Paddleboarding

Join us at Lee Valley White Water Centre for an incredible one off experience paddleboarding on our crystal clear lake, a course to learn more about the sport, or even push your skills further on white water!

Taster Sessions

Explore Paddleboarding

Experience length: 60 minutes, allow 75 minutes for your session
Age 8+ years

Our paddleboarding sessions are fun for all the family! Discover the world of Stand Up Paddle Boarding on our crystal clear lake and have fun or relax whilst you paddle with your kids or friends.

The experience will last for 60 minutes; this includes a safety brief and kit distribution with up to one hour on the water. No previous experience is necessary - just turn up and test your balancing skills! Once you’ve been fully briefed by one of our instructors, you’ll be ready to get started!
 

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Essential information

  • All participants must wear closed toe shoes. No sandals, flip flops, heeled shoes or crocs
  • All participants must wear a minimum of shorts and t-shirts (covering your shoulders, tummy and tops of your legs)
  • Wetsuits and wetboots are available to hire if you would prefer but not mandatory to wear
  • Check in for your activity at reception promptly! The time will be shown on your booking confirmation. There’s no need to arrive before this time, however please do not be late as late arrivals may not be able to take part in the activity and will not be refunded
  • Please see our FAQs with details on how to book this activity as well as our cancellation and refund policies

Age and weight restrictions

  • All participants must be aged 8+ and weigh under 18 stone
  • Participants must complete our watersports waiver that you'll receive by email with your booking confirmation
  • Participants aged 8 - 17 must have a responsible adult 18+ who remains on site at Lee Valley White Water Centre for the duration of their activity with one responsible adult to every four children (max)
  • Children under 18 years old must be accompanied by a parent or responsible adult at all times throughout their visit

Lessons and Courses

Intro to White Water Paddleboarding

Are you already an established paddleboarder looking for adventure, or maybe a white-water paddler looking for a new challenge? Our Intro to Whitewater Paddleboarding Course could be for you! 
 
This 2-week introductory course will introduce you to the world of white-water paddleboarding. Our qualified Whitewater Paddleboard Coaches will help you to build the essential skills needed to start your journey on moving water with confidence. Each week we will start on the lake to build strong foundations in balance, board control, and paddle technique. From there, we’ll move onto the legacy whitewater course where you'll learn the basics of how to enter, exit, and cross flowing water on a board. 
 
This course is aimed at those who are either: 


- Stand-Up Paddleboarders who are comfortable on flat water 
- Established White Water Paddlers in another craft 
  
On successful completion of the course, you would be able to continue your white water paddleboarding journey with us on our weekly coached Foundation WW Paddleboarding Skills Sessions. 
 
Come join us at Lee Valley White Water Centre and discover the thrill of white water paddleboarding! 

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Skills Session: Foundation Whitewater Paddleboarding

The Foundation White Water Paddleboarding sessions are open to anyone who has successfully completed our Intro to White Water Paddleboarding course.

These one hour sessions, led by a WW Paddleboard Coach, aim to take the foundation principles and skills learnt in our Intro Course and build upon them.

The coach will oversee and aim to run appropriate level activities and training for those who attend. There is no pressure to commit to every week, these will all be run as unique, tailored sessions making them a great way to keep improving at your own pace. 

If you have previous White Water Paddleboarding experience gained elsewhere and would like to join these sessions, please get in touch. 

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Private Lessons

Lake Private Lesson

Duration: 1 hour session

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