The River Dart is rightly one of the most popular white water rivers in England. There is something for everyone! We had our largest club trip to the River Dart for a several years with 17 people in total. One of our members, Lawrence, went down early in the week to complete a white water leader assessment, which he succeeded in passing. Will had joined Lawrence on Thursday night and did a quick recce of the Loop with Lawrence before his white water leader assessment, which w

In mid-June Battersea Canoe Club escaped from London into the emerald valley of the Soča, for seven days of alpine water, sun and an excellent standard of après-paddle hospitality. With boats stacked, kit checked and our hired van full, we made the 20 hour drive to a comfortable challet near Bovec, a mountain valley town in Slovenia, and set about discovering why the Soča valley is a must for paddlers. We split into two travel groups, a drive-down crew and a fly-in team, with

We started planning our trip to France in March. The initial plan was to go to the Briancon area to paddle some of the easier sections in...

River Dart Kayaking March 2024 The club has been fortunate to have multiple trips to the River Dart this season. A river that caters for...

A small group from the club paddled on the Dart Loop section. We drove down on Friday morning for a paddle on the Loop section of the...

A small group from the club went to the River Dart for a long weekend of Grade 2-3 white water paddling on one of the best rivers in...

Our aim was to go some canyoning with Will leading on the Friday pm. However the river was a bit too high, (and cold and wet!), so we...

On a nice sunny day a group from the club met at the club container to load up sea/touring kayaks. We then drove to Tonbridge Castle for...

It has been a while since the club did an overseas trip. This was mainly due to most of our more experienced paddlers moving on. A low ...

The club has made it an annual trip to paddle in North Wales over the August Bank Holiday weekend. Having the extra day off work makes...