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Canoe and Kayak river guides to South East England.

Playspot

Title
River Itchen - Woodmill Weir (Woodmill Weir) - Hampshire's best playspot. (photos)
River Kennet - Blakes Weir (Blakes Weir) - not especially good playspot.
River Kennet - County Weir (County Weir) - Reading beginner's playspot.
River Lea - Dobbs Weir (Essex Lea, Dobbs Weir) - a weir playspot in Essex.
River Medway - The Twyford Bridge Weir. (Twyford Bridge Weir) - Kents best weir.
River Nene - Nene Whitewater Centre (Northampton Whitewater Course) - an excellent training facility (photos).
River Thames - Abingdon Weir (Abingdon Weir) - The 'Don', works well in the summer.
River Thames - Boulters Weir (Boulters Weir) - works in very high or very low levels.
River Thames - Chertsey Weir (Chertsey Weir) - the most popular summer spot in the Thames Valley.
River Thames - Double Weir (The Double Weir) - Oxford's playspot.
River Thames - Hambleden Weir (Hambleden Weir) - work is underway to make an adjustable wave!
River Thames - Hurley Weir (Hurley Weir) - the UK's best playspot. (photos)
River Thames - Jubilee River (Jubilee River) - flood channel for the Thames.
River Thames - Mapledurham Weir (Mapledurham Weir) - only works in flood.
River Thames - Marlow Weir (Marlow Weir) - a high water option.
River Thames - Old Windsor Weir (Old Windsor Weir) - 'old school' playboating weir.
River Thames - Shepperton Weir (Shepperton Weir) - arguably the UK's best wave. (photos)

Easy White Water / Touring River

Title
Barcombe Mills - Sussex Ouse
Chichester Harbour Creeks - tidal - Tidal exploration.
Great Ouse - Bedford to Holywell (Bedford to Holywell) - a major fenland river.
Langstone Harbour - tidal - tidal exploring.
Lymington River - Brockenhurst to Lymington (Brockenhurst to Lymington) - exploring in the New Forest.
Reach Lode - fenland lode, leading into the Great Ouse.
River Adur - B2135 to Shoreham - Sussex river. (photos)
River Arun - tidal - Classic Sussex tidal touring. (photos)
River Avon - Avon Tyrell to Christchurch Harbour (Avon Tyrell to Christchurch) - one of the UK's most beautiful rivers.
River Beult - Headcorn to Hunton (Headcorn to Hunton) - Kent touring.
River Blackwater - Greys Mill to Witham - a rarely paddleable adventure in Essex.
River Blackwater - Wickham Bishops to Langford - a rarely paddleable adventure in Essex.
River Brede - backwater near Rye.
River Cam - Haslingfield and Shelford to Clayhithe Lock (Haslingfield and Shelford to Clayhithe Lock) - Cambridge's river.
River Chelmer - Chelmsford to Beeleigh - Chelmsford's river, lots of weirs.
River Chelmer - Little Waltham Bridge to Chelmsford (Upper Section) - a spate Essex paddle!
River Hamble - tidal - Hampshire tidal stretch. (photos)
River Kennet - Newbury - a Newbury river with somewhere to learn WW skills.
River Lea - Welwyn Garden City to Essendon (Welwyn Garden City to Essendon) - Exploring the backwoods of Hertfordshire. (photos)
River Medway - Tonbridge to Allington (Tonbridge to Allington) - Kent's most famous river.
River Nene - 'Daventry Nene' - Flore to Confluence with Naseby Nene ('Daventry Nene') - an interesting stretch with many weirs.
River Nene - 'Naseby Nene' - Merry Tom Lane to the Sea ('Naseby Nene') - a Nene branch requiring rainfall.
River Roding - Shonks Mill bridge to Loughton - Essex river passing under the M25 with weirs. (photos)
River Rother - Robertsbridge to Newenden (Robertsbridge to Newenden) - the river near Bodiam Castle.
River Stort - Spellbrook to Bishop's Stortford (Spellbrook to Bishops Stortford) - a tributary of the Lea.
River Stour - Fordwich - Grove Ferry - Sandwich (Grove Ferry to Sandwich) - the Kentish Stour.
River Stour - Sudbury to Bures (Sudbury to Bures) - flowing along the Essex/ Suffolk border.
River Ter - Hatfield Peverel to Chelmer confluence - an Essex adventure...
River Thames - Pimlico to Surrey Quays (Pimlico to Surrey Docks) - a tour of our capital's great sights.
River Tillingham - Rye backwater.
River Wandle - Colliers Wood to Wandsworth (Colliers Wood to Wandsworth) - London's whitewater river! (photos)
River Wey - Goldalming to Weybridge (Godalming to Weybridge) - Surrey touring.
River Wid - a drainage ditch which provides Essex's moving water! (photos)

Intermediate / Advanced Whitewater

Title

Very Dificult / Extream Whitewater

Title

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Photos of rivers of the South East of England

River Updates SE England

  • AVATARRIVER MEDWAY (Tonbridge to Allington) - Kentishkayaker 2024 Nov 24 02:17:57 PM [19 replies]
  • AVATARRIVER ROTHER (Robertsbridge to Newenden) - Graculus 2022 Aug 20 01:08:33 PM [1 reply]
  • AVATARGranchester Mill Pond (52.17571, 0.09787) to beyon... - nearlyadam 2021 Jun 02 09:28:13 PM [0 replies]
  • AVATARThetford to Brandon 14km - nearlyadam 2021 May 16 03:47:18 PM [1 reply]
  • AVATARRiver Avon - Avon Tyrell to Christchurch Harbour - Chas C 2020 Dec 11 10:15:49 AM [26 replies]

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