River tubing in the UK??

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I used to live in Michigan and tubing down the river was by far the best thing to do on a hot day. Would always try to get to the river whenever we could, take some cold beers with you and it was always such a great time. Always ended up being about 20 of us doing it, usually hundreds of others on the river too.

I've googled to find places in the UK but all I find is companies that will take you to do it, usually £40 a pop which is crazy.

So, anyone ever done it/know where is good to do it? I'm not even sure if it's allowed? I know England especially is a bit crap for allowing outdoor recreation in the wild (no wild camping, like they allow in Scotland, for example)
 
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I used to live in Michigan and tubing down the river was by far the best thing to do on a hot day. Would always try to get to the river whenever we could, take some cold beers with you and it was always such a great time. Always ended up being about 20 of us doing it, usually hundreds of others on the river too.

I've googled to find places in the UK but all I find is companies that will take you to do it, usually £40 a pop which is crazy.

So, anyone ever done it/know where is good to do it? I'm not even sure if it's allowed? I know England especially is a bit crap for allowing outdoor recreation in the wild (no wild camping, like they allow in Scotland, for example)
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Ive done this in Arizona before, was awesome, like 6 hours floating down a river, until you realise you forgot to put suncream on your shins!
 
Rivers in the UK tend to be polluted due to their vicinity to cities. You are never more than an hour and a half away from a beach in the UK anyway.
 
It is something that tends to be somewhat limited in the UK - there are places like the River Wharfe where you can probably do it but you need to know the river as you definitely don't want to accidentally into the Strid (I'm not sure what the situation is with land owners, etc. as well - some likely don't want it and/or only with authorised groups).

Probably not the best forum to ask as aside from 1-2 into kayaking, and mostly open water at that, I don't get the impression there are many people into water sports on here.
 
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We always used to go down the river on wagon inner tubes when we were kids, don't see as much of it now, but if you do see someone having a go, they still look like they're having a great time. Just used to find somewhere easy along the banks to get in.
 
De lank river by me is full of swimmers especially by Delphi bridge ,could get a decent run there as sandy bottom but turns to rocks and branches,not my thing I head to the beach ,2 of my neighbours ride their horses there though for a swim
 
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