COMMUNITY RIVERS SEA REPORTS GRADES BOOKS

ENGLAND - NORTHEAST

(North of the Trent drainage, flowing to the North Sea)

Regional Editor: Jim Pullen


PLAYSPOTS

RIVER AIRE (Aire Wave) - a big fun (but dirty!) playwave at the right level.

RIVER AIRE (Castleford Weir) - an alternative playspot to the Aire wave.

RIVER CALDER (Sowerby Bridge Whitewater Course) - a good training facility.

RIVER DERWENT (Yorkshire Derwent, Howsham Weir) - playspot being maintained by YUCC. (photos)

RIVER OUSE (Linton Weir) - A popular playspot.

RIVER TEES (Barrage) - the artificial whitewater course. (photos)

EASY WHITEWATER/ TOURING RIVERS

RIVER CALDER (Sowerby Bridge Whitewater Course to Brighouse) - grade 2 with weirs.

RIVER COQUET - Bouncy grade 2.

RIVER DEARNE (Darfield to Confluence with the River Don at Conisbrough) - South Yorkshire touring.

RIVER DERWENT (County Durham Derwent) - easy whitewater in the northeast.

RIVER DERWENT (Yorkshire Derwent, Malton to Stamford Bridge)

RIVER DERWENT (Yorkshire Derwent, Kexby to Wheldrake Ings)

RIVER DERWENT (Yorkshire Derwent, Breighton to Barmsby)

RIVER DON - easy whitewater near Sheffield.

RIVER DON (Doncaster Prison to Barnby Dun) - some interesting weirs.

RIVER ESK (Egton to Sleights)

RIVER HULL (Driffield to Beverley)

RIVER HULL (Rowing Club to Humber confluence) - a chance to relish the centre of Hull.

RIVER OUSE (Source to York) - easy touring.

RIVER OUSE (Rawcliffe to Fulford) - touring through the centre of York.

RIVER SOUTH TYNE (Slaggyford to Haltwhistle) - easy touring.

RIVER SOUTH TYNE (Haydon Bridge to Hexham) - easier than the North Tyne.

RIVER SWALE (Annerside Bridge to Grinton) - mellow touring in beautiful countryside.

RIVER SWALE (Grinton to Richmond) - mellow touring in beautiful countryside.

RIVER SWALE (Richmond to Catterick) - an intro to whitewater with a nice playwave.

RIVER SWALE (Catterick to Ure Confluence) - multi-day touring.

RIVER TEES (Newbiggin to Middleton-in-Teesdale) - flat stretch joining up the low force and race course sections.

RIVER TEES (Winston to Piercebridge) - a great intro to mellow whitewater.

RIVER TEES (Neasham to Over Dinsdale) - plenty of wildlife.

RIVER URE (West Tanfield to Ouse) - multi-day touring.

RIVER WEAR (Eastgate to Stanhope)

RIVER WEAR (Stanhope to Wolsingham)

RIVER WEAR (Wolsingham to Witton-le-Wear)

RIVER WEAR (Bishop Auckland to Sunderland Bridge)

RIVER WEAR (Sunderland Bridge to Durham)

RIVER WEAR (Durham City to Finchale Priory)

RIVER WEAR (Finchale Priory to Chester-le-Street)

RIVER WHARFE (Hubberholme to Kettlewell)

RIVER WHARFE (Grassington to Barden Bridge) - includes Appletreewick rapid. (photos)

RIVER WHARFE (Bolton to Ilkley)

RIVER WHARFE (Ilkley to Otley)

WHORLTON BECK - blink and you'll miss it; a tiny fun tributary of the Tees. (photos)

WIDDALE BECK - A short, easy trib of the Ure near Hawes. (photos)

INTERMEDIATE/ ADVANCED WHITEWATER RIVERS

RIVER ALLEN (Cupola Bridge to River South Tyne confluence) - a gem of the Northeast. (photos)

ASHGILL BECK - a tributary of the upper South Tyne.

RIVER BALDER - tree ditch Tees trib. (photos)

BLACK BROOK - an industrial adventure in West Yorkshire. (photos)

CHIRDON BURN - a short section of waterfalls in the Kielder Forest. (photos)

COWSIDE BECK - Great spate trib of the Skirfare flowing into Arncliffe. (photos)

DEVILS WATER - the coolest named river in the NE. (photos)

RIVER EAST ALLEN (Sinderdale Ford to Allendale Town) - an adventurous spate trip in Northumberland.

LITTLE EGGLESHOPE BECK - as obscure as ditch paddling gets! (photos)

EGGLESTON BURN - a spate River Tees tributary. (photos)

RIVER ESK (Houlyke to Egton Bridge) - a varied spate stream on the North York Moors.

FLUSHIEMERE BECK - a rarely paddleable waterfall run near the upper Tees. (photos)

RIVER GRETA (Rutherford to the Tees confluence) - if it's rained really hard... (photos)

GREEN FIELD BECK (Source to Beckermond) - spate stream forming the Wharfe.

HEBDEN WATER - West Yorkshire's best WW?

ICKORNSHAW BECK - spate beck near Colne.

KEX BECK - rarely runnable steep tributary of the Wharfe.

RIVER NORTH TYNE - the home of the Tyne Tours. (photos)

OSMOND CROFT BECK - short Tees 'rockslide' tributary. (photos)

OUGHTERSHAW BECK - one of the sources of the Wharfe.

OUSE BURN - Urban spate boating in central Newcastle.

PEN-Y-GHENT GILL - Great spate trib of the Skirfare.

ROOKHOPE BURN - an unusual tributary of the Wear. (photos)

RIVER SKIRFARE - a 'wire fence slalom' tributary of the Wharfe.

SLEIGHTHOLME BECK - a rarely run trib of the Greta with a dodgy looking gorge.

SPURLSWOOD BECK - a small beck between Teesdale and Weardale. (photos)

RIVER SOUTH TYNE (Tynehead to Garrigill) - spate paddling at the source.

RIVER SOUTH TYNE (Garrigill to Alston) - spate grade 2-3 paddling.

RIVER SOUTH TYNE (Alston to Slaggyford) - a good spate trip.

RIVER TEES (High Force to Wynch Bridge) - the most spectacular put-in in the UK? (photos)

RIVER TEES (Below Low Force) - a short, but worthwhile addition to the High Force to Low Force stretch.

RIVER TEES (Middleton in Teesdale to Barnard Castle) - including the 'racecourse' section. (photos)

RIVER TEES (Barnard Castle to Whorlton Falls) - including Abbey Rapids. (photos)

RIVER TEES (Whorlton Falls to Winston Bridge) - addition to the classic section above. (photos)

RIVER TILL (Etal Village to Twizel Village) - easy ww trip in Northumbria.

RIVER URE (Aysgarth Falls to Wensley Bridge) - An easy trip with a few harder falls/ portages.

RIVER URE (Hack Falls to West Tanfield) - a good spot for learning WW skills. (photos)

RIVER WASHBURN - the saviour of the north in Summer! (photos)

RIVER WEAR (Wear Head to Eastgate) - good grade 3 fun in spate. (photos)

RIVER WEST ALLEN - a spate tributary of the Allen, near Hexham. (photos)

WEST BECK - a fun spate tributary of the Esk, near Whitby. (photos)

RIVER WHARFE (above Hubberholme) - a scenic spate run. (photos)

RIVER WHARFE (Kettlewell to Grassington) - A popular Yorkshire trip. (photos)

RIVER WHARFE (Barden Bridge to Bolton Bridge) - including the 'Strid' rapid. (photos)

WHITSUNDALE BECK An addition to the Upper Swale in high water.

VERY DIFFICULT/ EXTREME WHITEWATER RIVERS

RIVER SWALE (Hoggarth's Bridge to Muker) - a crunchy waterfall paddle. (photos)

SWINDALE BECK - crunchy waterfall beck near Brough. (photos)

RIVER TEES (Cauldron Snout) - it's going to hurt... (photos)

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