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  • Learn How to Paddleboard on the Sea in Porthcawl with Outdoor Explore Wales

    Sea Paddleboard Lesson, Porthcawl When the wind allows, our most commonly run sea paddle trip is our Sea Paddleboard Lesson, Porthcawl, during which you will be taught about the sea, tides, the weather, where to paddle, when to paddle and HOW to paddle on the sea. Before Heading Out On the latest of these trips,…

    martinorangehat

    September 25, 2023
    Outdoor Explore Wales
  • Sunset Sea Paddle from Porthcawl, South Wales

    Sunset Sea Paddle from Porthcawl, South Wales

    Porthcawl Paddleboarding with Outdoor Explore Wales What a way to watch a stunning sunset! There are few more beautiful sights than sitting on the sea, watching the sun as it sets over the land. And being able to take people on such a journey by paddleboard, to give others the opportunity to experience the amazing…

    martinorangehat

    September 25, 2023
    Outdoor Explore Wales
  • Porthcawl & Chips Paddleboard Adventure in South Wales

    Porthcawl & Chips Paddleboard Adventure in South Wales

    A day’s Paddleboarding Adventure in Porthcawl, South Wales (with dolphins!). After waiting all summer for the wind to calm down enough for us to paddle our eagerly awaited ‘Porthcawl & Chips Paddle’ we were very excited when the tides and forecast winds lined up perfectly for a day’s paddleboarding. So what if the forecast said?…

    martinorangehat

    September 25, 2023
    Outdoor Explore Wales
  • Where to Paddleboard in Porthcawl, South Wales

    Where to Paddleboard in Porthcawl, South Wales

    Porthcawl Paddleboarding with Outdoor Explore Wales Join one of Outdoor Explore Wales’ exciting paddleboard adventures on the beautiful Welsh south coast, exploring Porthcawl from the sea’s perspective. Providing the wind direction is favourable, we offer you the opportunity to enjoy some of the most beautiful coastlines from the sea, without the noise of any engines!…

    martinorangehat

    September 6, 2023
    Outdoor Explore Wales
  • Family Holiday Paddleboard Adventures in South Wales

    Looking for some adventures for the whole family during the holidays? Check out our family-friendly paddleboard adventures in South Wales – from lessons for beginners; to gentle, cruising tours through the Brecon Beacons to river adventures on white water rapids! Outdoor Explore Wales will entertain everyone – at family-friendly prices! Start Here: BOOK YOUR DISCOUNTED…

    martinorangehat

    August 11, 2023
    Outdoor Explore Wales
  • Start White Water Paddleboarding in South Wales

    Start White Water Paddleboarding in South Wales

    Are you looking for something a little more exciting from your paddleboarding? You should try White Water SUP with Outdoor Explore Wales! What is white water paddleboarding, and what makes it more exciting? White water is so named due to the colour the water looks when it speeds up and passes over obstacles in the…

    martinorangehat

    August 4, 2023
    Outdoor Explore Wales
    fin, get started, helmet, leash, paddleboarding, paddleboarding in South Wales, rapids, river, River Taff, safety, south wales, South Wales SUP, stand up paddleboard, SUP, Taff, white water
  • Please Read This Before Paddleboarding at Sea!

    In the past five years, RNLI lifeboat volunteers have helped save the lives of 77 stand up paddleboarders, 32 of those in 2022 alone. In 2022, RNLI lifeguards and lifeboat crews responded to 1,465 incidents. More than double that in 2021. Don’t become part of the statistic! It doesn’t just feel more difficult to paddleboard…

    martinorangehat

    July 14, 2023
    Outdoor Explore Wales
  • Outdoor Explore Wales’ Ultimate Beginners Guide to Paddle-boarding

    Outdoor Explore Wales’ Ultimate Beginners Guide to Paddle-boarding

    Want to learn to paddleboard but not sure where to start? Read on… How do I start out? First things first… get a lesson or jump onto an organised guided trip! We’d recommend starting off with a lesson. It might look easy, and maybe you can stand up – but a lesson will teach you…

    martinorangehat

    June 8, 2023
    Outdoor Explore Wales, Stand Up Paddle, Wales
    Brecon Beacons, guided tour, learn, lesson, monmouthshire and brecon canal, Outdoor Explore Wales, paddleboarding, South Wales SUP, stand up paddleboard
  • What Should I wear to paddleboard in South Wales?

    What Should I wear to paddleboard in South Wales?

    Definitely, the most common question I get asked when planning a trip is ‘What should I wear?’. This blog will give you the basics; join a lesson with Outdoor Explore Wales for more information! Truthfully, there is no definitive answer but hopefully, you can get some good ideas on what you should (and sometimes shouldn’t)…

    martinorangehat

    May 19, 2023
    Outdoor Explore Wales
    Outdoor Explore Wales, paddleboarding, south wales, South Wales SUP, stand up paddleboard, SUP Wales
  • Awesome Easter Paddleboard Adventures for Everyone!

    Awesome Easter Paddleboard Adventures for Everyone!

    This Easter, Outdoor Explore Wales has something for everyone! We have River trips, coastal paddles, and canal adventures! Half-day tours and lessons, full-day and multi-day guided trips: all across South Wales. And we’d love you to join us! South Wales has some of the most stunning waterways in the UK, so let’s get out and…

    martinorangehat

    March 24, 2023
    Outdoor Explore Wales
    Brecon Beacons, canal, monmouthshire and brecon canal, Outdoor Explore Wales, paddleboarding, Porthcawl, River SUP, River Wye, Sea Paddling, seasup, south wales, South Wales SUP, SUP Wales
  • MORE Epic Paddleboard Adventures in Wales!

    MORE Epic Paddleboard Adventures in Wales!

    River Wye Camping We’re heading out on our favourite river for a leisurely 2-day paddleboard trip through the Wye Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. And what a beautiful trip it is too! Full of history, heritage and amazing plants and animals! Join for: a peaceful paddle and get away from the day-to-day for 2-days…

    martinorangehat

    March 10, 2023
    Outdoor Explore Wales
    Brecon Beacons, coastalsup, Outdoor Explore Wales, paddleboarding, South Wales SUP, stand up paddleboard, SUP
  • What Essential SUP Skills Have you Forgotten Over Winter?

    What Essential SUP Skills Have you Forgotten Over Winter?

    It’s been a long, cold winter – when was the last time you fell off your board or practised a self-rescue? When was the last time you went paddleboarding? Did you fall off your paddle board? When was the last time you practised a self-rescue? Is it perfect every time? Do you know what to…

    martinorangehat

    February 24, 2023
    Outdoor Explore Wales
  • Free Stand Up Paddleboarding with Outdoor Explore Wales!

    Free Stand Up Paddleboarding with Outdoor Explore Wales!

    It’s not just a hook! We really are offering FREE paddle meets! Check it out… At least once a month throughout 2023 we will be offering you a space on one of our FREE paddle meets. #FeelGoodPaddle One aim: to help you feel good! This of course could mean so many different things to so…

    martinorangehat

    February 11, 2023
    Outdoor Explore Wales
    #feelgoodpaddle, Litter Free Paddle, litter pick, Outdoor Explore Wales, Paddle Safer, Paddle Safer Award, paddleboarding, South Wales SUP, SUP, SUP Wales
  • Incredible Welsh Paddle Adventures for 2023

    Incredible Welsh Paddle Adventures for 2023

    Join Outdoor Explore Wales on some of our most exciting stand-up paddleboard trips to date! VALENTINE’S/ ANTI- VALENTINE’S paddle trips. February 14th. Love it or Hate it, we have a paddle trip for you! In the afternoon, from 2:30 pm, we’ll be out for our anti-valentines paddle! No couples allowed! XD From 6 pm, we’ll…

    martinorangehat

    January 28, 2023
    Outdoor Explore Wales, Stand Up Paddle
    Brecon Beacons, canal, Gower, monmouthshire and brecon canal, paddleboarding, south wales, South Wales SUP, SUP, SUP Wales, Wales
  • How to start your Paddleboarding Story

    How to start your Paddleboarding Story

    A Step by step guide on how to start paddleboarding – and how you can do it with Outdoor Explore Wales! Taking up paddleboarding is easy, but there’s more to this slow-paced, relaxing water sport than you might think – first of all, it doesn’t have to be slow-paced or relaxing! Why do you want…

    martinorangehat

    January 16, 2023
    Outdoor Explore Wales
  • 4 Paddleboard Experiences for Under £30!

    4 Paddleboard Experiences for Under £30!

    We’ve got your pocket in mind with these 4 great SUP Experiences with Outdoor Explore Wales! Heart of the Brecon Beacons Paddle on the Beacons Reservoir This beautiful reservoir is only accessible as part of a group with a Brecon Beacons National Park Passport Scheme – and we have one! Have you ever driven up…

    martinorangehat

    December 6, 2022
    Outdoor Explore Wales
    beacons reservoir, Brecon Beacons, exploration, Outdoor Explore Wales, paddleboarding, safety and rescue, south wales, South Wales SUP, SUP, SUP Wales
  • Worried you can’t Paddleboard?

    Worried you can’t Paddleboard?

    Throughout the Outdoor Explore family, we don’t like saying no. It is our aim to accommodate as many people on our slow-paced adventures as we can. We have purchased specific equipment (and will continue to get more) to make our watersport sessions as accessible as possible. Why turn customers away? We’d rather have an honest…

    martinorangehat

    October 23, 2022
    Mindfulness, Outdoor Explore Wales, Stand Up Paddle, Wales
    learn to paddleboard, learn to sup, Outdoor Explore Wales, paddleboard, paddleboarding, South Wales SUP, stand up paddleboard, SUP, SUP Wales
  • Paddleboarding Top Tips – at Your Fingertips!

    Paddleboarding Top Tips – at Your Fingertips!

    Watch Paddle boarding Top Tips on YouTube, subscribe to Outdoor Explore Wales channel.

    martinorangehat

    October 13, 2022
    Outdoor Explore Wales
  • Do you make this Common Paddleboarding Mistake?

    Do you make this Common Paddleboarding Mistake?

    This is such a common mistake – partly due to not knowing, partly due to incorrect information on the internet, and partly down to confusion between different styles of paddles! The most common mistake I see when paddleboarding is related to how paddlers hold their paddle. Often this can be down to paddlers being new…

    martinorangehat

    October 5, 2022
    Outdoor Explore Wales
  • Fishing Failure? We check out Mumbles’ best alternatives for your fish BBQ!

    Fishing Failure? We check out Mumbles’ best alternatives for your fish BBQ!

    As anyone who has been fishing before will know, the ‘catching the fish’ bit doesn’t always go to plan… so after a day’s SUP Fishing with Outdoor Explore Wales (or fishing from the pier – but that’s definitely not as much fun!) we have come up with some alternatives if the pesky fish aren’t biting……

    martinorangehat

    September 12, 2022
    Outdoor Explore Wales
    Bring your own, Coakleys, Copperfish, Dick Barton’s, fishing, Fishmonger, Gower, Johnnies, Mumbles, SUP, sup fishing, Swansea
  • INNS! What do you know? What can you do?

    Read more about INNS, invasive, non-native species affecting British countryside.

    martinorangehat

    August 15, 2022
    Outdoor Explore Wales, Wales
    Brecon, Brecon Beacons, Brecon Canal, canal, Canal River Trust, check clean dry, go paddle, inns, invasive species, knotweed, mink, monmouthshire and brecon canal, Outdoor Explore Wales, paddleboarding, Radyr Weir, River Taff, shrimp, south wales, SUP, sup cardiff, supwales, Taff, terrapin
  • BBNP Dark Sky Reserve

    BBNP Dark Sky Reserve

    Here is something you may not know… The Brecon Beacons National Park has been a Dark Sky Reserve since 2013. There are only 2 in Wales, 7 in the UK and only 20 in the World – so it’s pretty special! What’s a Dark Sky Reserve? An IDA International Dark Sky Reserve is a public…

    martinorangehat

    July 27, 2022
    Outdoor Explore Wales
    bbnp, breon beacons, dark skies, festival, full moon, night paddling, Outdoor Explore Wales, paddleboard, paddleboarding, SUP
  • A Great First Year of Paddleboarding for Outdoor Explore Wales!

    Outdoor Explore Wales has had a fantastic first year of SUP in South Wales! We delivered 65 trips to 195 people at 11 locations and paddled for over 1600km between us! In the last year, we have paddled in Cardiff, Swansea, Monmouth, multiple locations in the Brecon Beacons, and also ventured across the border to…

    martinorangehat

    April 8, 2022
    Litter Free Paddle, Mindfulness, Outdoor Explore Wales, Stand Up Paddle, Wales
  • Litter Free Paddle – Our Paddleboard Litter Pick

    Last week we completed Outdoor Explore Wales’ first Litter Free Paddle of 2022! Since the first Litter Free Paddle almost 7 years ago in Scotland, Outdoor Explore has been clearing rubbish from local waterways in Scotland and South Wales on our #LitterFreePaddle trips. In June 2021, shortly after Outdoor Explore Wales came into being, the…

    martinorangehat

    March 19, 2022
    Litter Free Paddle, Outdoor Explore Wales, Stand Up Paddle, Wales
    keep wales tidy, litter, Litter Free Paddle, litter pick, paddleboarding, southwales, SUP
  • Just why is SUP so good for Mindfulness and your Headspace?

    So, just why is SUP so great for your headspace? Out on my guided paddleboard trips and during my tuition sessions I often find myself bringing up the topic of mindfulness and using the term ‘headspace’. This is all very well, but what am I going on about? Very simply put, mindfulness involves concentrating on…

    martinorangehat

    March 5, 2022
    Mindfulness, Outdoor Explore Wales, Stand Up Paddle, Wales
    chilled out, headspace, mindfulness, paddleboarding, relaxing, retreats, south wales, South Wales SUP, stand up paddleboard, SUP, supwalesofficial, yoga
  • Canal Part #4 – Tal-y-Bont towards Llangynidr

    Canal Part #4 – Tal-y-Bont towards Llangynidr

    Part four of our guide to Paddling the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal starts in Talybont-on-Usk and takes us through the longest tunnel on the canal. Is this the most adventurous section of the canal so far? Or the most peaceful? Getting on the canal in the picturesque little village of Talybont-on-Usk is as easy as…

    martinorangehat

    February 17, 2022
    Outdoor Explore Wales, Stand Up Paddle, Wales
    canal, monmouthshire and brecon canal, Outdoor Explore Wales, paddleboarding, stand up paddleboard, SUP Wales
  • Paddleboard tour of the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal Part #3

    The third installment of our tour of the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal takes us from the slipway at Pencelli to the road lift bridge at Tal-y-Bont on Usk. A great start or finish point for your paddle, the slipway gives easy access to the water – there’s also space to park a few cars here.…

    martinorangehat

    January 20, 2022
    Outdoor Explore Wales, Wales
    canal, exploring a canal, monmouthshire and brecon canal, Outdoor Explore Wales, paddleboarding, SUP
  • No one Expects the Unexpected!

    No one Expects the Unexpected!

    Make sure you’re prepared for all the unexpected adventures you can encounter on a SUP trip!

    martinorangehat

    January 6, 2022
    Outdoor Explore Wales, Stand Up Paddle, Wales
    cold weather, Outdoor Explore Wales, paddleboarding, relaxingadventure, Stand Up Paddle, SUP, SUP Wales, supadventure
  • Paddleboard Tour of the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal: Part #2

    Paddleboard Tour of the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal: Part #2

    Brynich Lock to Pencelli Part 2 of our tour of the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal takes us from the Lock at Brynich to the slipway at Pencelli. After portaging (getting off the water and carrying your craft) around the lock, you need to head through the gate and cross the road – be careful as…

    martinorangehat

    December 18, 2021
    Outdoor Explore Wales
  • What to plan for a cold, winter’s morning paddle.

    What to plan for a cold, winter’s morning paddle.

    As long as you are prepared for the conditions, the cold alone shouldn’t be a deterrent for heading out on the water- just be prepared you may need to break ice to get on the water! A cold, clear winter’s morning paddle can be as beautiful as they come. As with every paddle trip, make…

    martinorangehat

    November 30, 2021
    Outdoor Explore Wales, Stand Up Paddle, Wales
    cold weather, outdoorexplorewales, paddleboarding, plan a sup trip, planning a trip, stand up paddleboard, SUP, supwalesofficial
  • Paddle boarding on the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal

    Paddle boarding on the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal

    Part #1: Brecon Canal Basin to Brynich Lock With 35 miles of navigable canal from Brecon to Pontymoile, we decided it would be easier to break the journey down into nice bite-sized chunks! The various arms of the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal were constructed over 200 years ago as an Act of Parliament for transporting…

    martinorangehat

    November 18, 2021
    Outdoor Explore Wales
    South Wales SUP, SUP Wales
  • Learn to SUP in Cardiff, South Wales

    Learn to SUP in Cardiff, South Wales

    If you want to learn to paddleboard in the Welsh capital, there are not many places better than Radyr weir on the river Taff in North Cardiff. The first use of a weir at Radyr (from the Welsh ‘Rhaeadr’, meaning waterfall) was by the Normans, as a fish trap. It has since been used to siphon water to feed the Melingriffith canal and is now used to provide hydroelectric power when the…

    martinorangehat

    November 10, 2021
    Outdoor Explore Wales
    South Wales SUP, Stand Up Paddle, SUP, SUP Wales
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