Water Based Activities

We run a range of water based activities including Canoeing, Kayaking, Paddle Boarding, Wild Swimming, Bell Boating and Raft Building. All activities can be tailored to your specific requirements whether you want to train towards an official qualification, arrange a team development experience, or book a guided canoe safari in open water.

If you would like to take canoeing further we can arrange river day trips, longer expeditions with overnight camping and provide British Canoe Union courses for those that want to get qualifications.

Canoe Safaris

Take a trip with Steve on the sea or a local waterway.

Look for wildlife, learn how to paddle your own canoe and get out into nature. Trips can be arranged on the River Stour, River Parrett, River Frome, and Poole Harbour

Trips can be tailored to your personal needs for individuals, Adult-only groups or Family sessions including the kids.

Steve is a British Canoeing Level 3 Coach with 30 years experience All specialist equipment provided.

Open Canoeing

Open canoeing has it all! Open canoes are very stable easy to control. Enjoy a gentle paddle down a meandering river, ride challenging white water or just use it as a floating platform to jump in and get wet!

Your session will start with a demonstration of how to use the paddle, how to work with your paddling partner and what happens should the canoe tip over.

Once on the water we'll tailor the session to your requirements mixing games with coaching.

Kayaking

Kayaking is amazing fun whether you just want to play games, a relaxing paddle or a challenging white water experience.
We'll start by explaining how to use the paddle, and what to do if you capsize. We tailor the session to your needs by mixing games and challenges designed to improve your paddling and water confidence.

Flat water is the perfect place to learn to control a kayak, play games and refine your skills before moving onto more adventurous water. Then try your luck running weirs, play on white water or even venture out to sea. Your instructor will be on the water with you at all times for coaching and safety.

British Canoe Union 1 and 2 star courses are available.

BellBoating

A Bell Boat is a twin hulled open canoe suitable for complete beginners to watersports as well as groups of children or adults. Bell Boats are very versatile and can be used for beginners, special needs groups, childrens parties, charity events, education, environmental, and wildlife work.

With Bell Boats being such a stable platform they are ideal for young children who may be nervous due to it being their first time on the water. Special needs groups find them particularly useful as they take little effort to generate a reasonable pace and can cover good distances with an inexperienced crew. Though the ability to swim is not required we do ask that all participants are confident around water.

Raft Building

Could you survive being shipwrecked? Use your ingenuity to turn a pile of poles, rope and barrels into a raft to keep you and your crew afloat!

We'll supply everything you need to build your raft, then it's down to you and your crew to build a race winning craft. Complete the challenges then use your raft as a floating platform for jumping off.

Rafting sessions are great fun and educational too. You'll learn about knots, lashings, and the principles of a stable raft. You'll certainly have a new appreciation for Archimedes displacement theory. Our Raft Building sessions are often used as part of larger challenges and all day events.