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About Woodmill Outdoor Activities Centre

The Woodmill Outdoor Activities Centre and Woodmill Canoe Shop is managed by Southampton City Council and was the first Centre of its type to open in the country forty five years ago. The Centre operates at the head of the tidal river Itchen from a converted mill surrounded by parkland on the outskirts of Southampton and is conveniently located just one mile south of the M27.

Woodmill is a specialist canoeing centre approved by the British Canoe Union with a large and exceptionally diverse fleet of canoes and kayaks. Woodmill offers a very wide range of courses ensuring that a suitable choice is available for all ages and levels of ability.

Courses vary in duration from an evening to a week or more. The waters around Woodmill together with the Centre's lake provide superb conditions for those taking their first paddle. More advanced courses use the floodlit tidal weirs which offer some 150 metres of moving water.

The Woodmill also offers courses in orienteering, rock climbing, rafting and team building.

There is also a secluded camping area which is available for group use.

Uniquely Woodmill also offers Salmon and Sea Trout fishing on the internationally renowned Woodmill Salmon Pool - phone or e-mail the Centre for further details of these and other fishing opportunities at the Centre.