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Okehampton WW Weekend 20-22 November 2026
The events team invite you to join them for a great weekend of open canoe adventure based at the Okehampton YHA on the Northern edge of the great Dartmoor National Park! Previous years have been a great success so we are doing it all again!
Cost: £120
Price includes bunkhouse style accommodation with for Friday & Saturday nights.
Also included is breakfast Saturday and Sunday mornings and a two course dinner Saturday evening. Vegetarian and other dietary requirements are available. If you have particular dietary needs please get in touch with the organiser.
You will need to provide your own lunches. There is a small kitchen and fridges that we can use during the weekend. Friday evening is self catering, some people go to the pub, others cook at the centre. You might need money for parking.
The YHA is convenient for many top class canoeing locations including:
- The Adventurous Teign (tricky G2)
- The Classic Middle Tavy (G2 with one G3 rapid)
- The Walkham with it’s Super Slot (Narrow G2 with G3 drop)
- The Tamar with its weirs and boulders (G2)
- The Torridge and Taw with Tarka the Otter (easy G2)
- The Dart G1, 2 and 3!
Plenty of choice depending on the conditions! If for some unlikely reason we cannot go canoeing, There is excellent walking and biking direct from the Hostel.
Qualified leaders will be on hand to lead small groups at various locations depending on conditions.
We will be offering the opportunity for those who are new to moving water to join us. If you have little or no experience on moving water and would like to be part of this group, then please get in contact. Places in this group be limited to 5 - only those who request a place will be included.
Unless you are part of the novice group, please make sure you are capable of paddling at the grade and have all the correct equipment, including boat buoyancy.
This is a members only event.
Any questions or for further details contact events@opencanoe.info