Kayaks are mainly single person craft with a closed cockpit. The sport of kayaking is often referred to as canoeing.
As a group activity you can have great fun in a kayak, enjoying a number of wet games or learning the numerous paddle strokes involved in the sport of kayaking.
As you will see from some of our images, kayaking is an activity that can be enjoyed by ages from seven to seventy and above.
From placid waterways to raging rivers we can give you all the help you need to get started or help you to improve your kayaking technique.
The North West of England has a wide selection of kayaking venues, whether on canals, lakes, rivers or on the sea. For Lakes and River paddling it’s hard to beat the English Lake District with it many rivers and Lakes and stunning views.
A kayak or canoe is a great way to see some of our industrial history. Canals are the motorways of the past, coal, cotton and steel were just a few products transported along the many canals in the North West around Preston, Greater Manchester and Lancashire.
Other activities on offer include the following
abseiling,
rock climbing,
open Canadian canoeing,
canoe sailing,
aquaseiling,
canyoning,
cycling,
gorge scrambling,
kayaking,
mountain biking,
sailing,
river walking,
ghyll scrambling,
waterfall climbing,
orienteering,
navigation,
hill walking,
archery,
rifle shooting,
raft building,
team building tasks,
survival days,
culvert scrambling,
Tyrolean traversing and
bushcraft and wilderness camps.
To view some of our kayaking pictures please click here
kayaking images.
If its kayak equipment and sales your after
are happy to help and advise you on the best places to buy kayaks and kayaking equipment.
If its second hand kayaks your looking for we sell off our boats on a regular basis to keep or fleet up to date. Please feel free to call us for details.