Links

Accomodation

• River Dart - Holne Park Self-catering chalets, bunk house and camping

• Bude Meadows Camping nr Bude, Cornwall

• Bentley House B&B in Bude

• Sleningford Watermill Camping & Caravan Park Camping next to River Ure, Ripon, North Yorkshire

• UK Campsite Search for campsites in the UK

• The Vagabond - Betws-y-Coed Good and cheap bunkhouse hostel for paddling in N. Wales.

• Kings Head Hotel Rather nice hotel rooms attached to the village pub in Llangennith on the Gower. Not for a budget weekend though!

• Ffynnon Wen Bunkhouse Bunkhouse in great location for the Trywerwyn. Excellent feedback from club members

• Tyddyn Bychan bunk house Can accommodate up to 30 with indoor BBQ hut too. Good reasonably priced. Good experience here. About 15 miles north of Bala.

Campaign groups and forums

• River Access Campaign A campaign funded by the BCU raising awareness of the access issue on inland waterways in England and Wales and also campaigning to bring about a change

• Rowers Against Thames Sewage Campaigning for clean & safe waters

• Environment Agency How to negotiate access to rivers

• Campaign Against Climate Change Campaign to put climate change at the top of the political agenda

• Marine Conservation Society Caring for our seas, shores and wildlife, MCS campaigns for clean seas and beaches, sustainable fisheries, and protection for all marine life

• FISHONLINE Help you identify which fish are from well managed sources and/or caught using methods that minimise damage to marine wildlife and habitats

• Fundraising for Marine Conservation Society Shop online at major retailers and a donation is made to Marine Conservation Society

Centres and Coaching

• Kayakojacko Coaching and coached holidays, London/South East

• Plas Y Brenin Outdoor centre in Snowdonia, North Wales

• Canolfan Tryweryn National Whitewater Centre - Bala, North Wales

• Plas Menai National Watersports Centre, North Wales

• Holme Pierrepont National Watersports Cenre, Nottingham

• Nene Whitewater Centre, Northampton

• Dart Access Apply for permits for the River Dart

• Tom Parker Coaching and guiding White water courses and trips

• Isle of Whight Sea Kayaking Sea kayaking courses, trips and hire

• Escape to Adventure Coaching and trips in kayaking, climbing and caving

• Ty Nant Outdoors & Andy Turton White water coaching and holidays

Members' Sites

• Zavkhan Trekking Horse riding holidays in Mongolia with the lovely John and Sam

• Adam Pope Photographer (when not trying to turn canoes into sailing boats)

• Team Hyperactive Bunch of mad Swedes (plus Yolanda) doing extreme stuff

• Athelstane E-Texts 19th century literature hosted by Nick Hodson

Organised Holidays

• Falco Tours Sea kayaking holidays in Croatia

• Adventure Whitewater Inspirational journeys throughout the world

Other Canoe Clubs and Groups

• Battersea Canoe Club Mainly white water and polo oriented club

• Barking and Dagenham Canoe Club Racing oriented canoe club in East London

• Castle Canoe Club Stoke Newington reservoir based club

• Chelmsford Canoe Club River Touring, Canadian, Marathon, Slalom, Sprinting and Wild Water Racing. Membership from small children to OAPs

• Chelsea Kayak Club Sea kayakers on the Tideway

• Chiswick Canoe Club West London Thames based club

• Herts Canoe Club General paddling and organisers of the Ouse Race

• Laburnum Boat Club Hackney community project

• Leaside Racing club

• Llangollen Canoe Club "THCC Wales"

• Regents Canoe Club Islington based club

• Richmond Canoe Club Racing oriented club in West London

• Westminster Boating Base

• The Pirate Castle's Pirate Club Camden based club

• York Canoe Club "THCC North"

• BCU British Canoe Union

• New River Rats Lectures on paddling from varied range of interesting speakers

• South East Sea Kayakers Association Sea kayaking group for Kent, Sussex and Hampshire

• Song of the Paddle Open canoeing group

Paddle spots, river levels and other stuff

• The UK Rivers Guidebook Major resource for UK river and sea guides, reports and online forum
• Thames Weir Project Thames play spots and other chat
• Canoe Cafe Mainly playboating and whitewater chat and good place to buy/sell stuff
• Sea Kayak Routes Sea kayaking information including some routes as podcasts

Paddling and Coaching Tips

• Tips from Plas-y-Brenin Lots of useful tips from techniques to safety and equipment

Shopping

• Survial Kit Pro Essential survial gear and gadgets operated by Dave Perry. THCC members gets 10% discount (see forums for code).

• Desperate Measures Nottingham

• Brookbank Canoes London, Stockport, Carlisle, Lancaster, Warwickshire and Perth. Ordering direct from a branch gets you friendly service.

• Sues Canoes Lovely service over the phone from over in Norfolk - great place to get canoe paddles from.

• Whitewater The Canoe Centre Shepperton

• Marsport Reading

• Kent Canoes Wrotham, Kent

• Paddleworks Llangollen and Bala

• Up and Under Cardiff

• Cotswold Outdoor 15% discount to BCU members - see BCU site for promotion code

• Sea Specs Watersports sunglasses

• Quick Tide Tide tables for sale

• Knoydart Sea kayaking equipment, Penrith

• GO2H2O Ripon, North Yorkshire

• Nookie Clothing and accessories

• Canoe-Shops Shops in Brighton, Bournemouth, Plymouth, Cornwall, Cheltenham and West Cork

• actioncameras.co.uk actioncameras.co.uk sells good quality waterproof helmet cameras. THCC members gets 10% discount (see forums for code).
• Predator Marine Custom made dry suits and dry suit repairs.

Tides, Weather and Surf Forecasts

• Thames Tide Tables Monthly tide tables for River Thames

• PLA Recreational Users Advice Useful information on recreational use of the River Thames

• 5 day weather forecast 5 day weather forecast for Canary Wharf (2 km downstream from the club)

• Surf Hog Surf forecasts for Cornwall

• Magic Seaweed Surf forecasts worldwide

• MetCheck Uk weather by post code, nicely interpreted and presented

• WetterZentrale Detailed weather charts, updated regularly. Click on "Weitere Bodenkerten" (bottom left) then BRACKNELL for UK Met Office, SEMBACH for SAF ones (with radar overlays)