It's quite fun really. Sliding down the river banks." Colonel ‘Mad’ Jack Churchill, was the first person to surf the Severn Bore back in 1955. A group of Cornish lifeguards followed his feat ...

The Severn Bore is a unique phenomenon that occurs when a large tidal surge pushes sea water up the Severn Estuary and into the River Severn or Afon Hafren as it's known in Welsh. The Severn Estuary ...

Described as “the greatest ride on earth”, four-star bores are also taking place too which will mean kayakers, surfers and bore enthusiasts will be returning to the banks of the River Severn.

In Gloucestershire, England, “bore rider” Ben Rogers surfs the river Severn, one of the UK’s longest rivers, which runs several hundred kilometres from mid-Wales to the Bristol Channel.