Staying Home Sucks, home
Path to a landing stage by the River Severn
River Severn. Photo: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

River Severn

Kayak spot · UK

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

72Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Sat 7: Wind 3 kn gusting 8, Air 10 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 31 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
16kntoo gusty
Air
11°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 29 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
17kntoo gusty
Air
11°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 64 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 80 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 85 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 83 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 72 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Tap a day for wind, gusts, air and rain. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 230, poor
  2. Tue 331, poor
  3. Wed 429, poor
  4. Thu 564, good
  5. Fri 680, good
  6. Sat 785, good
  7. Sun 883, good
  8. Mon 972, good
  9. Tue 1081, good
  10. Wed 1186, good

The spot in one fact

  • Flat waterthe water

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know the river level, weirs or your skill.

Wind and weather forecast and score for each day at River Severn
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov30, poor8 kn15kntoo gusty11°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov31, poor9 kn16kntoo gusty11°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov29, poor9 kn17kntoo gusty11°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov64, good8 kn17kn10°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov80, good3 kn11kn10°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov85, good3 kn8kn10°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov83, good3 kn8kn9°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov72, good4 kn8kn9°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov81, good5 kn12kn12°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov86, good3 kn8kn11°C0 mm

Wind and gusts are in knots, rain in mm. River levels: no free forecast gives them, so check a gauge before you go. More

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

Best time to go

No month stands out

Good kayaking days in a typical week, each month, for new paddlers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr5of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May6of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun6of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug6of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep6of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov4of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec3of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec

Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.

Typical weather, not a forecast, and not the river's level: a month that is often good to be outside may still be low water.

Map

the spot and its town

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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Photos of River Severn

The River Severn at Worcester
Photo: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
The River Severn and Kepax Bridge
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

More kayaking near here

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About River Severn

A launch on the River Severn. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 0.9 km away. The town to stay in is Worcester.

  • River River Severn
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Who it suits No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle.
  • Access No source states the access rules: check locally.
  • Schools, hire 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 0.9 km away.

Spots and rivers: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Whitewater sections © Rivermap (rivermap.org), Riverzone and Jonathan Riddell, ODbL.

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,420–US$2,640 each

about US$1,420–US$2,640 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, kayak hire.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to LHR, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$450–US$926
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$141–US$235
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$322–US$543
Food7 days eating outabout US$315–US$584
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$188–US$349
Totalabout US$1,420–US$2,640

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Worcester

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Closest

Worcester

about 5 min by car · 36 places to stay

about US$121/nightcountry average

See 36 places to stay in Worcester · Booking.com

About Worcester its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$121 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.

Getting there: about 15h 15m

About 15h 15m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → LHR, direct, then 2h 50m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.

On the water

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

  • Worcester Canoe Club 0.9 km

  • Aztec Adventure Sailing Pool 15 km

The nearest named schools, clubs and kayak or canoe hire within 25 km, in a straight line. Listings, not a recommendation. Schools, clubs and hire: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits