Top Site at Canolfan Tryweryn:
The Premier Venue for Running Rescue Training

The Top Site at the National White Water Centre, Canolfan Tryweryn, is an excellent venue for you to run professional rescue training courses.

It is recognised as an excellent and reliable location with water features for running Rescue 3 courses and BCAB courses. This site is perfectly suited for delivering Defra Module 2 and Defra Module 3 courses, such as the Rescue 3 Swiftwater and Flood Rescue Technician (SRT).

The Afon Tryweryn benefits from fantastic, reliable white water throughout the year, subject to a dam-release, providing unparalleled conditions for practical, hands-on rescue training.

For elements of rescue courses requiring a classroom setting or theoretical review, essential for robust rescue training, Canolfan Tryweryn's modern on-site facilities provide a quiet and sheltered classroom environment. These spaces are ideal for covering critical theory, diving into hazard identification, establishing robust risk assessment protocols, and planning practical sessions before moving to the river.

We can also arrange catering to support your instructors and students during intensive Rescue 3 courses.

If you're looking for rescue training, and you aren't a rescue instructor yourself, we run a wide range of training courses ourselves at Canolfan Tryweryn.

Why is the Top Site, Canolfan Tryweryn, the ideal location for rescue training?

Authentic White Water Environment

Train on a natural mountain river offering reliable water releases and natural hazards, creating highly realistic swiftwater rescue scenarios vital for effective rescue training.

Dedicated Practical Training Zone

The Top Site provides a self-contained river section featuring a diverse range of authentic white water elements, such as strainers, eddies, recirculating waves, rocks, and hydraulics. This makes it an unparalleled environment for teaching and practising core Rescue 3 training skills, including in-water swimming techniques, performing complex entrapment rescues, deploying and managing rope systems, and executing other essential swiftwater rescue techniques.

Varied Terrain for Technical Rescue Practice

The Top Site is able to offer realistic bank-based rescue options from challenging rocky shores to more complex upland, wooded terrain. This variety allows for comprehensive practice of technical rescue and ropework components frequently included in advanced Rescue 3 training programmes.

Comprehensive On-Site Support Facilities

Instructors and trainees will have access to all necessary centre facilities, including changing rooms, showers, toilets, drying rooms, a first aid point, riverside café, and ample parking, ensuring a smooth and supported experience whilst running rescue training.

Prices for Top Site hire

Hire of the Top Site area for rescue training is priced at £15 per person, per day, with a minimum booking of 6 people. To maintain optimal training conditions and safety during rescue training activities in the Top Site area, we have a maximum capacity of 24 people, split into no more than 3 training groups.

Please call us directly to book your preferred dates for running your rescue training courses. All bookings are contingent on the water release schedule. You can either pay on the day of your course at reception, or we can arrange to invoice you.

Seasonal restrictions

To ensure the sustainability of the river environment at Canolfan Tryweryn and protect its wildlife, we implement seasonal adaptations to the use of the river and site. As such, the following restrictions may apply to activities, including Rescue 3 training, at certain times of the year:

If you'd like to book a classroom,

please call 01678 521083 or email info@ukrafting.co.uk