The arrangements below relate only to the angling beats of Llangollen & Maelor Anglers Limited and Midland Flyfishers Ltd. They do not relate to the fishing areas of other 3rd parties.
Horseshoe Falls
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Canoeing for members of the public 365 days a year;
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Launching between 10am (9.30am for Commercial Operators) and 2pm every day;
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Water to be vacated by 3pm at Llangollen Town Weir. If the water level is above 3ft on the gauge at Rhewl at 8am (view here), you may proceed to the egress at Ty Mawr Country Park.
Special arrangements exist at Mile End Mill for egress, but you must have reached there by 3pm.
You are politely requested to respect these times. At the moment the evenings have been left free to enable fishermen to fish the stretch of water which is particularly popular during the summer and autumn periods.
Click here for a map of this reach and directions to the access/egress points.
Mile End Mill
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Canoeing by arrangement with TNR Outdoors (www.tnroutdoors.co.uk);
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From May to September, the centre is open 8.30am to 5.30pm 7 days a week (10pm on Mondays and Wednesdays);
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From October to April it is open 8.30 to 5.00 7 days a week;
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Water to be vacated by 3pm if egressing downstream of Mile End Mill at Llangollen Town Wier or at Ty Mawr Country Park.
Click here for a map of this reach and directions to the access/egress points.
Glyndyfrdwy Bridge
20th October to 31st March
- All days of the week available if the water level is shown to be at least 3ft (High Water) on the gauge at Rhewl at 8am (view here). This is to protect the spawning grounds as the River Dee is an 'at risk' river as far as salmon stocks are concerned;
Launching between 10am (9.30am for Commercial Operators) and 12.30pm;
1st April to 30th August
- Wednesdays and Saturdays only – no water level restriction;
- All days of the week available if the water level is shown to be at least 3ft (High Water) on the gauge at Rhewl at 8am (view here)
- Launching between 10am (9.30am for Commercial Operators) and 12.30pm;
31st August to 19th October
- Paddling only permitted when the water level is at least 3ft (High Water) on the Rhewl gauge at 8am. This is to ensure that minimum disruption occurs to Salmon fishermen during this period;
- Launching between 10am (9.30am for Commercial Operators) and 12.30pm;
- In all cases, paddlers must be clear of Groeslwyd by 1.30pm and must have vacated the water by 3.00pm;
- Strictly no tubes or rafts allowed (other than duckies);
- Maximum of two persons per canoe or duckie.
Click here for a map of this reach and directions to the access/egress points.
Egress Points
- Horseshoe Falls - river left (canal side)
- Mile End Mill – river right (canoe centre side)
- Llangollen Town Wier – 200 yards downstream of bridge, river left (adjacent steps to Ponsonby Arms)
- Ty Mawr Country Park - 6 miles downstream of bridge, river left (subject to river height restrictions - see above).
General Terms of Access
There is no canoeing and kayaking when other events are taking place on the river, please check the Web site Special Events page for details. Rafting is only allowed when there is a written arrangement with the riparian owners and access to the river is given with their consent.
For Code of Conduct, click here.
Conditions for the Arrangement to Use The Welsh Dee For Canoeing
1. Access is allowed in the areas on the dates and times specified for canoes and duckies. Special arrangements apply for rafts operated by participating Commercial Operators from Horseshoe Falls. No rafting is allowed from Coed Y Glyn;
2. The granting of access does not establish any right of navigation or any rights of navigation over the River Dee, nor any prescriptive rights over land;
3. Intellectual property rights shall remain vested in the Owners;
4. No commercial events may be organised or events filmed without the express permission of Welsh Dee Partnership Ltd
5. Users must use the designated access and egress points which are shown on the maps, signs and published on this Web site;
6. No other access or egress points shall be used unless in an emergency;
7. There is no access allowed above the bridge at Glyndyfrdwy;
8. The area is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) rolls and acrobatics are discouraged to preserve wildlife.
9. All users must have insurance in force, covering personal and public liability. If you are using a commercial operator please ask to inspect their Public liability insurance policy. It has come to our notice that there are uninsured operators.;
10. River users are responsible for their own safety, should be suitably experienced and/or qualified and have appropriate safety equipment (flotation devices / ropes etc);
11. Organisers of tour events must carry out risk assessment / health and safety checks before each event and:
12. The Organisers shall put in place adequate safety precautions and have insurance in force covering personal and public liability for each event;
13. Permission for use of the river and access to the river has been provided by the Davies Family, Midland Flyfishers Limited, Llangollen Maelor Angling and Corwen and District Angling Club (collectively the owners) for those parts of the Welsh Dee that they own and the owners reserve the right to refuse access to anyone without explanation. Furthermore, by being given access to and permission to paddle down the Welsh Dee a paddler will not acquire any prescriptive rights over land or navigation rights over the Welsh Dee;
14. Commercial photography of any kind is not allowed without the express permission of the owners or by the Welsh Dee Partnership Ltd.
15. No wild swimming is allowed;
16. No fishing from canoes, duckies or other craft is allowed;
17. Specific written approval must be obtained from WDP in writing before any other types of craft are launched otherwise than as set out in this agreement.
The owners may cancel the above arrangement by giving 3 months notice.