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Brecon Beacons Paddleboarding
Join Outdoor Explore Wales for some paddleboarding in the Brecon Beacons Not sure where to start? Learn the basics on a Paddleboard Lesson in Brecon Less than 10 minutes from the centre of Brecon is a fantastic location for paddleboarding. Whether you’re looking for a lesson for complete beginners, or want to play around in…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Canal Tunnel Adventure: Tour of Monouthshire and Brecon Canal Part #4
Enjoy a Brecon Beacons Paddleboarding adventure – through the longest tunnel on the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal. 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…
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No one Expects the Unexpected!
Make sure you’re prepared for all the unexpected adventures you can encounter on a SUP trip!
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Planning for a cold, winter paddleboard.
Outdoor Explore Wales doesn’t stop for the cold, why should you? A paddleboard trip on a cold, clear winter’s morning can be as beautiful as they come. 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…