Welcome

Welsh Dee Partnership Limited (WDP) was formed in 2012 to promote good relations between anglers and canoeists on the Welsh Dee in the Llangollen area. WDP was formed as a result of the Welsh Assembly Government's desire to see local access arrangements between fishermen and canoeists over rivers in Wales. Stretches of the Welsh Dee which have been opened up to access by such arrangements are some of the best white water rapids in Europe.

One of the paddling sections is from Horseshoe Falls to Llangollen Town Weir. Horseshoe falls is a distinctively shaped weir, which is 140m long and helps create a pool of water that can feed into the Llangollen Canal. It was completed in 1808.

Paddling downstream from there takes you under a bridge and past the Chain Bridge Hotel towards the Serpent's Tail - an internationally famous Grade 4 rapid.  
From there it is a relatively calm trip to the town weir.

If you'd like a longer run, you can start your trip at Glyndyfrdwy, some six miles further upstream which gives a total reach of some 8.1 miles.

Llangollen & Maelor Anglers Limited has arranged for the use of that water by canoeists and an agreed list of local commercial operators (see the conditions section on the River Access page for hours of access).