For those that don't know what the UK river access situation is like, more info can be found here - but basically it sucks. Most of the river kayaking I do would technically be called trespass in a court of law. And the people who have the power to allow access to rivers by kayakers have no interest in doing so, as to do so would alienate the anglers who pay large sums of money to sit on the river bank fishing.
Personally, I think the river access issues are a direct result of anglers not being prepared to also fight for the right to freely undertake their activity. I also have no intention of following the anglers down this route. In a world where I now have a 'right to roam' that allows me to walk the entire length of rivers, why can't I paddle it...
This situation will not change until the feudal laws we have on fishing rights and land ownership change, until that happens I will keep having to trespass if I am to continue enjoying my river paddling.
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