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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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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…
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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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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)…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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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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…
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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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INNS! What do you know? What can you do?
Read more about INNS, invasive, non-native species affecting British countryside.
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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…
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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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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.…
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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…