Access can be obtained from the Congresbury Youth Club carpark (OS GR 439 639) which is off the A.370 on the opposite side of the river to the Ship and Castle Public House.
The river can be paddled from .5km upstream to the weir (there is no access above or on the weir) or for c.8km downstream to the tidal sluice. There is one portage around a sluice on the way downstream. Footpaths follow some sections of the river but there are no other convenient access points. Weed can restrict paddling in the summer.
B.C.U. Local Access Officer
Jim Hayward
Laurel Farm House
Summer Lane
Banwell
BS24 6LP
Tel: 01934 820518