Pre-Requisites:    No previous experience necessary.

This weekend course is aimed at anyone who is interested in learning about canoe touring and camping. The aim is to teach the basic skills to required to paddle the canoe as well as the rudiments of bushcraft and camping skills needed to be confident taking part in short 2 or 3 day expeditions.

The weekend will start with some light background theory on the Friday night over tea and coffee. Then Saturday morning will be spent on a lake learning the basics of paddling a canoe. After a lunch we will head of down river, looking at the wildlife, taking the scenery, and developing on the skills learnt that morning. We will make our way to our camp, where we will stop for the night, here you will be able to warm up before doing a some bushcraft skills sessions will dinner is prepared.

Sunday will be spent continuing down river to the get out, providing the opportunity to build some confidence with your new skills.

By the End of the course you will:

   Be able to paddle a two-man canoe on flat water and slow moving water 

    Learn about what equipment is needed.

    Learn about how to load your canoe.

    Gain some basic bushcraft skills.

Course size: 6 - 8

This course will be fully catered to ensure maximum teaching time.

KIT LIST – Please see Water Based Courses Kit List

Course Cost: £285pp

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