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About this party

  • 1 hour of kiwi paddling in a double canoe
  • Our most popular activity choice for a party

Fancy a unique birthday experience that will be unforgettable? Wimbledon Park Watersports Centre has the party for you.

This is the party that is best suited for beginners as well as those with extensive experience as they are able to get afloat quickly and easily, however those will more skills can also be challenged even in these ‘easy’ paddling boats!

A session is up to one hour of kiwi paddling (two man canoe) with our instructors. This time slot includes a quick safety brief and time to get kitted out in buoyancy aids (which we provide) and then they get afloat to enjoy lots of fun and games. 

The centre reserves the right to alter the activity based on weather or safety concerns on the day.

Prerequisites

  • All participants on the water must have reached their 8th birthday
  • Any individuals participating in water sport activity should feel confident in water.
  • The party organiser needs to make the guests’ parents aware of what activity the party is taking part in. Accepting the invitation is considered by the organisers to have given been parental consent.

What to bring and further information

  • Please arrive no more than 5 minutes before your scheduled session time, registration will take place outside of the centre.
  • Please check the weather before booking and attending
  • At least two changes of clothes (including underwear and shoes) suitable for the weather conditions (no jeans), include a waterproof jacket and hat
  • Old trainers needed for the water (something secure, not crocs, flip flops or wellington boots)
  • Towel and sun protection
  • All participants need to arrive ready changed in suitable clothes for the weather conditions, having already visited the toilet and washed their hands. The toilets in the Watersports Centre building will only be available for participants at the end of their sessions.
  • If you are attending for a full day, bring a packed lunch and plenty of drinks and snacks (under 18s are not allowed offsite during the course to buy lunch).
  • Separate male and female changing rooms are available for all participants at the end of the session.
  • We do not provide wetsuits, feel free to wear your own (most activities do not involve being in the water, so it is not mandatory, unless you're doing windsurfing).
  • Only the participant (and guardian(s) for those under 18) can enter the Watersports Centre operational area, all spectators are welcome to watch from the public benches.
  • The centre reserves the right to alter the activity based on weather or safety concerns on the day.
  • It is the participants responsibility if they have suspected symptoms of Covid-19 to follow the current guidance by the government.
  • In light of the COVID 19 pandemic we are following current government guidance and will adjust our working practices in line with this at the time of your booking.

Cancellations

If you cancel more than 21 days before the booking date we will offer alternative dates and times. No refunds will be given. No refund or alternative times will be given if you cancel less than 21 days before the booking date.

Where to go

Wimbledon Park Watersports Centre
Home Park Road
Wimbledon
SW19 7HX

We recommend using public transport to get here.

Driving

Sat nav post code SW18 5NW takes you to McCluskey's newsagents, on the corner of Revelstoke Road and Elsenham Street, just outside the park.

There is a small car park by Revelstoke Road, but it is often full and parking charges apply.

Free car parking is also available at the Wimbledon Park Road entrance (sat nav SW19 6PE). It is a slightly longer walk across the grass to the Watersports Centre.

For more details email watersports.wimbledonpark@merton.gov.uk 

During the Wimbledon Tennis Championships there is no vehicle access to Wimbledon Park for dropping off and collecting. These parking restrictions may be enforced before the start and after the end date of the championships. Please check the All England Lawn Tennis website  for specific traffic restrictions.