TERMS & CONDITIONS

Last Updated 23/01/2024

Terms of website use

Please read these terms of use carefully before you start to use the site. By using our site, you indicate that you accept these terms of use and that you agree to abide by them. If you do not agree to these terms of use, please refrain from using our site.

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Terms of Service

Thank you for booking with Shropshire Raft Tours. We hope you enjoy your trip and visit us again.

Meeting Point – Breakfast Club

We will email you a few days before your booking with details of where to park your vehicle in Coalport.

Meeting Point – 10am and 11am

Our staff will pick you up in the Severn Park car park, Bridgnorth (WV15 5AF) where you can park your vehicle for £5 all day.  We will send you an email a few days before your booking with full details of where to meet, what time to meet and what to bring.

Meeting Point – One Hour Hire

Please meet our staff at the top of the slipway in Severn Park. Look out for our minibus and trailer. You can park your vehicle in the car park for up to 2 hours for £2, up to 4 hours for £3 or for the full day for £5. We will send you an email a few days before your booking with full details of where to meet, what time to meet and what to bring.

Photograph Service

By checking the box at the bottom of the online booking or signing a hard copy (‘I have read and agreed to the terms of service’) you can advance your booking, and you agree to yourself, your son/daughter or child in your care and any other members of your group being photographed during a Shropshire Raft Tours activity. The image may feature on the Shropshire Raft Tours or any of our associated sister websites and social media accounts including, but not limited to, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest.

Cancellations/Amendments to Bookings – All trips

We require 7 full days before your booked trip date/time to cancel any activity or make any amendments to your booking and for you to receive a full refund for groups under 10 people in number. We will not give a refund for any cancellation or amendments to bookings made within 7 full days of the booked trip date/time. For groups of 10 people or more we require one full calendar month to cancel or make amendments to bookings to receive a full refund.  Gift certificates are non-refundable. Any bookings made with gift certificates are non-refundable.

When you book please understand we cannot control the weather and river levels.  Therefore if we cannot run your trip for any reason, we will offer you an alternative date.  If a further enforced period of lockdown should occur as during the Covid-19 pandemic, we will offer you an alternative date or the booking will be held on our records until such time that a suitable new date can be arranged.

Statement of Risk

Shropshire Raft Tours accepts its’ responsibility to make its’ activity hire as safe as is reasonably practicable. However, canoe, kayak, mini-raft and Mega SUP hire are inherently hazardous and cannot be completely risk free however hard we try. Accidents can happen without contributory negligence from the company or its staff. Shropshire Raft Tours can accept no responsibility for loss or damage to personal property or personal injury not arising as a result of their own act or default.

If you are not confident on moving water in a canoe we recommend our mini-rafts which are much more stable. Flipping a canoe or kayak is possible so you must be confident in this situation, swimming yourself, the boat and equipment to the river bank where you can empty this out. Please be aware we are not with you on the river and whilst only a phone call away we cannot help you back into your boat.

As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic we have put extra measures in place to minimise risk of infection. This includes increased cleaning and sanitising of boats, helmets, buoyancy aids, paddles, dry bags and vehicles. We require staff to wear face masks where deemed necessary. We will retain customer ID in a sealed envelope for the duration of hire and handle this in a responsible manner at all times.  Hand sanitiser is available to all customers.

Parent/Guardian/Group Leader

As parent, guardian or group leader for children in your care on this trip, you have booked, you agree to participate in and accept the information in the ‘Statement of Risk’ and ‘Photograph Service’ above.

Medical Details

Please make us aware of any medical conditions, recent illnesses, allergies, surgery, pregnancy or other information of your family or group members.

Rental agreement of 10ft mini-rafts, canoe, kayak and Mega SUP hire

I agree to the following terms and conditions of the hiring agreement.

I accept that SHROPSHIRE RAFT TOURS LTD can accept no liability for any activity undertaken by me as the hirer, nor can it be held liable for any injury, loss, or damage either to the hirer or any third party. As group leader responsible for booking I am ticking to accept the policies contained in this waiver for and on behalf of all members of my party.

SHROPSHIRE RAFT TOURS LTD is not responsible for the use of the equipment. We only provide equipment to be used under the skills and abilities of the hirer. We require no proof of ability and offer no advice or instruction in the use of the equipment and how to use them but ask that participants have paddled before at least once.

The hirer acknowledges that they are responsible for their own safety and that of their group when hiring equipment, which involves inherent risk.

I agree to return the items on the stated day and time in the condition in which I received them. We will charge you at full retail price for replacement or repair of any damaged or lost equipment regardless of how damage/loss was caused from your credit/debit card.

I agree to not leave the canoe/kayak/SUP/mini-raft unattended at any time. If the canoe/kayak/SUP/mini-raft is not returned we are at liberty to claim the full cost of the canoe/kayak/SUP/mini-raft from your credit/debit card.

SHROPSHIRE RAFT TOURS LTD acts in good will when hiring out equipment and as such expects the same from the hirer. We reserve the right to withdraw and collect our equipment at any point and for any reason during a hire period.

The hirer is satisfied with the serviceable condition of the equipment. No instruction or advice has been sought or given from SHROPSHIRE RAFT TOURS LTD on the use or location best suited to the hirer’s group.

If canoe/kayak/SUP/mini-raft are returned later than the stipulated return time, SHROPSHIRE RAFT TOURS LTD reserves the right to charge your debit/credit card £25 per extra hour, per boat (even if you are over by 5 minutes on that hour).

Buoyancy aids must be worn at all times whilst on the river. Please do not throw them on the ground or in the bottom of boats.  Where possible please place them in the dry bag supplied to keep them clean when removed.  We reserve the right to charge a £10 cleaning surcharge per buoyancy aid if they are returned in a muddy or dirty condition.

It is your responsibility to ensure that you have suitable insurance cover at all times during your period of hire.

Canoe/Kayak/Mega SUP/Mini-Raft Terms and Conditions

We do not allow any trips to proceed when severe conditions are occurring or expected. We run rain or shine, however heavy rainfall over the days leading up to your trip date affects the river levels, especially rainfall over the Welsh mountains some two days before departure. If an alternative vessel (mini-raft) is deemed necessary for safety reasons, we will provide and give you as much notice as possible that there has been a change from canoe/kayak to mini-raft. We will offer you an alternative date if we are unable to run your trip due to circumstances beyond our control.

Maximum weight per 2 person canoe or double kayak is 35 stone (222kg). Maximum weight per 3 person canoe is 40 stone (254kg). Maximum weight per single kayak is 16 stone (101kg). Maximum weight for mini-raft is 70 stone (444kg). Maximum weight for Mega-SUP is 99 stone (630kg). Children under the age of 4 years are not allowed in canoes, kayaks and mini-rafts. Children under the age of 10 years are not allowed on the Mega SUP. The minimum hire age is 18 years old and an adult must accompany anyone under the age of 18. Children under 10 years of age must be accompanied by an adult on a one to one basis for water activities. Participants must be able to swim a minimum of 25 metres.  Anyone not able to swim this distance must be accompanied by an adult who can.

Maximum number of passengers on the 17ft Stand up paddle boards (Mega SUPs) is 8 adults.

Maximum number of passengers on the 10ft mini-rafts is 5 adults.

You must wear your buoyancy aids at all times whilst you are canoeing, kayaking, mini-rafting and on our Mega SUPs. You must wear your helmet at all times on the Mega SUPs. You cannot smoke whilst wearing your buoyancy aid or sitting/standing on our canoes/kayaks/SUPs/mini-rafts.

Most importantly, please note that you should not consume alcohol prior to your trip. You will not be permitted to hire or participate in the event if you are found under the influence of alcohol or any other substances and we will not provide a refund or reschedule in the event of cancellation.  Furthermore, you cannot take alcohol on the river and we have the right to confiscate it until you return. If you refuse to relinquish alcohol we will cancel the trip with no refund or reschedule given.

Any dry bags we supply are not guaranteed to be waterproof. Therefore you should not rely on the dry bags we supply to keep your property dry and you accept you are taking your personal property onto the river at your own risk.

For customers who require transport via our free shuttle, we will email you a few days prior to your trip regarding the time to meet.  Please do not arrive any later than the time stipulated.  We have other customers who will be travelling in our free shuttle and cannot wait for late arrivals.  Our minibus will leave on time. If you do not arrive on time we will leave without you with no refund or reschedule given. For one hour hire, please arrive at least 15 minutes before your hire start time. If you arrive late we may need to reduce the amount of hire time to accommodate other customers who are booked afterwards.

If you fail to stop at the designated exit point for your river trip and a staff member is required to collect the boats at the next available exit a surcharge of £50 per boat will be taken from your debit/credit card. If you fail to stop at each next available exit point on the river you will incur a further £50 charge per boat each time. In the unlikely event that you are unable to return to the end of the trip and a member of staff is required to retrieve you and your boat(s) (dependent on where you are located on the river) there will be a £100 retrieval charge.

Participants must be considerate to other river users.

Participants are responsible for ensuring they have the correct clothing and are fit enough to complete any trip comfortably. As per the countryside code please protect the countryside and wildlife by not leaving rubbish on the river-banks or by dropping it in the river. Bring it back with you and we will dispose of it for you.

Dogs are welcome on some river trips although buoyancy aids will not be provided. However under no circumstances are they to be leashed in the canoe/mini-raft. Dogs are not allowed on kayaks or on the mega SUP. Please be aware that if your dog does not settle they may make the canoe unstable and more liable to flip.

Do bring: A drink, chocolate bar, snack or picnic. Suitable sun tan lotion is also recommended. Especially important is a waterproof mobile phone.

Do not bring: Expensive jewellery. Watches, cameras, video cameras etc if not waterproof. We cannot be held responsible for any loss or damage to any of your effects.

Clients booking by telephone will be deemed to have read and accepted these terms and conditions which can be seen on our website or online booking page.

PLEASE NOTE: As a security deposit for any of our ‘for hire’ services, we require a photo ID, ie driving licence or passport for each booking which a staff member will safely keep for the duration of the hire period. If you do not bring the necessary documents required on the day we reserve the right to cancel your booking with no refund or reschedule given.

We also email you a TripAdvisor feedback form to fill in which take 2 minutes of your time. We will also periodically email you with details of our up to date discounts.

We reserve the right to make amendments to these terms and conditions without notice.

By ticking and accepting our policy terms and conditions shown above (or signing a hard copy receipt) reading ‘I have read and agreed to the terms of service’ you agree to adhere to these conditions at all times.

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