ORCA

Welcome to Open River Canoe Adventures.....aka ORCA.  We are besotted canoe nuts, who run Canadian canoe building workshops from a submarine testing station, on the shores of Ullswater, a short walk from Pooley Bridge, in the AMAZING Lake District.

For 2020 we have our LAKELANDER super stable and easy to build canoe for you to come build, 

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The courses are super chilled, music playing, tea brewing, paint flying things of creation. You don't need any wood working skills, as the stages are really simple and loads of fun.

Come on your own, or bring friends and family along to help out at no extra cost and make a holiday out of it. Upon completion, the canoe is yours to keep.

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FREE STUFF (model canoe!!)

2020 DATES 

All dates have space unless FULL next to them..

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NEW DATES ADDED!

2020

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7th - 10th August FULL

14th - 17th August FULL

21st - 24th August FULL

28th - 31st August

18th - 21st September

25th - 28th September

9th - 12th October

23rd - 26th October

6th - 9th November

Check out our friends at Yukan, building canoes in London.

Don't have time to build your canoe, we also build canoes for sale. 

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Check out our shop to see what we currently have for sale or feel free to contact us if you wish to commission a build, You can choose either the Lakelander or Prospector in any size, colour or seat configuration you would like. Lead time is around 2 weeks.

CANOE KITS

GIFT CARD

Give a loved one, friend or family member a canoe building workshop as a present by giving them a gift card.

NO NEED TO BOOK A DATE

Not sure what date you would like to book? .. just give them the gift card and they can choose a date they like.

CANOE PLANS