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Activities on & near Montgomery Canal

This unspoilt area of Mid Wales offers the opportunity to experience a wide range of activity without the busy traffic and hustle and bustle often associated with some of the better known activity areas of the country.

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The Red Ridge Centre  

The Red Ridge Centre
Cefn Coch, Welshpool, Powys, SY21 0AZ
Tel: 01938 810821   Fax: 01938 810767
Website: www.redridgecentre.co.uk

The Red Ridge Centre has been one of been one of the leading outdoor education centres in Wales since 1978. We offer Rock climbing and Abseiling, Caving, Canoeing, Kayaking, High ropes course, Zip wire. Archery, and more, to our residential groups and to those not requiing accommodation. We are available to schools and colleges and to those with disabilities. Management Training and Team Building courses are a speciality and may be of any duration. Programmes for Stag and Hen weekends are also available. Increasingly popular are our exciting evening programmes that are enjoyed by many different groups including childrens'birthday parties, Round Table, Rotary, Tangent as well as team building evenings for local businesses.


Mid Wales Golf Centre  

Mid Wales Golf Centre
Moat Lane, Caersws, Powys, SY17 5SB
Tel: 01686 688303   
Website: www.midwalesgolfcentre.co.uk

The Mid Wales Golf Centre is a thriving family run business, comprising a beautiful, yet challenging, 9 hole, parkland, par three golf course available to club members and Pay and Play visitors; a 12 bay, floodlit, undercover driving range, and one of the most welcoming clubhouses in Mid Wales. Club hire is available. Professional instruction is offered to novices and experienced golfers by Andy Humphries, Level 3 PGA Coach.


The Duchess Countess  

Duchess-Countess Packet Boat
Wharf Centre, North Road, Llanymynech, Powys, SY21 3EA
Tel: 01691 839564   
Website: www.duchess-countess.org.uk

The packet boat 'Duchess -Countess' members man the Wharf Centre on the Llanymynech length of the Montgomery Canal. The 'George Watson Buck' narrow boat gives rides each Sunday from Easter to the end of September, and on Saturdays and Sundays, in July and August. There are cups of tea and biscuits available with information about the canal and its development. We are next to the Limeworks Heritage Area with unique Hoffmann Kiln. Well worth and visit and wander.


The Rhallt Shoot, Moors Farm  

The Rhallt Shoot, Moors Farm,
Oswestry Road, Welshpool, Powys, SY21 9JR
Tel: 01938 553395   Mobile: 07957 225506
Website: www.rhallt.co.uk

The Rhallt Shoot, Moors Farm, part of the Powis Castle Estates offers Mid Wales highest quality pheasant shooting, with splendid hospitality package. Full Driven days shooting includes full cooked breakfast at the Moors, full roast in the lodge, or back at the Farm House and hospitality tray throughout the day. Boundary Days include bacon rolls and coffee to start your day and a casserole with the odd tipple or two in the lodge at the end of the day.


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