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Nestled on the rugged North Devon coast, Ilfracombe is a charming seaside town known for its Victorian architecture, working harbour, and dramatic cliffs. While many visitors come for fish and chips on the quay or to admire Damien Hirst’s Verity statue, seeing this stretch of coastline from the sea is a must. Sea kayaking […] Leaving the beach near Gosport RNLI, the VHF radio is full of chat about swimmers crossing the Solent. That seems like a mad idea and much better to be in kayaks. Especially as we have an exciting route that takes us pass three of the four Solent Palmerston Forts, as well as the buoy […] After travelling down to South Devon on Friday night to our usual campsite, on Saturday morning we’re going in a convoy down to Warfleet near Dartmouth Castle. The wind is very strong according to the weather apps, 20 miles an hour, gusting 30 miles an hour from the West. The idea is that we […] On a warm Friday afternoon, 7 CKC club members travelled down to the New Forest for a weekend of kayaking around, across and along the Solent. Those arriving early got to walk through the New Forest for a pub meal, seeing wild horses along the way. Wild Horses The later arrivals, after overcoming the […] Claire and Fiona organised a fantastic coached club trip to Pembrokeshire in June, guided by Sea Kayak Guides. A group of us met at the arches at 9:30 on Friday morning to load up boats and gear before setting off to Wales — immediately or later in the day. We’d made different arrangements for […] This was to be our first Isle of Wight (IOW) Solent crossing this year and the first time ever for four of our group. We all arrived in good time on Sunday morning and were able to get changed, unload the boats and kit ready for a safety briefing on the beach. Getting ready […] North Kent Coast Preparing to depart to Reculver It is early March and it’s time to repeat one of our paddling favourites along the North Kent coast – a trip passed Herne Bay to the Reculver Towers. It is the first proper sea trip for two of our group and the conditions are ideal […] Sunny day and calm conditions for the St David’s Day Bealieu River trip Our Saint David’s Day started early leaving from London and surrounds to arrive by 9 am at the Beach Car Park in Lepe Country Park by the Solent for what turned out to be a fun trip up the Beaulieu River. […] We’re sitting in the courtyard of a vineyard enjoying a glass of local wine. This is not the green and rolling hills that we came across on our summer Essex trip; it is the volcanic island of Lanzarote. Here the vines are planted in the black sand of volcanic ash and each vine is […] A really fun trip, lots of learning and definitely a weekend of two halves ! Saturday morning’s meeting point was at Hele Bay. There’s a good public car park (only £2.80 for full day) where we met up with our guides, Greenie and Darren from Go With the Flow – Sea Kayaking North Devon. […] |
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