Canoe Rental

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Canoe and kayak hire on the River Stort

Description

Open Canoe hire on the River Stort . Rental includes paddling equipment and buoyancy aid based on the River Stort Navigation.

Our paddling sessions are a there and back paddling sessions from our base at Kecksys Farm Marina. Cambridge Road Cm219bz.

If you require additional instruction in paddling we recommend booking on to our guided paddling session or book a guide to help you on your adventure and assist with boats at locks.

Sessions are self guided.

We are a short walk along the River Stort towpath with from Sawbridgeworth Railway Station with regular trains from London and Cambridge.





Requirements

You will need to be able to move boats at locks and carry all equipment on short portages at each lock. An ability to self rescue boats to the waters edge in case of a capsize is essential to this activity.


What to bring

We recommend that you have a change of clothing available at your car which you can leave at the base while you paddle.

we recommend Jogging / gym type kit, swimming wear type clothing in summer. We advise that you bring a waterproof dry bag for any phones and keys that you take on the trip.



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    Free cancellation

    Up to 1 day in advance

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I've been a club member with Whoosh Explore for seven years now, since retirement. When I joined the club, Peter, Helen and other club members made me feel very welcome and coached me on the basics. I would throughly ...

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I really enjoy the trips I do with Whoosh, the company is always brilliant, they organise trips to various rivers as well as regular paddles on the local stretch. Pete and Helen are always extremely knowledgeable, super ...

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A great club for learning how to paddle a canoe, kayak or SUP. From weekly basic taister sessions through to longer club trips on the River Stort and other local rivers. The club also provides organised paddling sessions ...

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Thank you Peter and rest of the Whoosh team for such a great day - I organised a kayak and pub trip with a group of friends and we all had a brilliant time, we’ll definitely be back again!

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