28.01.24 It is good to paddle a new river that I had not paddled before. The River Stort is 24 miles long and flows from just south of the village of Langley in Essex to the River Lea at Hoddesdon in Hertfordshire. Dave, Phillip and his two dogs CoCo and FiFi paddled on the Stort Navigation part which is the canalised section of […]
14.01.24 The Thames Journey – Where It Begins Cricklade Section 1A On a cold morning four DP members set off on a ninety mile trek to start the Thames Journey at Cricklade, supported by our trusty shuttle driver, Graham. Led by Dave were Phil (without the girls – his two dogs Coco and Fifi), new
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26/11/23 4 paddlers met at Ardingly Reservoir for a taste of some bigger water than they are used to, most have not been more than 50 metres from a bankside, and Ardingly was the perfect place for a taster session. It was a frosty cold start to the day, with all of us having to
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On Sat 11th of November 23, Dave Jai and Pete set off from Oxford on a two day, one night kayak camping trip towards Culham. The river Thames was on red boards all the way from Cricklade to Teddington, some 130 plus miles, so the flow was with us as we were paddling downstream all
Davepaddles.co.uk Paddles the whole of the (non Tidal) River Thames in sections, throughout the year. accessible to all people in or on all craft, subject to an assessment. Below is a chart with sections and distances etc. all distances are estimated and not necessarily 100 percent accurate. Y = Completed N = Not yet Completed
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Aston to Marlow – Section 10a of Paddle the Thames, Autumn Colours Last year (2022) a number of members of a club undertook a challenge to paddle the Thames from the source at Cricklade to the start of the tidal section at Teddington. It was Dave’s idea and he became the driving force using the “Paddle
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On Sunday 15th Oct 23 We set off to paddle the Swift Ditch near Abingdon, This paddle has a lot of Hazards as is known for blockages, Paddling experience is needed as this one is not for the un adventurist. Or the faint hearted. Similar to section 1a of the Thames with trees and obstacles
On Saturday Oct 7th 24. We set out from the little carpark on the side of the river Cam with rowing 8’s and instructors on pushbikes shouting at them. Its was a bit chaotic getting on, but nether the less we went on our way. Paddling downstream for what seemed like ages, It was a
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On Sat 16th and Sunday 17th Sept. Davepaddles.co.uk went to Bewl Water to assist ‘As Keen as Mustard’ with the one of many swim Runs they do throughout the year. We assisted as on the water Safety and Rescue Marshals. On this occasion most of our group were not available as holidays and commitments were
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(Berkhamsted to Tring) – Sunday 20th August 2023 Jai Auguste – Trip Leader Dave Hillier – Assistant (and mentor to Jai) Phill Gent (with Coco and Fifi) Lindsey Nicholls (with Cuillen) Pierre Leon Sue Leon (Report writer) We met on a bright and sunny morning at Cow Roast and the regular paddlers welcomed newbie Lindsey
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