Hire Centres, Guided Trips, Freelance Coaches & Outdoor Centres
Paddlesport Commercial Operators
This page details commercial operations providing a range of canoeing and other outdoor activities in Devon and Cornwall.
For general details of canoe sport, have a look at the British Canoe Union (BCU) site at BCU (British Canoe Union).
Kayaks & Paddles supplies Totnes, Kingsbridge, Dartmouth and the rest of the South Hams area & Torbay. We also have a store in Cornwall to service the Camel Estuary area, Fowey, Falmouth and many other areas. Go to Cornwall Canoes for more info.
Mount Batten
The Mount Batten Watersports and Activities Centre is open all year round and welcomes families, friends, individuals, businesses and schools to participate in many water and land based activities.
The Centre commands stunning views looking out towards Plymouth’s historic Barbican area, the Hoe and across to Mount Edgcumbe. It is perfectly situated on the tidal estuary of The Sound, making it an ideal, and safe, location for the thousands of people, of all ages, that use the Centre each year – whether for recreational or professional use.
The Mount Batten Watersports and Activities Centre has a small, friendly, dedicated and highly experienced team, always on hand to ensure that visitors have an enjoyable time in a safe and welcoming environment. The Centre prides itself on its exemplary health and safety record.
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South West Lakes Trust - Siblyback.
Outdoor & Active Siblyback Lake, Bodmin Moor– Tel 01579 346522.
Siblyback Lake is surrounded by the striking Bodmin Moor and offers a wide range of activities beside or on the water, rowing boat hire is a popular family activity. The Outdoor + Active Centre offers sailing, windsurfing and canoeing and provides top quality rainbow trout fishing. Courses for beginners and improvers are readily available, as is self-launch for the more experienced.
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GRG Adventure Kayking Nepal.
Namaste and welcome to GRG's; The ultimate in adventure travel in Nepal. Our fun loving team of guides, cooks, porters and helpers are passionate about their jobs and are here to make your holiday unforgettable. We specialize in adventure and we deliver it to you in fun, affordable, safe, professionally run trips that are unique.Owned by the Himalayan National Kayak Champion, we are the only travel company in Nepal to specialise in kayaking and we're pretty darn good at rafting and canyoning too! Equiped with invaluable local knowledge and years of experience in the field (in Nepal and internationally), we can't wait to get you out on the rivers in Nepal. We go beyond just taking you down the rivers and give you and all round adventure experience, we'll show you all the hidden extras our country has to offer (From cliff jumps, secret canyon sites along the rivers, local villages to tracking tiger prints on white sandy beaches)
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Love Kayaking.
LOVE KAYAKING provides a fully insured & professional Group Kayak Hire & Guided Kayaking Tour service at stunning hand-picked river, estuary & coastal locations in Plymouth, Looe, Lopwell Dam, Saltash, Calstock, Tamar & Tavy (Devon & Cornwall.) Group sizes must be a minimum of x4 and a maximum of x12 people. Children aged 8 - 17 years of age must be accompanied on the water by an adult at all times. A ratio of x1 adult to x2 children is acceptable.
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Fowey Kayak Hire.
Now you can travel independently for several miles of the Fowey river, upstream from Fowey, enjoying the fabulous scenery and wildlife from a kayak. The river is surrounded by wooded slopes and water meadows mostly owned by the National Trust, with nature reserves, salt marsh and bird sanctuaries on either side. The whole area is teeming with Herons, Wildfowl, Cormorants, and even Kingfishers, and, quietly gliding by, you can get closer to them than you have ever been.
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Dartmoor Outdoor Company.
Personal challenge, the edge of adventure and a wild environment. Get into the outdoors with Dartmoor Outdoor Company on training courses ranging from 1 to 16 weeks. We offer experiences that will stretch your mind, body and soul, from short breaks through to professional instructor qualifications. Dartmoor Outdoor Company is an outdoor industry recognised, respected and fully affiliated company with 14 years successful experience in providing fully certificated outdoor instructor training courses for individuals who are either seeking qualifications to enable a change in career direction or those who are simply looking to improve their personal skills in selected outdoor disciplines.
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Active 8.
Activities in Cornwall We are the holiday activity company in Cornwall that offers some of the very best activities in Cornwall. If you are looking for things to do in Cornwall this activities in Cornwall website has some of the very best available. Via this adventure in Cornwall site you can check availability, book, and pay on-line for a range of first class adventure Activities in Cornwall. Group Multi Activity days, Childrens activities, Family activities, Adrenaline activities, Water Fun and Extreme Sports. We cater for families, singles, couples & groups and have found the very best Cornish holiday adventure activities and arrange them for you online.
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Skern Lodge.
Get wet - climb high - stay low, whatever you want, you can do it! Be it an outdoor activity break, a celebration or training event, Skern Lodge on the North Devon coast will give you a day or stay to remember. Adults and children alike will find fun, challenge, inspiration and laughter here at Skern. Enjoy an activity programme to meet all of your needs, whether you are; A school looking for an educational experience outside of the classroom or a course focussing on geography field studies; Family or friends after a holiday or day of outdoor activities; Trying to find something to do in the school holidays; A hen or stag party or just a group of adults looking for some outdoor fun; A parent after a safe, secure and energizing place for your children to meet individuals and discover new things; An organised group or club; Wanting to join a group or have some personal coaching to learn or improve your skills in kayaking, surfing or climbing; or a company, college or youth training scheme, planning a team building, training and development programme using the outdoors.
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Dartmoor Rescue Group.
The Dartmoor Rescue Group was started in 1968 in the Tavistock area when a small group of local moorland enthusiasts started helping the police with search and rescue on Dartmoor. In due course a recognised official rescue team was formed which became affiliated to the Mountain Rescue Council. Currently the Group consists of four Search and Rescue Teams (SART) based in Ashburton, Okehampton, Tavistock and Plymouth. Each team is a separate charity and is capable of functioning independently. However the teams frequently operate together and so each team is part of the Dartmoor Rescue Group which is a separate charity and which co-ordinates common training, equipment and communications issues and is the main contact point for outside organisations. Each team will tend to work in its own geographical area but may need to work anywhere on Dartmoor to support other Dartmoor Search and Rescue teams. Depending on the number of people who require rescuing or the area to be searched, a callout may consist of one, two or three teams and usually at least one team is kept as a back up in case of an extended operation. DRG teams provide a search and rescue service in the rest of Devon and Cornwall and may be used to support the Cornwall and the Exmoor Search and Rescue teams.