glasbury to Monmouth offers 75 miles of canoe touring, mostly on grade I water, with some short sections of grade II rapids. The River Wye is largely unspoilt and flows through spectacular scenery. Places of interest en route include: Hay-on-Wye town of books, Hereford Cathedral, Symonds Yat Gorge. River Wye description/route planner.
The River Severn is a free nagivation from Pool Quay to Stourport, and a BWB controlled navigation (licence needed) from Stourport to Gloucester. The navigation offers 130 miles of canoe touring, mostly on grade I water, with some short sections of grade I and one grade III+ rapid. There are also several weirs. Touring on the Severn offers a combination of unspoilt 'wilderness' canoeing for much of its length, along with occasional picturesque towns. Shrewsbury Abbey, Ironbridge Gorge, Bewdley and Worcester are among the places that can be visited on a canoe tour of the Severn. River Severn description/route planner.
If you are not sure about your ability for unaccompanied canoe hire; we offer Guided Tours and a 'River Awareness' Day. We can also arrange skills training courses at various levels from beginner to open and white-water.
Backwaters is associated with Mountain & Water: Wales-wide Adventure Ltd. |