A club built around taking part.

Our aim at Penrith Canoe Club is to increase participation in sport.

Penrith Canoe Club was established in 2012 and has been growing from strength to strength ever since. We currently have over 40 members, and have a adult/open teams 2 ladies teams and 2 youth teams, who compete in various leagues and tournaments across the country and Europe, as well as people who come down to just improve their kayak skills. We host local tournaments in Penrith and compete in Kendal & Ulverston, with the aim of encouraging more novice players. We enter teams in regional, national & national open and national ladies leagues and enter summer weekend open tournaments in Hull, Liverpool & Glawsgow during spring to summer we do also occasionally send a team to a European international tournament.

We teach people kayak skills, from absolute beginner to GB, with the aim of eventually learning to play canoe polo, or being competent to kayak on the local lakes. We coach canoe polo skills.

The club is open to anyone over the age of 14. Youngsters 12 to 14 are welcome if their parent is present. Sorry to under 12’s, the equipment we have is too big for you and we don’t have the supervision levels required, with our voluntary coaches. There is no upper age limit!

Although canoe polo is a competitive sport and we are always striving to improve, we are a very friendly and welcoming club, with a big emphasis on taking part and encouragement.

Not sure what Canoe Polo is? The Canoe Show have put together a short video explaining what the sport is. Below is a link to the video.

Watch The Canoe Show’s introduction to canoe polo.

Penrith Canoe Club has X, Y and Z squads, along with a women’s squad.

The Cumbria team brings together players from different clubs across Cumbria to compete at a high level.

Read our safeguarding policy, club policies and constitution.

The previous site lists support from Sport England, Penrith Lottery, Cumbria Canoeists and British Canoeing.