May Morning Oxford SUP Tour 2025

Our most popular SUP Tour of the year, we're delighted to be offering this amazing SUP Tour again for 2025.

Come and join us for this centuries old Oxford tradition and see the May Morning celebrations with the best view possible. Viewing from the river is a totally unique experience.

We'll meet at 4.45am and be on the river by 5.15am. Paddling up the Thames and onto the Cherwell, we'll arrive just in time for the Magdalen College Choir to sing at 6.00am.

From Magdalen Bridge we take a circular tour through the college gardens before ending back at Donnington Bridge.

If you're hiring kit from us, it's £55, if you're bringing your own board it's £25. Get your place booked ASAP as we sell out every year. Oxford SUP Club Members rates are discounted.

If you're booking a place and bringing your OWN BOARD please use the following code when booking to unlock the discount: "may1stownboard"

All participants are required to wear a buoyancy aid for this tour. If you're hiring a board from us, the buoyancy aid is included. If you're bringing your own board and don’t have one, you can hire one from us, add it to your booking here.

**You'll need to have mastered the basics of SUP to join us for this trip, so it's not suitable for complete beginners**

If you are a complete beginner, come and join us for a beginner lesson before and we'll get you up to speed with all the skills required to enjoy this event. https://oxfordsupclub.org/.../bsupa-level-1-beginner-sup.../

This tour is NOT suitable for complete beginners. You need to have mastered the basics of SUP and be paddling confidently on your own to join us for this event.

Wrap up warm! It will be cold when we start out at 5.15am. Please ensure you are correctly dressed for the weather conditions. You must be wearing a PFD or Bouyancy aid. If you are using your own board, please ensure it is fit for purpose and in good working order and that you have a quick release waist belt leash and PFD. If you are hiring equipment from us we will provide all safety equipment.

Meet at 4.45am and on the water for 5.15am we'll paddle up the River Thames and turn onto the River Cherwell. We'll wind our way through the meadows until we reach Magdalen Bridge. We'll group up here for the 6.00am festivities. After the bells have rung and the choir have sung we'll take a little tour further up the River Cherwell before turning around and returning to our start/finish point. We finish at approximately 8am.