About Us

Cheltenham Canoe Club is an active family friendly canoe club and is accredited as a British Canoeing Quality Club. We are a non-profit organisation 100% led by volunteers for our members, and, more generally to broaden access to paddle sports in the Cheltenham area.

A wide range of club activities are organised throughout the year to suit all paddling abilities including white water trips, easy touring, slalom and polo.
In the summer we have the privilege to use the Cheltenham Lido Lido on Thursday evenings to practice skills and play canoe polo which is very popular with club members.
Weekends can take us into Wales, down to Dartmoor or just to the Wye or Avon.  Our annual European trip even allows some paddling in the sun!  This comprehensive programme ensures our members have the opportunity to develop and progress their paddling skills and abilities and enjoy being on the water.

The club is always keen to welcome new members whether new to the sport or well established paddlers wanting to join an active and progressive club.

Cheltenham Canoe Club started off in 1980 as the YMCA Canoe Club. Three years later, The Pitville Paddlers were formed consisting of 28 enthusiastic members. Over the next 25 years the club has grown to average around 120 members with the aim of providing an environment where canoeists and kayakers can practice the sport, and where beginners can learn the sport in the Cheltenham area.