Full Description
The definitive guide to seeing the very best of the East of England under paddle power.
Dotted with idyllic islands, picturesque villages and beautiful coastline, the East of England boasts a multitude of options for paddlers - if you know where to look. From the spectacular Norfolk Broads to beautiful Mersea Island and the tranquil River Cam, Paddle the East of England is the complete guide to the best paddles along the rivers, inshore waters and estuaries of these varied landscapes.
Written by the team who run East of England Paddlesports (the UK's largest paddlesports group to be affiliated to Paddle UK), this guide covers all regions of the East of England:
- Essex, including Blackwater, Two Tree Island, Southend Pier, Osea Island, Mersea and Maldon
- Suffolk, including Pin Mill, Shingle Street and Sudbury
- Norfolk, including the Dilham Canal, Rockland Broad, Buxton Mill, and Brancaster Staithe
- Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire, including the River Cam, Grantchester Meadows, River Ouse, Bishops Stortford and River Lee Navigations
From short paddles to longer expeditions, this book includes excursions for all levels of ability, with most well suited to canoe, kayak and paddleboard. Responsible paddling is covered thoroughly, with a guide to safety equipment and how to use it properly, staying environmentally aware, and advice on licensing. Each chapter details the best places to stop, and the wildlife to look out for along the way.
With beautiful photography, and clear maps containing directions to paddle and launching points, this is the essential guide to making the very most of exploring the East of England under paddle power.
Contents
Table of Contents
Introduction
Who we are, what experience we have
Guides to
Safety Equipment and choices
What to wear
Safely getting on the water, what to take
Guide to Licences
Paddles
Essex: Chelmer
Blackwater
Two Tree Island
Southend Pier
Heybridge Basin
Colne
Maldon Loop
Osea Island
Mersea - Tollesbury,
Mersea Strood
Mersea Island Circumnavigation
Brightlingsea Estuary
Dovercourt Bay
Mullberry Harbour
Dedham
Wrabness
Stratford St Mary
Suffolk: Shingle Street
Pin Mill
Waldringfield
Orwell Bridge
Flatford
Nayland
Sudbury
Norfolk: Dilham Canal
Norwich City
Rockland Broad
Bargate (Surlingham)
Coltishal - Wroxham
Buxton Mill
River Waveney
Beccles, Bungay Loop
Oulton Broad
Brancaster Staithe
Santon Downham
Bedfordshire: River Ouse - Danish Camp
Cambridgeshire: River Cam - Backs
Granchester Meadows
Hertfordshire: River Lee Navigations
Stansted Abbots
Bishops Stortford
References
Acknowledgements
Photo Credits
Index
