Learn to paddle course (week 3)

Learn to Paddle week 3: Build Your Skills and Confidence on the Water

Ready to feel more confident, capable and in control on the water? Our flexible Learn to Paddle course is ideal if you already have some paddling experience and want to improve your technique, make better decisions and take the next step towards becoming a more independent paddler.

With expert guidance, you will refine your practical paddling skills, build confidence using different equipment and learn how to choose the right techniques for canoes, kayaks and paddleboards. Each session is designed to help you progress at the right pace, understand the factors that affect your paddling and enjoy safer, more rewarding time on the water.

Choose a single session to refresh your skills or book additional progressive sessions to keep developing over time. With flexible dates across weeks, evenings and weekends, you can fit paddling around your schedule while working towards your Paddle UK Award.

This activity will include carrying boats around locks and other water features. Personal fitness and the ability to lift and carry a boat needed to participate in activity. This course is suitable for adults families and children interested in developing paddling skills.

Change of Clothing Towel, trainers and clothes suitable for paddling in. Lunch and a drink for the trips away from base.

we often stop on route to visit a cafe so bring some money/ phone in a drybag

Discover paddling skills will introduce you to a wide range of different paddling equipment in a choice of equipment including canoes, kayaks and paddleboards to learn skills needed for a paddle on touring rivers and as an introduction for you to progress into moving water paddling or take part in the adventures in the future.

This course focuses on personal paddling skills and techniques and an awareness of the correct clothing and equipment to undertake a safe days paddling on the river.

We have a range of craft available to try out on this course including paddleboards, canoes and Kayaks, so that you can find out which equipment is best for your individual paddling style.