Duke of Edinburgh Awards

We are approved providers for the Duke of Edinburgh canoeing and walking scheme and enjoy sharing our canoe and hiking skills and passion. Contact us for high-quality D of E provision in Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, and Buckinghamshire for Bronze, Silver and Gold expeditions.

Book Your Duke of Edinburgh

The Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme has been running for 60 years with almost 2.6 million participants achieving an award. If you think your child’s school might be interested, please give us or them a shout.

Over the years Co-Director Richard has presented the Duke of Edinburgh Gold Awards at St James Palace to lots of deserving recipients and this award scheme is a great fit with our company values.

Our approach is to teach a mix of skills to meet the award requirements but also ensure participants are inspired to progress their technical skills and personal adventures. This is something our coaching team is passionate about and all of them have experience completing adventures and expeditions in a wide range of locations including Scotland, Norway, Sweden, Yukon, Alaska, Nova Scotia, Africa, New Zealand to name a few.

You can see our Open Silver DofE Expeditions here

You can see our Open Gold DofE Expeditions here

Awards

Bronze Award

Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Expedition

We can offer awards in walking, canoeing, kayaking, and stand up paddleboards 3 days of training with our instructor team Practice Expedition (2 days) Assessed Expedition (2 days) Access to the latest equipment Logistics Camping Equipment (optional extra)

Silver Award

Silver Duke of Edinburgh Expedition

We can offer awards in walking, canoeing, kayaking, and stand up paddleboards 5 days of training with our instructor team Practice Expedition (3 days) Assessed Expedition (2 days) Access to the latest equipment Logistics Camping Equipment (optional extra)

Gold Award

Gold Duke of Edinburgh Expedition

We offer our gold awards in canoeing, kayaking, and stand up paddleboarding in iconic locations to make memorable D of E Gold Expeditions 8 days of training and assessed expeditions under the guidance of our professional instructor team and assessors. Practice Expedition (4 days) Assessed Expedition (4 days) Access to the latest equipment Logistics Camping Equipment (optional extra) Similar location options to Bronze and Silver but with wilder rivers such as the River Spey and River Tay in Scotland and Great Glen Canoe Trail

We Value Relationships

Sophie (Fun 4 Young People)

We have used Canoe Trail for many years. Run by fantastic people with some great activities on offer. Highly recommend.

Michael (Goldington Academy)

Regularly use Canoe Trail for DofE and our School outdoor adventure trips. Professional to deal with and an amazing team of instructors.

Gemma

Highly recommend Canoe Trail whether you’re looking to improve your paddling or just a fun family day out on one of the river trails.

Matthew

Just returned from a week in Scotland with Canoe Trail. It was one of the best organised trips I have done. The team were awesome, great instruction with loads of patience for those new to paddling.