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Canoes & Boats
We welcome all canoes, kayaks, paddleboards and small craft to our canal at Loxwood, West Sussex. We especially welcome scout groups and group rates are available. Please contact events@weyandarun.co.uk for further information.
To avoid congestion please give us some warning of your visit, especially if you are a club and are intending to bring a number of canoes. The map shown below shows where you can park and board safely. Please use care and portage around locks, which will not normally be operated.
Third party insurance to a minimum of £1 million (£1,000,000) must be held. Any instructions given by the Trust whilst on private land (including the slipways ) must be accepted. Full conditions can be found here
Licences
A Licence is required for each boat, canoe, paddleboard etc used on the Canal, unless the user is a British Canoeing Member.
Please note that remedial work is currently taking place around Drungewick Lock, and so access to the lock and the lower landing stage is not possible at this time for safety reasons.
Booking & Check-in
Check-in
Please call into our Canal Centre at Loxwood (situated behind the Onslow Arms) to check-in and they will be able to update you on the day’s activities. Their opening times are shown on the website.
Boat Rallies
If you wish to take to the water on a day the Trust is holding a Small Boat Rally you must register; click on the title of the rally and use the "Register" link. Boats taking part in the Small Boat Rally can pass through the locks which are operated on the day by a Lock-Keeper.
The Trust's annual small boat rally on the River Arun.
