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Discover Cornwall Like Never Before –
A DIFFERENT PACE, A NEW PERSPECTIVE.
Encounter Cornwall is a family-run paddle sports centre. Tucked away on Cornwall’s Upper Fowey Estuary, we offer award-winning guided kayak trips, SUP lessons, kayak hire and MEGA SUP hire from our base in beautiful Golant.
Our fully qualified team are Paddle UK coaches, Leaders and BSUPA instructors so you’re in safe hands from start to finish. Explore and learn about the tidal waters, creeks and backwaters while enjoying its rich wildlife and scenic beauty. Whether you’re a first-time paddler or a seasoned pro, paddling solo, exploring the estuary at your own pace, your kayaking and SUP adventures starts here.
Encounter not only supports the progession of paddle boarding as a sport, but also education of marine life and conservation.
Joined Encounter on a creek paddle on a drizzling day. The weather just added to the atmosphere of this lost area tucked away from holiday crowds. Great knowledge of history and wildlife further discussed over a lovely tea after the paddle.
Fantastic four hours on the Fowey river, swooshing down to explore Fowey and Polruan, then up again with the tide. Would love to come back and go the other way (inland) on a rising tide. Really friendly team.
My 11 year old daughter and husband had a fantastic trip. Beautiful scenery along the river. Claire was a fantastic tour leader, very friendly and informative, she was great company for 3 hours. Highly recommend and will definitely book again next time we are in Cornwall. My daughter is now keen to join a rowing/kayaking club, thank you!!!
Had an absolutely amazing time out on the kayaks! Every one at encounter were fantastic and so helpful giving us some beauutiffuuullll routes to explore! We will definitely be back soon! Thank you!
If I could give more than 5 stars I would! We were a group of 18 adults going kayaking so we were offered a private tour tailored to our group. The staff were so helpful from the moment of putting in an enquiry right through to us stepping out of our kayaks. Thank you to all the team for making it such a great day out for all of us! We will be back!!
My friend and I used encounter Cornwall on our holiday this week. They were so helpful and friendly. They could not have done enough for us. We wanted something in particular and they couldn’t have been more helpful. We will definitely come back!
Lovely afternoon kayaking from Golant to Fowey on the Wildlife & Waterfronts trip. Claire was a knowledgeable & fun leader & we look forward to returning in the future to do the creeks kayaking trip!
I am an 84 yr old…(experienced sculler, rower, punter etc in my youth on the Thames!)Decided to try SUP introduction course at Golant.. Absolutely great coaching and sympathetic help for a veteran! Any newbies over their 50’s probably need that dedicated help in order to get the body “core” going again!! Thoroughly recommend Encounter Cornwall. Can’t wait to have a regular outing soon.
“What a fantastic day out on the river. I was a little nervous but I needn’t have been, our instructor was brilliant and very knowledgeable about the river and its wildlife. Definitely a must do when visiting Cornwall. The scenery was beautiful, the people were so friendly, thank you so much.”
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