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Thorpe Island Boats

Premium quality handcrafted Canoes and Paddle Boards for hire to explore the beautiful River Yare and Wensum in Norwich.

Canoes

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Canoes

Our beautiful handcrafted Canadian Canoes and paddles are made by us at our workshop on Thorpe Island. We have canoes for the complete novice or the veteran paddler, and are the only canoe hire company offering wood strip and fibreglass Canadian canoes in Norfolk .

Canoe Paddle

Paddle Boards

Our rigid handcrafted wood paddle boards are not only streamlined craft of beauty, they are very fast and have great stability for beginners. Made in house by us to the usual high standards using tried and tested designs, making them every bit the best and coolest touring SUPS available in Norfolk. .

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Handmade Canoes

I served a joinery apprenticeship between the age of 19 – 21 and by the time I was 25 I started my own business specialising in bespoke furniture. I spent the next 10 years making a great variety of high quality furniture and joinery, always striving to improve my skills and products. My change in direction came in 2017 when I had the opportunity to purchase my current business premises in Thorpe st Andrew, Norwich.  I wanted to become more connected with my work so I sold all of my machinery and kept my work bench and hand tools. I’m passionate about my work and this shows on my canoes – I hand make each canoe with the same patience, dedication and attention to detail as a piece of custom furniture.

Mark Harrison

Thorpe island boats

Reviews

Great morning canoeing. Boat was lovely, better than many other places I've rented from. Friendly and informative instruction before we started too, would definitely use again.
Robert Cooke
Had a brilliant day out, highly recommend you give this a go - we took one of the beautiful Canadian canoes for a paddle and despite basically no experience of canoing it was fantastic, that's all thanks to the instructions you get at the start which are brilliant and teach you all you could need to know.
David Applegate
Mark gave a relaxed and informative introduction to his Canadian canoes. The canoe was simply stunning. An easy trip to the Waters Edge at Bramerton Woods End. It was a lovely relaxing experience and we will be returning!!
Rob Powell

Enjoy the river in our handmade canoes & SUP's

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