Enjoy serene winter paddles and festive hot chocolate cruises on the beautiful River Thames at Wokingham Waterside Centre.

Social Paddles and Events

Perfect your paddling skills in a warm, safe pool environment with expert coaching at Reading Blue Coat School.

Pool Sessions

Expert-led taster sessions in kayaking, canoeing, and paddleboarding for beginners and groups in scenic Berkshire waters.

Taster Sessions

Explore the Thames with sit-on-top kayaks, paddleboards and katakanus - perfect for all skill levels near Reading.

Pay and Play

Youth paddling sessions for ages 8-16, from beginner to intermediate levels, fostering skills and confidence on the water.

Youth Paddling Session - AfterSchoolClub

Enjoy unforgettable group experiences with water and land-based party activities, including paddleboarding, kayaking, dragon boating, raft building, axe throwing, and team challenges at Wokingham Waterside Centre in Berkshire.

Parties

Youth groups and uniformed organisations can enjoy tailored 1-2 hour sessions of kayaking, canoeing, paddleboarding, dragon boating, raft building and KataKanuing in a friendly, scenic waterside setting in Berkshire.

Youth Group Bookings

Learn paddlesports with expert coaching, from beginner SUP and kayaking courses to instructor training, all set in scenic Berkshire waters.

Courses

Book Wokingham Waterside Centre for versatile venue hire including cozy fire pit area, party and function rooms, plus a meeting room with beautiful river views.

Venue Hire

Challenge yourself with team tasks, outdoor skills, and axe throwing in beautiful Berkshire surroundings.

Land Activities and Axe Throwing

Flexible credit vouchers available for bookings at Wokingham Waterside Centre.

Vouchers-and-passes

paddleboarding

kayaking

canoeing

other

rafting

first aid

bushcraft

orienteering

axe throwing

Wokingham Waterside Centre

Beautiful area. Nice place for an evening walk

A great paddling centre with excellent facilities & extremely experienced staff who couldn’t have been more helpful. It’s a lovely stretch of water to enjoy and I received very high quality coaching which really built my confidence and met all my goals for the session. The place is clearly well used and popular.  I was able to stay in my camper with access to all facilities at a very reasonable price, and had a few days really enjoyable time on the Thames. Thanks so much to all!

Attended a cancer wellbeing course here. Facilities are very good, with lovely river views and large variety of water birds in the grounds.