About us

Paddlesports in Harrogate and the surrounding area

Dales Canoe Club has been established for over 30 years and provides coaching and instruction in canoes and kayaks to a broad range of abilities and ages. 

 

We run regular pool and river sessions throughout the year, as well as trips to more advanced stretches of river or stadium sites like the Tees Barrage.

 

There are opportunities to receive training for recognised BCAB awards and qualifications.

 

All our volunteer coaches, leaders, and instructors are Enhanced DBS checked for working with children and young adults.

 

We participate in community river clean-ups, removing rubbish thrown into rivers. Having removed the equivalent of several wheely-bins worth of waste from the Nidd after the annual Knaresborough Bed Race weekends. Not all of this is from the spectators; often, we remove traffic cones, discarded or lost items of fishing gear, and unopened drinks bottles and cans presumably lost from people using the river to cool their picnic drinks.

 

We have and can provide safety cover for open-water swimming and triathlon events; get in touch if you think we can help your event.