Great British Rowing Weekend

From 7-8 September 2024, clubs around the country will be opening their doors to their local communities, giving everyone in the UK a chance to try rowing.

Find your local session below! 

The Great British Rowing Weekend (7-8 September 2024)

Find your club!

East Midlands

Burton Leander Rowing Club

Nottinghamshire County Rowing Association

Leicester Rowing Club

Loughborough Boat Club Taster sessions for Juniors on 8 September (Sunday) 12:30 – book here (Adult sessions fully booked)

Derby Rowing Club (Session fully booked)

Derwent Rowing Club 8 September (Sunday) – AM and PM sessions – book the morning session here or the afternoon session here

Newark Rowing Club 7 & 8 September (Saturday and Sunday) 10am

 

Eastern

Cambridge ’99 RC  7 September (Saturday) – book here

Cantabrigian Rowing Club Activities taking place another weekend!

City of Cambridge Rowing Club 7 & 8 September (Saturday and Sunday) drop in from 9am!

Lea Rowing Club

Fairlop Rowing Club (Session fully booked)

Norwich Rowing Club

St Ives Rowing Club (activity another weekend!)

 

North West

Agecroft Rowing Club (Session fully booked)

Hollingworth Lake Rowing Club

Lancaster John O’Gaunt Rowing Club

Liverpool Victoria RC

Royal Chester Rowing Club (Session fully booked)

Runcorn Rowing Club

Southport Rowing Club 7 & 8 September (Saturday and Sunday)  9 – 10:30am – email [email protected]

Warrington Rowing Club 7 September (Saturday) 11 – 1pm (18+ taster session) and 8 September (Sunday) 10:30am follow up meeting with the club for those keen to start rowing!

 

Northern

Cambois Rowing club: 7 & 8 September (Saturday & Sunday): 12-3pm drop in taster session

Chester-le-Street Amateur Rowing Club 7 & 8 September (Saturday & Sunday): 09:30 – 1pm

Ebchester Boat Club 7 September (Saturday) 30 minute taster sessions from 10:30am – book here 

Gateshead Community Rowing Club

Hexham Rowing Club 7 September (Saturday): 2pm – book here 

Tees Rowing Club

Tyne Amateur Rowing Club 8 September (Sunday): 10am – 2pm

Tyne United Rowing Club: 7 September (Saturday): 11 – 1 pm

 

Thames

Abingdon Rowing Club

Barn Elms Boat Club (Sessions fully booked)

Burway Rowing Club Activities running another weekend!

Brentford Masters Rowing Club

City of Oxford RC (Course fully booked)

Eton Excelsior Rowing Club

Falcon Boat Club 7 September (Saturday): 9-12pm

Globe Rowing Club

Kingston Rowing Club 8 September (Sunday): 10am – email [email protected]

Marlow Rowing Club 7 September (Saturday – Adults) 1-5pm and 8 September (Sunday – Juniors) 1-5pm – book here 

Maidstone Invicta Rowing Club  7 & 8 September (Saturday and Sunday): drop in between 2 – 4pm

Putney Town Rowing Club

Reading Rowing Club

Reading School

Parr’s Priory Rowing Club 8 September (Sunday): 11am – book here

Walbrook RC 8 September (Sunday): 11am – book here

Weybridge Rowing Club: 8 September (Sunday): 11:30am – book here 

Tideway Scullers School

 

Wessex and South East Coast

Christchurch Rowing Club

Dover Rowing Club 7 September (Saturday): 1pm – book here 

Itchen Imperial rowing club

Newport Rowing club

Poole Amateur Rowing Club 8 September (Sunday): 10am – book here

 

West Midlands

Evesham Rowing Club

Hereford Rowing Club 

Ross Rowing Club 8 September (Sunday): drop in from 10 – 2pm and get involved with indoor ergos, row on the water, ask questions, eat cake, drink tea/ coffee, enjoy the BBQ, the open bar and meet the faces behind the group!

Upton Rowing Club 8 September (Sunday): 11 – 3:30pm (come down to watch local crews take part in a fun rowing tournament!)

 

Western

Castle Dore Rowing Club

Roadford Lake Rowing Club

 

Yorkshire 

Doncaster Rowing Club 8 September (Sunday) – book here

Leeds Rowing Club 7 September (Saturday) 9:30am or 11am – book here

 

Wiltshire, Avon, Gloucester  and Wales

Avon County Rowing Club (Session fully booked)

Bristol Ariel Rowing Club

City of Bristol Rowing Club (Session fully booked)

Carmarthen rowing club: 7 September (Saturday): 8am

Gloucester Rowing Club

Somerset Community Rowing Club

Taunton Rowing Club

 

Scotland

Tay Rowing Club: 7 September (Saturday) – sign up here