What is White water Rafting
Are you looking for a thrilling and adrenaline-fueled adventure in the UK? Look no further than whitewater rafting! That's right, the UK might not be the first place you think...
Courses, School Groups
Did you know we also offer activities for school groups? Our sister company “Safe and Sound
Outdoors” provide all of this. You can choose from any number of fantastic activities. We can
arrange accommodation and also transport. Programmes from a half day taster to a week long
residential
Click here to go to our dedicated website to find
out more.
Courses, School Groups
We organise and provide Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Expeditions all over the country. Specialising
in Open Canoe trips we can deliver Bronze, Silver and Gold expeditions. We run Open Expeditions
and also arrange whole school programmes.
Click here to go to our dedicated website to find
out more.
Courses, School Groups
One of the things we love to deliver are courses. We provide MIAS training, First Aid training and
we also have our own Guide School helping to create the instructors of the future. All courses are
run to NGB standards and can include accommodation if needed.
Click here to go to our courses section to find
out more.
We also have a hotel and a coffee shop situated on site. Boasting large modern double, triple and family rooms, why not extend your time in beautiful Llangollen.
Hungry after being on the river with us? Our coffee shop has a great selection of brunch for many diets, plus our coffee is delicious and we are featured in the ‘Indy Coffee Guide.
Managing Director
The Boss. A paddler and biker by heart he now drives a desk but still gets out whenever he has some spare time. Has been known to be seen on a snowboard too.
Office Manager
Put a face to the voice. Rhonda is most people’s first point of contact when calling the office. When not organising your activity Rhonda loves nothing more than getting a little muddy!
Office Administrator
As an accomplished artist in her own right Hannah with her company “Rosehip and Ink”, Hannah helps out around the office looking after the accommodation bookings. When not working you’ll find her pottering in the garden with her many plants.
Office Administratorr
Retired hairdresser & environmental student George is our DIY mad, gardening fanatic and occasional open water swimmer. George will helping out around the office.
Lead Guide
Aaron is a big deal in the kayaking world (his words). You can recognise him from his totes hilarious bowl cut and loves dungarees.
Guide/Instructor
Ruby came to Whitewater Active for 6 weeks last year and she’s back. At home in the gorge or on the river shes a smily happy person to have around the place.
Guide/Instructor
The man, the myth the legend. Small in size, huge in heart, 0% body fat and a mad keen climber. Just don’t give him a beer or you’ll meet “Tyrone"
Duke of Edinburgh Schools Lead
Kristian our newest full time member of staff has a background in vehicle maintenance which will help us no end. He’s also pretty good on a raft.
What a cracking team of freelance guides and instructors we have who all bring something extra to the business. And they also love to enjoy themselves too.
FAQs
Q. Do you have changing rooms?
A. Yes, we have purpose built changing rooms at our centre.
Q. Do you provide all the kit needed for my activity and does it cost any extra?
A. We provide all the kit needed for your activity at no extra cost.
Q. Do you have parking?
A. No, but there are numerous car parks in the town.
Q. Should I bring my medication with me?
A. Our instructors carry dry bags, if you think you may need your medication with you whilst out on session then yes bring it with you and ask your instructor to keep it safe.
To celebrate my 60th birthday, my daughter bought me a Whitewater Rafting Experience on the River Dee in Llangollen. This was the first time that I’d done this, but the team at Whitewater Active were excellent from start to finish and made the whole experience exciting and fun. We had a great guide - Jamie - who provided great instruction and ensured that our safety was his first priority. His second priority was to ensure that we all had a great time and this inevitably involved us getting wet! The Dee valley is beautiful so if you want something that’s genuinely exhilarating, then this is for you.
We brought our Scout Troop and Explorer Unit to take part in this excellent activity. The instructors were amazing, really supportive of those with special needs as well as challenging the more athletic ones. They all had a great time and the Explorers are already planning to be back very soon! Heartily recommended.
What an amazing time!!! We (myself hubby and 2 daughters 16 and 20) went Gorge Walking, it was lead by a knowledgeable experienced guide who made it a lot of fun for all. We had been Whitewater Rafting with these guys last year and enjoyed ourselves so much we had to do a different experience with them again this year. What to pick next year we will ALL BE BACK.
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