Canoeing and kayaking holidays
Readers' travel tips
‘We drifted downriver and camped where we liked’: readers’ favourite lake and river breaks in EuropeGo with the flow on these tranquil river and lake trips from Sweden to Romania
‘It’s not the Zambezi, but the Tweed has its moments’: canoeing in the Scottish Borders
A 30-mile route has opened up along this spectacular river that’s great for beginners but has challenges for more experienced paddlers too
Swede dreams are made of this: wild swimming and forest walks in West Sweden
Dissolving into nature is possible in West Sweden, where a new holiday concept offers low-impact stays that don’t compromise on Scandi style
Six of the best places in France for paddleboarding, kayaking and canoeing
Turquoise seas, tranquil canals and glacial lakes … France offers some of the world’s most scenic paddling routes
Three things
Three things with kayaker Bonnie Hancock: ‘At sea for three weeks, that jacket was with me’In our weekly interview about objects, the world record-breaking paddler tells us about an iten lost at sea – and a shell that tells a story
My kayaking adventure off Sweden: If Henry Moore had designed an archipelago, this would be it
2024 travel planner: 12 of the best things to do and see in the UK this year
Boards, bikes and hikes: my family adventure in West Cork, Ireland
‘The police wave us off like old friends’: cross-border kayaking from Montenegro to Albania
Drifting with dragonflies: a canoeing trip on the River Severn near Shrewsbury
While the Wye struggles with pollution, an overnight paddle and camping trip in Shropshire points the way to a gentle wildlife revival alongside England’s longest river
Canoeists make waves about right to paddle in English rivers
Campaigners seeking land reform to overturn system that they say denies them access to waterways
Wild water: packrafting with the kids down Scotland’s River Tay
An 87-mile family paddling and camping adventure connects our writer with the Highlands landscape – especially when she takes an unexpected dip
10 of Britain’s wildest adventures for 2022
Cycle through the Highlands, sail around the UK, run across Wales, photograph wildlife on Dartmoor … and more fabulous activities
Making a new start in 2022
Make a splash: the challenge of learning to kayakKitty Empire started kayaking to glide along with moorhens, but soon found herself practising sprints and turns for her racing debut
Kayak, cook and camp in Sweden’s wild isles
A foraging and campfire cooking adventure in an uninhabited Baltic archipelago proves a meditative treat for our fungi-fancying writer
Cornwall: 10 small group trips offering big outdoor adventures
Experts' and readers' tips
10 great UK boat trips, chosen by readers
Gently down the stream: a canoeing and mindfulness retreat in Devon
Country diary
Country diary: the loch is bustling with people, but the birds won’t be outdone
Readers' travel tips
10 of the UK’s best places for fun on the water, chosen by readersFrom white-knuckle wakeboarding to a gentle punt ending in tea and scones, our tipsters pick great spots for water sports
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