Supporting Information for Canoe Trails

To help you with planning and enjoying your trails we have put together this document. Here you will find information on accommodation and access, canoe hire and river guide books.

ACCOMODATION PLANNER & ACCESS GUIDE This information is to help you plan your journey. The accommodation listed is only that which is on the river and also has canoe access on and off the river. The information is presented as the 4 day challenge but can be used to help plan your own trails as well. Only camp sites that provide the minimum facilities of toilets and water have been included in this list. There are other “wild” campsites along the river, providing water only, and can be found in some of the publications listed under the Books, Guides and Maps section of this information. ​ ​

Distance Hotel/B&B Campsite Pub/Cafe/ Access point Miles Nearest Town on and off river DAY 1 0 Riverside Cafe and Bunkhouse, Cafe Up stream of Glasbury Glasbury. Bridge from Glas-y-Bont http://www.wyevalleycanoes.c Common beach. o.uk/beds.html Right bank. The Harp Inn, Glasbury on Wye PH Harp Inn Launch times limited to ​ ​ Powys, HR3 5NR Glasbury Village between 10.00am and ​ ​ Tel: 01497 847373 4.00 pm [email protected] 2 Hollybush Inn, Old Brecon Road Hollybush Inn camping, Hay on Wye Right river bank Hay-on-Wye, HR3 5PS Old Brecon Road T: 01497 847 371 Hay-on-Wye, HR3 5PS T: 01497 847 371 5 Hay on Wye Racquety Farm Hay on Wye Town Access Many places in town to stay, Camping and Glamping, Water , hot 50 meters below Hay (but not directly on the river) showers, compost toilets. bridge. Concrete landing check them on line. http://www.racquetyfarm.com/ pontoon by car park. http://www.hay-on-wye.co.uk/ Tel. 01497 821 520 Right bank ​

Racquety Farm B&B Racquety Farm http://www.racquetyfarm.com/ Land on Beach, Left bank, Tel. 01497 821 520 just above Hay Bridge.

10 Whitney Toll Bridge Cafe Steps just upstream of Whitney-on-Wye, , PH Boat Inn bridge. Left bank HR3 6EW, Tel: 01497 831 669 1 mile www.whitneybridge.co.uk 11 B&B at the Pound The Pound Camp Site, PH Boat Inn Land on the steps by the Whitney-on-Wye Whitney-on-Wye pub. Left bank Herefordshire, HR3 6EH Herefordshire, HR3 6EH Tel: 01497 831 391 Tel: 01497 831 391 www.poundbandb.co.uk www.poundbandb.co.uk 22.5 Byecross Farm, PH Yew Tree Inn Access by pontoon and Herefordshire, HR2 9LJ 1.5 mile at steps at Byecross camp Tel: 01981 500 284 Preston on Wye site. http://www.byecrosscampsite.co ​.uk/ Right bank. 23.5 Preston Camp Site, New Court Farm, PH Yew Tree Inn Landing stage and steps. Preston on Wye 1 mile at Right bank. Herefordshire, HR2 9JU Preston on Wye Tel: 01981 500 349 www.wyecamphere.com DAY 2 34 Hereford Rowing Club. Hereford City Steps at Hereford Rowing Many places in town to stay, Camping by arrangement. Centre Club. Left Bank. (but not on the river) check http://www.herefordrc.co.uk/page/c Or concrete them on line amping_/ pontoon/launch point under the new road bridge. Right bank. 42.5 Lucksall Camp Site, Mordiford Shop, Bar and After Holme Lacy Bridge, Herefordshire, HR1 4LP Restaurant on Landing stage. Tel: 01432 870 213 site Left bank http://www.lucksallpark.co.uk/ 51 Hoarwithy Toll Paddock, Hoarwithy (British PH New Harp 100 meters below Canoeing owned land). MUST BOOK Inn Hoarwithy bridge. IN ADVANCE at Steps/beach in low water. [email protected] Right bank. 51 Tresseck Farm, Camp site, PH New Harp 100 meters below Hoarwithy, Herefordshire Inn Hoarwithy bridge. HR2 6QJ, Tel: 01432 840 235 Steps/beach in low water. [email protected] Right bank. DAY 3 62 Ross on Wye Rowing Club Ross on Wye Steps. Left Bank Camping by arrangement town centre http://www.rossrowingclub.co.uk/ca mp-here/ 62.5 Hope and Anchor pub Ross-on-Wye Purpose built canoe launch Ross-onWye Town Centre site, Left hand bank http://www.thehopeandanchor inn.co.uk/

63 White Lion Pub, Wilton Bridge. PH Immediately after Wilton Small camp site, Booking required. Ross on Wye ½ Bridge. 01989 562785 mile Get out right bank. 67 Inn on the Wye, PH 150 meters Concrete canoe launch HR9 5QS upstream of get point 200meters out downstream of Kerne http://www.thewyeinn.co.uk/ Bridge. Left bank Walk back 150m along the river side path to the Inn. 70 Welsh , YHA , YHA Camp site, Isolated by road Purpose built canoe launch Herefordshire, HR9 6JJ Herefordshire access. point. Tel: 01594 860300 HR9 6JJ, Tel: 01594 860300 Breakfast and Right bank. [email protected] [email protected] evening meals

can be ordered in advance from the Youth Hostel. 75.5 River Wye Camping (& caravans) PH Purpose built canoe launch Symonds Yat West, Ross-on-Wye Several pubs in point. HR9 6BZ, Tel: 01600 890 672 easy walking Right bank. http://riverwyecamping.com/ distance 76 Hotels including:- Wyedean Canoe Centre, Campsite PH River bank and launch The Royal Lodge **** Symonds Yat East, Ross on Wye Several pubs points. Saracens Head Inn **** HR9 6JL, Tel: 01600 890 129/238 adjacent Left bank www.wyedean.co.uk DAY 4

78 Biblins Youth Campsite Youth groups Right bank by suspension , Whitchurch only. Advanced (foot) bridge Ross-on-Wye, HR9 6DX bookings. Tel: 01600 890 850 [email protected] https://www.forestry.gov.uk/biblins

85 The Bell Inn, Redbrook, NP25 The Bell Inn has Beach downstream of old 4LZ 3 rooms B&B. railway bridge. Tel: 01600 713612 Left bank 150 yards off river: Inglewood Inglewood House, House also has Redbrook Rd. Redbrook, 3 rooms B&B NP254LU, Tel: 01600 228975 https://inglewoodhousewyevall ey.co.uk/#house

Transport Getting you back to your starting point and to pick up your car will need to be planned in advance. If you are not able to arrange a shuttle through family and friends you could contact the British Canoeing Quality Marked Providers who operate along the Wye. Some provide a service for the whole river others may only operate more locally. You will need to contact the relevant companies to make arrangements.

There are also local taxis equipped with vans to transport boats, bikes etc as well as you. Check out http://kennystaxis.com/

River Wye Canoe Hire Companies British Canoeing Quality Marked Canoe hire companies. Look for the Quality Mark when hiring

Want to Canoe, Hay-on-Wye. Tel 01497 820 604 http://www.canoehire.co.uk/

Black Mountain Adventures, Brecon 01497 847897 https://www.blackmountain.co.uk/

Celtic Canoes, Glasbury. 01497 847759

http://www.celticcanoes.co.uk/default.html

Hereford Canoe Hire, Hereford. 01432 873020 http://www.herefordcanoehire.com/trips/

Symonds Yat Canoe Hire, Symonds Yat West. 01600 891 069 http://canoehire.com/

Canoe the Wye, Symonds Yat West. 01600 891 100 https://www.canoethewye.co.uk/

Wye Canoes, Symonds Yat West. 01600 890027 ​ http://www.wyecanoes.com/

Ross -on-Wye Canoe Hire, Symonds Yat West. 01600 890 470 ​ http://www.thecanoehire.co.uk/

Wyedean Canoe Hire. Symonds Yat East. 01600 890 238 http://wyedean.co.uk/

Monmouth Canoe Hire, . 01432 873020 https://www.monmouthcanoe.co.uk/

Recommended publications:

Books, Guides and Maps

Guide book River Wye Canoe and Kayak Guide Author: Mark Rainsley A 5 star rated canoeists guide to the river Wye.

River Wye Canoe Maps 1 & 2 (Water proof maps, illustrated and packed with information on the river, for your journey) Author and publisher: Rivers Publishing UK

Canoeists Guide to the River Wye Author and Publisher: The Environment Agency Also available on line: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/301603/gemi1011bujd-e-e.pdf

Perfect Paddling – A Canoeist Guide to the Wye Tour Hereford to Authors – AONB Also available on line: http://www.wyedeantourism.co.uk/system-images/files/Perfect_Paddling_Canoeists_Guide_to_Paddling_the_River _Wye.pdf

OS Maps Explorer 201 Knighton and Presteigne

Explorer 189 Hereford and Ross on Wye

Explorer OL14 Wye Valley and