Canoe hire trip on the river Wye, running the Symonds Yat rapids
Half day Canoe hire trip from Kerne Bridge to Symonds Yat
Canoeing the Wye from Kerne Bridge to Symonds Yat takes half a day. We operate two trips a day, in the morning (09:00 - 12.30) and afternoon (12.30 - 16.30). You could linger with a three quarter day trip if you wished, starting at 11.00 am and finishing at 4.30pm. Ideal for an extended lunch (mind not to drink too much though).
CANOEING FROM KERNE BRIDGE TO SYMONDS YAT
Setting off from Kerne Bridge you will pass through Lower Lydbrook, and navigate around a small island. This is only 25 minutes downstream but you may wish to take a break here as there are refreshments that can be purchased here.
Continuing your canoeing along the Wye you will pass Welsh Bicknor on your right and English Bicknor on your left. At Welsh Bicknor there is a former rectory with a church in the grounds, and a large grassy area ideal for picnics.
Shortly after is the area where the 18th century Rev. Gilpin first introduced the word 'picturesque' to the English language in describing the surrounding landscape. For him it defined that kind of beauty which is agreeable in a picture.
When the river starts to turn west you will come through a beautiful valley. You will find Ship Rock high above your left shoulder. The cliffs that run along the skyline are Coldwell Rocks, home to the Peregrine falcon. The end of the line of cliffs is marked by Symonds Yat Rock.
As you come under the rocks there is a shingle beach that backs onto a meadow on the opposite side, which acts as the perfect half way stop off for a picnic or a snack.
From here the River Wye takes a long wide oval course, nearly coming back on itself at Symonds Yat. But before reaching Symonds Yat you will paddle your canoe under Huntsham Bridge (the green bridge) and it takes about 25 minutes back from here.
As you enter Symonds Yat West you will see large boulders on the left, this is the landmark we advise paddlers to remember as our landing point is on the right just opposite them.
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Walk to Symonds Yat
Here's a short video we made covering the walk from the Bracelands Campsite to Symonds Yat.
It was a rather wet autumn day when we went, as you can see from the video.
If you are visiting Camping in the Forest Bracelands site, you can see a full route in ViewRanger of this walk. Total distance 5.17 mi
A full write-up can be found here:
For more details and our review for staying at Bracelands campsite, read this:
This is a family friendly walk though it is not suitable for pushchairs.
Symonds Yat, Canoe
We made canoe with my daughter in this beautiful place, Symonds Yat, which exist even before root 66 ... The footage was taken by Nikon 1 J5 camera.
Symonds Yat Rapids, Canoeing & Activities
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Canoe hire trip on the river Wye, running the Symonds Yat rapids
Half day Canoe hire trip from Kerne Bridge to Symonds Yat
Canoeing the Wye from Kerne Bridge to Symonds Yat takes half a day. We operate two trips a day, in the morning (08.30 - 09.30) and afternoon (12.30 - 13.30). You could linger with a three quarter day trip if you wished, starting at 11.00 am and finishing at 4.30pm. Ideal for an extended lunch (mind not to drink too much though).
CANOEING FROM KERNE BRIDGE TO SYMONDS YAT
Setting off from Kerne Bridge you will pass through Lower Lydbrook, and navigate around a small island. This is only 25 minutes downstream but you may wish to take a break here as there are refreshments that can be purchased here.
Continuing your canoeing along the Wye you will pass Welsh Bicknor on your right and English Bicknor on your left. At Welsh Bicknor there is a former rectory with a church in the grounds, and a large grassy area ideal for picnics.
Shortly after is the area where the 18th century Rev. Gilpin first introduced the word 'picturesque' to the English language in describing the surrounding landscape. For him it defined that kind of beauty which is agreeable in a picture.
When the river starts to turn west you will come through a beautiful valley. You will find Ship Rock high above your left shoulder. The cliffs that run along the skyline are Coldwell Rocks, home to the Peregrine falcon. The end of the line of cliffs is marked by Symonds Yat Rock. As you come under the rocks there is a shingle beach that backs onto a meadow on the opposite side, which acts as the perfect half way stop off for a picnic or a snack.
From here the River Wye takes a long wide oval course, nearly coming back on itself at Symonds Yat. But before reaching Symonds Yat you will paddle your canoe under Huntsham Bridge (the green bridge) and it takes about 25 minutes back from here.
As you enter Symonds Yat West you will see large boulders on the left, this is the landmark we advise paddlers to remember as our landing point is on the right just opposite them.
canoethewye.co.uk
01600891100
CANOE | Ross on Wye | Symonds yat
Departing from our usual walking videos, this time we venture out on the water, for a little half day canoeing down the river Wye, near Ross on Wye in England UK.
We parked at the Sterrets Caravan park and campsite (pay and display - £5 for the day)
We hired the canoes from Ross on wye Canoe Hire (
for £45, they will take you in a minibus, to Kerne bridge, help you onto the water, where you go for a few hours, downstream back to their office (at the nearby Ye Old Ferrie Inn)
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Scandinavianz - Stay
BraveLion - Morning Travel
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River Wye Canoe Hire based in Symonds Yat - Canoe the Wye Ltd
Canoe the Wye get a brief visit from a very low Chinook.
Symonds Yat and Yat Rock
A newly edited and narrated version for 2010 of the Symonds Yat and Yat Rock tourism and information film I shot for
Shot during between March and October 2009, the film covers fishing on the Wye at Symonds Yat East, the ancient rope ferry to Symonds Yat West, canoeing and river cruises. The video, slow motion and time lapse sequences of the village and Yat Rock finish with a time lapse sequence of the Milky Way rising above Yat Rock.
During the wide angle filming of the Milky Way scenes towards the end of the film, the International Space Station made an overhead pass and many meteors and passenger aircraft flew overhead.
The video was shot using a Sony SR1 1280 HD camera and both Nikon D90 and D100 cameras. Editing was achieved in Sony Vegas with some resizing of frames in Adobe Photoshop.
Symonds Yat Rapids 20th January 2012
Symonds Yat Rapids on January 20th 2012, the river was about a foot up on normal summer levels, this shows the difference in the rapids with just a little more water. You can see that the groynes are gone and the island is divided.
Symonds Yat In-River Work
Symonds Yat is a small set of very picturesque rapids on the River Wye near the England/Wales border very popular with novice canoeists as an introduction to moving water.
After years of fund raising & gaining the appropriate legal consents this is a video of the work during September 2008 to restore them.
See website at yatrapids.co.uk for more details.
Symonds Yat Rapids March 24, 2011
A short video of Symonds Yat Rapids taken in March 2011
Directions to SYMONDS YAT CANOEHIRE LTD. from Ross on Wye to Symonds Yat West.(www.canoehire.com)
Directions for SYMONDS YAT CANOE HIRE from Ross on A40
(canoehire.com)
Monmouth to Symonds Yat Bike Trail Nov 2014
Monmouth to Symonds Yat Bike Trail Nov 2014
Symonds Yat - Campsite.
Canoeing holiday by the intrepid explorers Nick & Tom. September 2011.
Symonds Yat
Camping and Canoing in Symonds Yat
Canoeing the River Wye | Hoarwithy to Symonds Yat
In early July 2019 I spent a Friday and Saturday canoeing down the Wye with my 7 year old daughter, from Hoarwithy to Symonds Yat. It is the first time either of us has done this kind of trip and to share this adventure together was the sort of experience that makes me go all mushy and emotional.
We canoed along the River Wye, from Hoarwithy to Symonds Yat, camping the night in Ross-on-Wye.
The trip was 18km on Day one and 22km on day two. It is an easy beginner trip for anyone wanting to try out a multi-day canoe trip for the first time, as we did. I went with my 7 year old.
Find out more on my blog:
Symonds Yat Rapids in Rafted Canoes
Running Symonds Yat Rapids in a pair of rafted canoes in July 2008
Symonds Yat September 2018
Kayaking
Symonds yat river trip Feb 18
Symonds Yat River Wye
Symonds Yat River Wye Rapids