Canoe Clubs in South London
Below is a list of clubs that we have worked with closely over many years and know to be friendly, enthusiastic and active and we would recommend to any of our customers. If you feel your club is active and friendly and would like to appear here then please check out our Club Registration page.
Clubs with 15 minutes of us
Addlestone Canoe Club – A great friendly and active club that welcome all disciplines and age groups please.
Elmbridge Canoe Club – One of the top Sprint and Marathon Canoe clubs in the country, all ages welcome but be prepared to paddle fast!
Shepperton Canoe Club – One of the top kayak slalom canoe clubs in the country, all ages and abilities welcome.
Surrey Canoe Club – Another local club that caters for the whole family and does a lot of work with disabled paddlers.
Hampton Canoe club – Winners of the Strand trophy for the top touring club in England 2009, a great friendly club that caters for all age groups.
Spelthorne Kayak and Canoe Club - Another excellent local club that offers something for everyone, no matter your prefered discipline.
Registered Clubs with us
| 1st Send (St. Mary's) Scout Group | A Scout Group ... but we also have a flotilla of 16 Kayaks of different types for our members to experience activities on the River Wey which flows right by our Scout HQ. |
| Henley Canoe Club | General paddling with emphasis on White Water and Freestyle |
| Basingstoke and Deane Canoe Club | Recreational (Touring, Whitewater, Sea) |
| 8th Worthing Sea Scouts | Scout Group |
| Boston Canoe Club | We are a fun based canoe club, we encourage people from 8 to 80 to come down and have a go and see if they can enjoy the sport as much as we do! |
| University of Sussex Canoe Club | Whitewater Kayaking |
| Tandridge Canoe & Kayak Club (TCKC) | BCU Top Club Gold Novice, Canoe, Kayak, Polo, Slalom, River Running, Freestyle, Junior, Adult, 2*, 3*, 4*, L1, L2, L3, FSRT, WWS&R, Competition |
| Regents Canoe Club | Mostly white water. Over 18s only. |
| Godalming District Scout Canoe Club | The club offers coaching to BCU 1*, 2* and 3* standards, as well as Paddlepower courses from 10+ years. First priority to members of scouts and guides, from April to September incl. |
| Bromley Canoe Club | General paddling - flat water / white water for all ages |
| Croydon Active Paddlers | We are a small friendly club with a mixture of all ages and abilities. We have complete beginners to extremely competent white water paddlers. We run numerous trips throughout the year from flat water to white water and numerous social activities in addition to that. If you look at our web site you can get a range of the activities that we do. |
| Hillingdon Junior Canoe Club | Junior Canoe Club, 8 to 26 (core 12 to 18) focus on Whitewater, play-boating with intro to all aspects of paddlesport. |
| PUTNEY BRIDGE CANOE CLUB | We paddle regularly on teh Thames Tideway, but also run regular white water, sea and a few surf trips. The membership is predominantly adult and London-based. |
| Hastings & District Canoe Club | Hastings & District Canoe Club is based at West of Haven, Cinque Ports Way, Hastings. We are a small friendly Club promoting the sport of kayaking. The Club is run totally by volunteers; this includes the coaches who give up their time freely. Membership of the Club has its benefits, enabling members to use boats and equipment, and use of the best beach hut on the sea front. |
| Chalfont Park Canoe Club | Whitewater |
| Windsor & District Canoe Club | Members only club |
| Blackwater Valley Canoe Club | Whitewater, Touring (Sea & Open Boating), Recreational & SUP |
| University of Surrey Canoe Club | University Canoe Club open to non Students age 18 and over. White Water River Running, Flat water FreestyleWhite Water PlayboatingCanoe Polo |
| Hampton Canoe Club | Friendly placid water club touring from Hampton and elsewhere on the Thames, Wey, Grand Union or Basingstoke canals practically every Saturday. Foreign holidays annually. One and Two Star training in placid water kayaks or canoes can be arranged. Competitive paddlers can be catered for: our solo kayak paddlers were runners-up in the Devizes to Westminster International Canoe Marathon team event in 2012. Age range of our active paddlers: 7 to 87 years old. |
| 1st Cuddington (Warspite) Sea Scouts | Sea Scout group aimed at anyone from 5 3/4 upwards - boys or girls |
| Bewl Canoe Club | Recreational |
| Isle of Wight Canoe Club | All disciplines but mainly Sea |
| Regents Canoe Club | A great friendly busy welcoming club based in Islington London N1. |
| Kayak Northumbria | White water |
| Basingstoke Canal Canoe Club | Basingstoke Canal Canoe Club is a family club offering racing and recreational paddling on the Surrey Hants border. http://www.b3c.org.uk/home/ |
| 1st Walton (VIKING) Sea Scouts | Scout group |
Other Clubs
Royal Canoe Club – founded in 1866 Royal is the oldest canoe club in the world! Excellent club.
Richmond Canoe Club – The largest racing club in the country!
Chiswick Pier Canoe Club - The club is very active and a variety of disciplines are catered for including touring, white water (freestyle, river running and kayak surfing) and junior canoe polo - but we also welcome people who just want to enjoy being on the Thames.
Battersea Canoe Club - Battersea canoe club is a small and relaxed London Canoe club with a great mix of abilities and canoe/kayak interests.
Purley Canoe Club - Purley (Surrey) canoe club is primarily a flat water touring club, but they dabble in a bit of everything. A great club who cater for all ages and abilities.
*Please note this section is growing fast, if you would like a reciprocal link to your club please send me an e-mail with your club web address
Local centre's and course providers
Albany Park sailing Centre
Thames Young Mariners
The Lensbury Club
Westminster Boating Base
Laburnum Boat Club
Docklands Sailing and Watersport Centre