Details of this year's national tour will be launched on 15th March

Welcome to Recreational Rowing!

This site is for people who love rowing but who can't commit to the demanding training schedules needed for serious competition.  Recreational rowers have a lot of fun - as well as regular outings, we

  • visit other like-minded clubs and row on different waterways
  • go touring
  • take part in challenges such as long-distance time trials
  • do fun events such as "splash and dash" races and skills competitions - see our Sunday Leagues pages

To be kept informed of tours and other upcoming events, please email
secretary [at] recrowing.org.uk

Here is a link to British Rowing's new Recreational Rowing page

Dates for your Diary
See also 2025 calendar

Annual Tourers' Dinner
15th March 2025
Bankhouse Hotel, Worcester

Details
Bookings closed

North Holland Tour in Steenwijk
7th - 11th May 2025

Provisional programme
Just 2 places left: Application form

World Rowing Tour - Berlin
25th May - 1st June 2025

Full details
Application form

Explore the Broads
7th/8th June 2025

Full details
Deadline for applications: 5th May 202

The 31st BR National Tour
Rivers Weaver and Dee (Cheshire)
28th - 31st August 2025

Details
Application form

France and the Alps
6th - 13th September

2 places available on a private tour organised by Lea RC
6 days / 7 nights EUR 2090 all inclusive
Details here
If interested, contact Kate Sloss at Lea RC

Links to other country sites
and the FISA World Tour Rowing Directory

France
France
Germany
Germany
Portugal
Portugal
Finland
Finland

Ireland
Australia
Australia

Holland

Italy

Commercial tour providers


Rowing the world
 
Rowing in Europe

What is recreational rowing?

Touring Handbook

Everything you ever wanted to know about tour rowing - click here

Touring Safety

British Rowing have revised Row Safe, their guidance on all aspects of safety for rowing.  Here is  the section on Touring.


And here is our own guidance on passage through locks.