What our clients say...
"Received lots of information with ample opportunity for communication. Very good equipment and variety. A high level of information delivered to a high standard. " "Canoes brilliant, boats straight and good variety. Got more from the course than expected, lots of personal care and attention given." "Very chilled and a happy atmosphere to learn in. Learnt so much and gave me skills to develop myself and others further." "Excellent instruction helped me progress and improve rapid running. " "“Great explanations and directions from instructor. Techniques and procedures were explained in an easy to understand manner. " "Coach kept the course fun and enjoyable at all times whilst covering all theoretical aspects. Felt well involved in all scenarios.” "“Overall tough, exciting, informative, opportunities to push myself, exhausting!! Great pdf attachment on the emails. Technical content at correct level and time to practice. " "Course very well delivered and coached, good atmosphere throughout and good knowledge. Received lots of information with ample opportunity for communication. Very good equipment and variety. A high level of information delivered to a high standard. Very good instruction with good clear reviews on all aspects. Highly recommended." "Course was great, great content, felt like I was learning lots with every session. Information provided was all good. Boats were all at good standard and a wide range. Got more than I expected from the course. Being able to help break down a skill that I could already perform was very useful. I felt like I was being pushed all the time which was good. Chose Wild River as they are the leading provider in the North West."

Course Calendars

Course Dates	Course Title	Venue	Cost Per Person	Book
19 November 2019	Canoe and/or Kayak Coach Assessment (Sheltered Water)	Cumbria	£170
14,15 December 2019	White Water Kayak Coach Training	Cumbria	£200*
15,16 January 2020	Open Water Canoe Coach Training	Cumbria	£200*
18,19 January 2020	Core Coach Training	Coniston, Cumbria	£200*
20,21 January 2020	Canoe and Kayak Coach Training (Sheltered Water)	Coniston, Cumbria	£200*
25,26 January 2020	Paddlesport Instructor	Coniston, Cumbria	£200
5,6 March 2020	Core Coach Training	Coniston, Cumbria	£200*
7,8 March 2020	Canoe and Kayak Coach Training (Sheltered Water)	Coniston, Cumbria	£200*
14,15 March 2020	Paddlesport Instructor	Coniston, Cumbria	£200
20,21 July 2020	Core Coach Training	Coniston, Cumbria	£200*
22,23 July 2020	Canoe and Kayak Coach Training (Sheltered Water)	Coniston, Cumbria	£200*
25,26 July 2020	Paddlesport Instructor	Coniston, Cumbria	£200
*Book places on both Coach Award Core Training and Coach Award Discipline Specific Coach Training at the same time at a combined rate of £375 per person.

Course Dates	Course Title	Venue	Cost Per Person	Book
16,17 November 2019	Progressive White Water Award	Cumbria	£170
30 November & 1 December 2019	Canoe Award	Cumbria	£175*
4,5 February 2020	Canoe Award	Cumbria	£175*
8,9 February 2020	SUP White Water Award	Cumbria	£175
13,14 February 2020	White Water Award	Cumbria	£175
18,19 April 2020	SUP White Water Award	Cumbria	£175
*Price includes the use of our fleet of canoes and paddles.

Course Dates	Course Title	Venue	Cost Per Person	Book
21,22 November 2019	White Water Kayak Leader Training*	Cumbria	£170
8,9,10 January 2020	Canoe Leader Training*	Cumbria	£250
11,12 January 2020	Canoe Leader Assessment*	Cumbria	£180
8.9 February 2020	White Water Kayak Leader Training*	Cumbria	£170
25,26 February 2020	Paddlesport Leader Training	Cumbria	£180
27 February 2020	Paddlesport Leader Assessment	Cumbria	£150
29 February and 1 March 2020	White Water Kayak Leader Assessment*	Cumbria	£180
1,2,3 April 2020	Advanced White Water Kayak Leader Training**	Scotland	£300
4,5 April 2020	Advanced White Water Kayak Leader Assessment**	Scotland	£250
11,12,13 May 2020	Canoe Leader Training*	Cumbria	£250
14,15 May 2020	Canoe Leader Assessment*	Cumbria	£180

Moderate Water Leader Awards were formerly known as 4 Star Leader Awards. *Advanced Water Leader Awards were formerly known as 5 Star Leader Awards. Many moderate and advanced water leader assessment candidates find refresher training extremely valuable in preparation for their assessment. Please see our combined rates to join leader refresher training.

Course Dates	Course Title	Venue	Cost Per Person	Book
4,5 December 2019	White Water Safety & Rescue Training	Cumbria	£160
24 January 2020	Foundation Safety & Rescue Training	Cumbria	£70*
1,2 February 2020	White Water Safety & Rescue Training	Cumbria	£160
30,31 March 2020	Advanced White Water Safety & Rescue Training	Cumbria	£170
13,14 June 2020	White Water Safety & Rescue Training	Cumbria	£160
24 July 2020	Foundation Safety & Rescue Training	Cumbria	£70*

*FSRT £55 per person if booked together with Paddlesport Instructor.

Course Dates	Course Title	Venue	Cost Per Person	Book
To be arranged.	Introduction to Open Canoeing	Cumbria	£200*
17-21 February 2020	Introduction to White Water Kayaking	Cumbria	£400*
Contact us	Scottish Kayak Grade 3/4 Odyssey	Scotland	£500**
16,17 November 2019	Intermediate White Water Kayak Skills	Cumbria	£170
21,22 March 2020	Intermediate White Water Kayak Skills	Cumbria	£200
To be arranged	Advanced White Water Skills	Cumbria	£170
To be arranged	Steep Creeking	Cumbria	£170
To be arranged	Introduction to Sea Kayaking	Cumbria	£220*
To be arranged	Intermediate Sea Kayaking	Cumbria	£170
To be arranged	Open Canoe Expedition	Scotland	£500**
To be arranged	Advanced Open Canoe Skills	Cumbria	£170
To be arranged	Intermediate Open Canoe Skills	Cumbria	£170

*Price of introductory level courses includes use of Wild River boats, state of art paddles. Drysuits are available, if required.

**On expeditions we expect a contribution towards fuel costs.

All prices quoted are per person. Contact us for group rates.

If the course you would like to book onto is full, please contact us for dates of future courses.

Which Dagger creek boat would fit you?

Join one of our 2, 3 Star or 4 Star White Water Training courses and get the opportunity to try for yourself, free of charge. Boats must be booked at the time of payment of course fees and are available on a first come, first served basis. Terms apply.

Dagger Creek Boats

Vertical Element (VE) Paddles

White water kayak paddles are definitely not one size fits all.

On our courses you can try:
• Different length of paddle shaft
• A variety of blade angles
• Small or large blades
• Smaller diameter shaft for those with smaller fingers

Dagger Creek Boats

What our clients say...

Course Calendars

Course Dates

Course Title

Venue

Cost Per Person

Book

19 November 2019

Canoe​ ​and/or ​Kayak​ ​Coach​ ​​Assessment (Sheltered​ ​Water)

Cumbria

£170

14,15 December 2019

White Water Kayak Coach Training

Cumbria

£200*

15,16 January 2020

Open Water Canoe Coach Training

Cumbria

£200*

18,19 January 2020

Core Coach Training

Coniston, Cumbria

£200*

20,21 January 2020

Canoe​ ​and ​Kayak​ ​Coach​ ​​Training (Sheltered​ ​Water)

Coniston, Cumbria

£200*

25,26 January 2020

Paddlesport Instructor

Coniston, Cumbria

£200

5,6 March 2020

Core Coach Training

Coniston, Cumbria

£200*

7,8 March 2020

Canoe​ ​and ​Kayak​ ​Coach​ ​​Training (Sheltered​ ​Water)

Coniston, Cumbria

£200*

14,15 March 2020

Paddlesport Instructor

Coniston, Cumbria

£200

20,21 July 2020

Core Coach Training

Coniston, Cumbria

£200*

22,23 July 2020

Canoe​ ​and ​Kayak​ ​Coach​ ​​Training (Sheltered​ ​Water)

Coniston, Cumbria

£200*

25,26 July 2020

Paddlesport Instructor

Coniston, Cumbria

£200

Course Dates

Course Title

Venue

Cost Per Person

Book

16,17 November 2019

Progressive White Water Award

Cumbria

£170

30 November & 1 December 2019

Canoe Award

Cumbria

£175*

4,5 February 2020

Canoe Award

Cumbria

£175*

8,9 February 2020

SUP White Water Award

Cumbria

£175

13,14 February 2020

White Water Award

Cumbria

£175

Canoe and/or Kayak Coach Assessment (Sheltered Water)

Canoe and Kayak Coach Training (Sheltered Water)

Canoe and Kayak Coach Training (Sheltered Water)

Canoe and Kayak Coach Training (Sheltered Water)