The River Wye - Voted as the Public's Favourite River

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Experience this fantastic river for yourselves - take it at your own pace with one of our many canoe trips:

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Canoeing the River Wye, Symonds Yat

Firstly it's a good idea to decide how far you want to paddle.

 

A half day canoe trip would take up to 4 hours. A full day canoe trip would be approximately 5 to 8 hours depending on the length of the trip and pace you are paddling.

 

At a average pace you should be covering around 2.5 miles an hour, and most people find that around 14 miles in a day is plenty if you haven't paddled before. Some customers can cover up to 30 miles in a day, for advice on distances for your group please don't hesitate to contact us.

 

River Wye Map

View River Wye Map to help plan your trip

Half Day Canoe Trips

If you've never paddled before or want a combine your canoeing with a hike then this will be for you! The canoe trip will generally take about 2 to 4 hours depending on river conditions. We can transport you and your gear upriver on the River Wye to begin your trip, and meet you half a day down river to pick you up, or back at Ye Old Ferrie Inn at the end of your trip.

 

If you prefer, you can paddle at a more leisurely pace and make a day trip out of one of these.

 

Launch Point Landing Point Trip Distance (Approx) No. of Days Trip Details
Ross Kerne Bridge 6 miles 1/2 day Ross
Kerne Bridge Symonds Yat 7 miles 1/2 day Kerne Bridge
         

Full Day Canoe Trips

Here you decide the pace and place, we can both organise and provide transportation for you your party and equipment or you could use our canoe 2 u service and we can drop off your equipment to where ever you are staying, so that you can go where you want when you want.

 

There are a number of different canoe trips you can do to experience more of the River Wye and the Wye Valley with overnight stays at some of the various camping sites along the river or if you prefer not to camp there are other B&B options or you can even stay overnight at Ye Olde Ferry Inn, in one of it's lovely rooms for B&B or in it's bunkhouse accommodation.

 

Depending on your paddling pace most people prefer to do around 10 - 15 miles in a day, although it is possible to do up to 20 miles per day with an early start and efficient paddling, you can decide on your pace and your preferred trip.

 

Launch Point Landing Point Trip Distance (Approx) No. of Days View Trip Details
Hereford Holme Lacey / Hoarwithy 9 / 18 miles 1 or 2 days Hereford
Hoarwithy

Ross /

Kerne Bridge

12 / 18 miles 1 or 2 days Hoarwithy
Ross-on-Wye Symonds Yat 14 miles 1 day Ross
Kerne Bridge Redbrook 17 miles 1 or 2 days Kerne Bridge
         

Multi-day Canoe Trips

If you wish to experience more of the River Wye and the Wye Valley, the best way to do this is on a multi-day canoe trip.  You can then paddle at your own pace and stop off at one of the many campsites or B&B accomodation available along the river overnight and paddle on the next day, starting at the time of your choice. 

 

There are a number of options for multi-day canoe trips, you can take a more leisurely pace and make what is normally a one day canoe trip into a multi-day canoe trip, it is up to you.  With the canoe 2 u service you can decide where you want to start and where you want to finish and organise your own transportation.  The choice is yours.

 

Below are the full trip options starting from Hereford, there can be finishes made at any point before Brockweir at either Ross-on-Wye, Kerne Bridge or Symonds Yat, view the trip details to see where the stopping off points are.

 

If you are looking to paddle from further up the River Wye, from places above Hereford, such as Glasbury, we can do this, contact us for more details.

 

Launch Point Landing Point Trip Distance (Approx) No. of Days View Trip Details
Hereford Redbrook / Brockweir 43 / 49 miles 3 to 5 days Hereford
Hoarwithy Redbrook / Brockweir 36 / 40 miles 3  days Hoarwithy
Ross-on-Wye Redbrook / Brockweir 23 / 29 miles 2  days Ross
 Whitney  Redbrook  74 miles  3 days

 Wye 3 Day

Challenge

 

Ross-on-Wye

 

Redbrook 23 Miles 1 Day

Wye 1 Day Challenge