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Environmental; Ethical Trading; Welsh Language; Access statement. |
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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. Use of Welsh and English place names: Where a the English name of a place differs from the original, Welsh name, the Welsh name is given first, in italics. Please see our 'Welsh Language Policy' for more information.
Camlas Mynwy ac Aberhonddu / Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal Camlas Mynwy ac Aberhonddu / 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 Aberhonddu / Brecon to Pont y Pwl / 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 Camlas Mynwy ac Aberhonddu / the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal offers wildlife and 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 Duffryn Wysg / the Usk Valley, commanding spectacular views. Canal description/route planner
Afon Hafren - River Severn Afon Hafren / 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 Afon Hafren / River Severn offers a combination of unspoilt 'open country' 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 Afon Hafren / the River Severn. Afon Hafren / River Severn description/route planner. Afon Hafren / the River Severn can also be incorporated into, or the start and/or finish point for Waterways 'á la Carte'.
New for 2010! - Waterways 'á la Carte' Starting at Frankton junction between the Camlas Maldwyn a Camlas Llangollen / Montgomery and Llangollen canals near Oswestry, or Afon Hafren / 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 Afon Hafren / River Severn.
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. |