Paddling down the River Wye 250 years after it inspired Britain’s first tourism boom

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It's as irresistible as the original tour 250 years ago, says Mark Henshall

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I spent many a fun weekend as a cub and scout canoeing on the Wye one of my most favourite places in the UK. Always remember frost and ice on my woolly tracksuit while practicing Eskimo rolls one very cold December morning on the river outside Ross.

250 years is a long time. Looking back this far into white history without calling it out is racist.

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