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An old
favourite updated!
By popular
demand, we have combined our original two tours,
and now offer a 5-day holiday travelling along the
River
Wye.
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A leisurely
five-day guided tour along the beautiful river Wye,
taking time out for sightseeing, and using a
combination of riverside accommodation and camping
on the way.
Travelling
as a self-sufficient group during the day, each
evening you will arrive at a campsite where your
tents will be ready erected. One night will usually
be spent at a riverside B&B.
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2010 dates: 5 - 9 July
(Mon-Fri)
5 days
£450*
Includes 2-3 nights
self-catering camping and 1 nights
B&B.
*Other itineraries and
durations available.
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The tour
will start at Glasbury on Wye and end in
Monmouth, paddling at the foot of the Black
Mountains and passing through the Historic Border
town of Hay on Wye, famous for its many bookshops,
and the Herefordshire Cider Country before arriving
in the Historic border City of Hereford, where we
will take time out for sightseeing.
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Whitney
Historic Toll Bridge
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Approach to
Symonds Yat Rapids
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From
Hereford we will paddle through gentle
Herefordshire countryside and the more rugged
Symonds Yat Gorge, shooting the rapids on the way!
The energetic can ascend to the top of Symonds Yat
Rock where the view is truly spectacular, and you
may be rewarded by a sighting of the Peregrines.
For the less energetic there are pubs, teashops and
woodland walks.
The tour ends in
Monmouth, another historic Welsh Border town.
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Wye
Sunset
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Canoeing
equipment, tent, sleeping bags/mats,
crockery/utensils, stove with fuel are included.
You just need your clothing, food and personal
items. No previous experience of canoeing is
needed, as we will teach you the basics before we
set off.
Hereford
Cathedral from the River
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Approach to
Monmouth
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Landing at a
Riverside Inn for Lunch
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Mountain
& Water supports the campaign for Land
Reform in
Wales
Information
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Re-introduction
of the Beaver into Wales
Wildlife Trusts in Wales are
working on an initiative to investigate the
feasibility of a beaver
reintroduction.
More
Information
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Photo supplied by Allan Bantick , Cairngorm
Wildlife Centre
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