Bala Adventure & Water Sports Centre
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Bala Adventure & Water Sports Centre
Bala Watersports offers the adventure and excitement of outdoor pursuits, to individuals, families, schools and groups. Our highly skilled and qualified instructors will ensure you have a fantastic time, whether you're a complete beginner, have some limited experience, or are on a more advanced course.

Here in Bala, North Wales, we've got beautiful mountain scenery, a stunning National Park, and arguably the best beginners' and improvers' watersports lake in the UK. Throw in great value for money, and the warm and friendly atmosphere of a family-run business, and you're set for a wonderful time. Come and join in the adventure with us!
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There are plenty of big outdoor companies out there to choose from but what makes ours different is our personal touch. We (Mark and Sarah Lind) are a married couple with a family of our own and manage a substantial staff team. We understand the stresses of organising family holidays and corporate events.
From gushing white water to gentle river journeys, North Wales has got it all. Whether you're improving your personal canoeing skills, or chasing qualifications, we have the right canoeing and kayaking course for you. This activity gives you the chance to have a go at one of the most popluar activities here in North Wales, it will give you the chance to have a go at some skills or even a short journey on the Lake.
We can offer you craggy mountains or sheer slate walls to climb and abseil. We teach every level, from beginner to Spider-Man! Come and learn (or improve) your skills in Snowdonia - the birthplace of modern rock climbing!

This activity gives you the chance to experience a half day taster of climbing and abseiling it will give you the opportunity to have a go in a shorter period of time so that you can get a feel for the sport before you go on to do full day.Minimum age: 8. North Wales offers some of the best rock climbing and abseiling locations in the UK.
Whether it's a strenuous forestry single-track or a rollercoaster of glorious downhills and jaw-dropping views of our lake, we have it all! By the end of your mountain biking course, we'll have you dancing on the pedals and wishing that you lived here in North Wales! On this half day course you will have time to experience a snippet of North Wales' beautiful scenery by bike.
Gorge walking, also known as canyoning, involves abseiling down waterfalls, plunging into deep pools, bum-sliding down fast-flowing torrents, traversing slippery wet rock and experiencing the beauty of Welsh rivers. It's an experience you won't soon forget! In other parts of the world you may hear this activity refered to as Canyoning.
Reviews (17)
Amy Lou Lou
Amy Lou Lou
Oct 24, 2021
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Mark is very rude and not helpful what so ever the place is lovely but take your own equipment sold a lie, was supposed to have a cannoe experience but was told to just get on with it weather bad so not safe to stay on water but MARK did not care don't waste money with him what so ever !!!!!!!!
Stephen Worsley
Stephen Worsley
Oct 15, 2021
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Excellent place for kayaking and swimming - I'm a YouTuber so check out my bala lake videos on my YouTube channel > exploringwithcampers more videos come soon
Brad Blunt
Brad Blunt
Sep 27, 2021
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Great venue in amazing surroundings.
Lots to do at the lake and within an hour's drive.
Plenty of campsites, B&Bs or Hotels close by.
Mark Griffiths
Mark Griffiths
Sep 22, 2021
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Great facilities and enjoyable time. Spoilt by the over keen warden who threatened to phone the police because we stopped for 2minutes to set the satnav on way out. Odd really. Clearly he was having a rough day. The other staff were excellent.
S. F.
S. F.
Sep 12, 2021
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We joined our 1/2 day canoeing/kayak course and we had a great time! We enjoyed getting along with our coach Mason, he’s friendly, responsible and professional! Wonderful experience!
Jacqui Hill
Jacqui Hill
Sep 09, 2021
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Amazing big lake , lots of water sports . My dog loves it on a stop off to South Wales , luckily we has some RAF jets fly low over the lake while we were there 😁
Phil Spencer
Phil Spencer
Sep 08, 2021
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Fantastic place to visit been coming here since I was a child great water sports 5 🌟
Shaun Porter
Shaun Porter
Sep 05, 2021
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We opted for a 1/2 day canoeing kayaking and paddle boarding course and absolutely loved it, Mark was fantastic, he's very knowledgeable and great at teaching and explaining how to do each activity. We all had great fun and would definitely do it again.
Billy Lane
Billy Lane
Aug 19, 2021
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Absolutely epic day! Bargain for hire equipment (kayaks @£37 & large sup for £27 with wetsuit & life jackets for £5ppph!) cant wait to go back in a few weeks. Staff in the shop are brilliant & really helpful
Debbie Jen Mor
Debbie Jen Mor
Aug 14, 2021
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We took our daughter and her friend today on a half day Gorge walk. They absolutely loved it! Their instructor Mike was lovely, calm and very professional. Thank you for a great experience- well worth the memories and value for money. We shall book again!
Josh Penney
Josh Penney
Aug 05, 2021
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Great place very helpful and polite staff will definatly be returning and very well priced enjoyed our day thank you
Debbie Maxted
Debbie Maxted
Aug 04, 2021
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Amazing place and staff. Booked the half day kayak adventure and Ben the instructor was fantastic. Glad we had an arranged activity as lake was very busy and a bit chaotic near the shore
Mark Amarasekara
Mark Amarasekara
Jul 25, 2021
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Brilliant time on the lake. SUPs we're booked out for the day but we wanted to kayak anyway. Recommend booking in advance. The team running it here are friendly and efficient in their work so we were kitted up and on the water really quickly. Plenty of space out there so you'll have a great time
Michelle Newman
Michelle Newman
Jul 23, 2021
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All the staff & Mark were fantastic!
After talking through our experience expectations, he recommended the double kayak. We paired up with the kids and set off.
He went through everything with us and did a fab job of making us all feel safe &’confident
Even if I was completely rubbish 😂 he had the patience of a saint and the knowledge of the lake and area was fabulous.
We will definitely use him again if we are there again.
Julie Robinson
Julie Robinson
Jul 15, 2021
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Friendly, skilled instructor. Had a great morning learning to windsurf with Owen in a small group of 4 adults. highly recommended.
Wizz Bentley
Wizz Bentley
Jul 11, 2021
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Absolutely love Bala lake... Great for swimming for kids and dogs. You can hire boats to go further out on the lake. Car park wasn't expensive. Does get very very busy on sunny days, so if you're avoiding crowds I probably wouldn't recommend 2bh
Jorge Fiore
Jorge Fiore
May 11, 2021
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Me and my partner went gorge walking with Mark. Very knowledgeable, friendly and professional. Really can’t recommend this enough, we will be back…probably with a larger group of friends in tow!
The only downside was we didn’t book more activities, won’t be making the same mistake next time!