Call for Watersports Providers at Lower Lliw Reservoir

Lliw Reservoirs is a site of outstanding natural beauty and part of the Valleys Regional Park in South Wales, one of the special character landscape areas that define Wales. It lies within the Mawr, an area of stunning mountain scenery just outside Swansea. The reservoirs are surrounded by a mosaic of habitats and support a wide diversity of flora and fauna, many of which are considered rare. The site is already very popular with local people and has a café, toilets and car parking on site.

Dŵr Cymru / Welsh Water has a long-term aspiration to develop more sites as hubs for recreation, health and wellbeing, reconnecting people with water and our beautiful environment. Working in partnership with Natural Resources Wales, Swansea Council and Canoe Wales, a pontoon that allows easy access to water for people of all abilities has been installed, as well as washdown facilities for biosecurity (Check Clean Dry).

Welsh Water is now offering the opportunity for an interested party to manage watersports activities at Lower Lliw reservoir for a 12-month period. This might include: equipment hire of stand-up paddle boards, canoes and kayaks (or other non-motorised watersports suitable for launching from the designated slipway), guided activities, tuition, and sale of self-launch permits.

Deadlines

• Expressions of interest invited from Wednesday 8 June 2022
• Questions are permitted from Wednesday 8 June 2022 (email estates@dwrcymru.com with “[your company name] + Lower Lliw Water sports licence application” in the subject line)
• Deadline for submissions is Friday 24 June 2022
• Pending completion of the approval process, an operating licence could commence in July 2022

Submitting an expression of interest

For further information from Welsh Water Adventures regarding the location, timeframe, hours of operation, conditions, requirements and how to apply, please download and read the PDF:



• Water sports licence – Expressions of Interest Invited (English)
• Water sports licence – Expressions of Interest Invited (Cymraeg)
   

Further information

Find out more about the Lliw Reservoirs here:

https://lliwreservoirs.com/