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7th April till the 30 September 2025

Booking Information:

Please make sure you make your booking before 7pm the night before so we have enough staff on the day to assist you. If you would like a booking before 10am, or anything out of the ordinary, please feel free to contact us and we will see what we can do to accommodate you.

Canoe Hire in Oxfordshire

Start your adventure here for a full-day, weekend or week-long hire and explore the beautiful South Oxford Canal or River Thames in a kayak or canoe.

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What is the difference between a canoe and a kayak?

Our canoes at Thrupp are long narrow boats not dissimilar to the Canadian canoes. The craft has fixed bench seats that allow you to sit in an upright position to paddle either side of the canoe. We have two-seater, three-seater and four-seater canoes available for hire onsite.

Each hire provides you with buoyancy aids and a single-ended paddle for each of you to propel yourself through the water.

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Canoes 3 seats

  • £25 per hour

  • £40 per 2 hours

  • £60 per half-day (4 hours)
  • £85 per day (8 hours)

Canoes 4 seats

  • £30 per hour
  • £50 per 2 hours
  • £75 per half-day (4 hours)
  • £95 per day (8 hours)
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Find Thrupp Canoe & Kayak Hire

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  • Canal Yard
    Canal Road
    Thrupp
    Kidlington
    Oxon OX5 1JZ
  • Pay and display parking on site, this is managed by Canal River trust. Annie’s Tea Room on-site opening hours 10am – 5pm each day.
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