A life less ordinary…

Ashley Kenlock

Ash is the definition of an outdoor type whether leading canoe expeditions or training the Queens horses, she is never happier than on the trail, paddling big white water, cooking on open fires or schooling horses. Ash is the CPO, Chief Paddling Officer of Canoe Trail, our watersports and adventure company and has also run a maintenance company, studied flies for her masters and delivered mental health in schools for many years. Ash is a qualified outdoor instructor and leader with years of experience and thousands of miles on the trail.

Richard Harpham FRGS

Rich is a human powered adventurer with over 14,000 miles of adventures from Canoeing the Yukon, kayaking and cycling London to Marrakech and sea kayaking the Inside Passage for 1000 miles. He is the former editor of the Bushcraft and Survival Skills Magazine, writer for Paddler, Wanderlust and even the Huffington Post. Their adventures have featured far and wide from BBC 1, BBC and ITV regional news sharing a passion to explore the great outdoors. Rich is an accomplished inspirational speaker who has graced National Shows, TV channels, corporate events, and communities with witty tails of daring escapades and the highs and lows of adventures. He has an MBA from Cranfield, was the Manager of the Ghana Ski Team and was Top 30 Director of a FTSE 100…

Together Outdoors…

Ash and Rich run Canoe Trail together which is a multi award winning watersports and outdoor adventure company operating from their base in Bedford on the River Great Ouse. They were voted Top 52 Things to do in the world by Lonely Planet and Top 3 UK destinations for SUP adventures by Red Bull Magazine. They have just finished producing a paddling guide book for a major publisher.