Pub and Paddle: Private Community Partners event with Omega Outdoor Adventure

To our amazing Nurture Community, you’re invited to join us for a private Pub n Paddle social day!

This is a trip Omega doesn’t offer to the public, and one of our absolute favourite ways to spend time with friends and family.

This is open to current Nurture Community Partners (you know who you are) and limited to 8 spaces. It’s first come first served; please email the team at hello@nurturecommunitycic.org to reserve your space.

How it works:
9:30-10:00 We’ll shuttle cars in the morning so that we’ve got transport from the end point
10:00-10:30 We’ll meet by the water to pump up sups, get kitted up and discuss safety on the water.
10:30-13:30 We’ll journey down the river taking in the nature and laughing with friends.
13:30ish We’ll finish off an amazing day in a pub garden for a well earned lunch & a pint or two!

Who’s it for:
-Age 18+, this one’s just for big kids
-Beginner friendly, you don’t need to be an awesome paddler but some time on a board would be an advantage
-Physically active folk, no need to be a marathon runner, but it’s more of a work out than it looks

What you need to bring:
A full reusable water bottle
A spare layer
Phone, card or cash
Bring your own board, buoyancy aid, British canoeing membership & dry bag if you can, or let us know well in advance if you need to borrow one

What to wear:
Weather appropriate clothes suitable for exercise
Old trainers or wet shoes
No jeans
No wellies, crocs, flip flops or heels
Seasonal extras – sunscreen or gloves and hat

What you need at the end point:
Full change of clothes, shoes and a towel (just in case you take a swim)

The route details and meet points:
Craft – Paddleboard
Waterway- Coventry Canal & River Tame
Leaders – Judith & Marc
On land call out – tbc

This may change last minute to accommodate water levels, wind and temperature.

Shuttle- We’ll need to drop a couple of cars off at the Hopwas, so that we can car pool back to the cars at the start point.
Start – Celandine, Kettlebrook, Tamworth
Starting on Coventry Canal allows us time to get warmed up and comfortable on our boards before add water flow.
We’ll cross over the aquaduct and climb down onto the River Tame and paddle past the nature reserve towards Ventura and the castle grounds.
Avoiding the Weir and River Anker under the castle, we’ll continue river left towards Hopwas.
We’ll exit the river at the secret bridge and climb up to the canal in Hopwas woods for a short last stint to the pub.
We then have the choice between 2 awesome canalside pubs – Tame Otter and Red lion, the Red lion is our fave.
Plenty of time for a well earned lunch and a beverage before heading back to collect cars.
Finish – Tame Otter over spill car park, Hopwas

Take a proper day off and join us for a proper Adventure