Canoeing Trips in the Lake District
Key Facts
- Per person prices: ½ Day £40, Full Day £65, Premium Day £80
- Locations: Coniston Lake, Windermere, Wastwater, Ullswater, Wildcat Island, Peel Island
- Progess to: River Trips, Leven Estuary, BCU Star Tests
- Duration: ½ or full day activity
- Minimum Age: 5
- Premium Days available: Length of Coniston, Length of Windermere
Canoeing Availability
The following dates show where sessions are already running and have spaces available to join others. We will also run any session on a date to suit you - please send us an enquiry or call us to check availability of your preferred date(s).
Canoeing sessions in the near future
last updated: 24 June 2009
Sun, 19 Jul 09 Pm Location: South end Coniston Water Current Spaces Available: 6
Mon, 3 Aug 09 Pm Location: South end Coniston Water Current Spaces Available: 5
Tue, 18 Aug 09 Full Day Location: South end Coniston Water Current Spaces Available: 4
Canoeing Details
Open canoeing or Canadian canoeing uses wide stable boats and is a little like being in a rowing boat. They are easy to propel (unlike rowing boats!) and with a little instruction, mastered in no time.
Our open canoes are extra wide for more room, and are especially designed to be extra stable and go in a straight line easily. When canoeing you won’t go into the lake unless you want to and there’s none of that tippy feeling you get with some boats.
We don’t think there is a better way to take a journey on a lake - there are so many advantages. Experience a completely different view, getaway from the crowds and traffic, get close to nature and for walkers - it’s a rest for the legs.
What do we do in a typical Canoeing session
Our Canadian canoeing trips usually take place from the shores of Coniston lake where we have a Swallows and Amazons experience. We often head south in separate open canoes, 2 or 3 to a boat, maybe play games if there are children in the group, then raft the canoes together to enable us to sail them to Peel Island or Wildcat Island from the book Swallows and Amazons. Here we have a hot chocolate and savour the view of the old man of Coniston
Why go Canoeing in the Lake District?
Canadian canoeing is a fantastic lake activity, so where better than the Lake District? As canoeing is a relatively relaxed activity, it is an ideal way of getting a unique perspective of the Lakes mountains and scenery. The natural topography of the lakes and mountains make a wonderfully dramatic setting.
