Weyfarers crew

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
Royal County Hotel, Durham
21st March 2026

Details
Booking Form

The 32nd British Rowing National  Tour
Norfolk Broads - Rivers Bure, Waveney and Yare
4th - 7th June 2026
Tour full - waiting list only

Details here

 

Links to other country sites

France
France
Germany
Germany
Portugal
Portugal
Finland
Finland
Ireland
Ireland
  Holland
Holland
Italy
Italy

Commercial tour providers

Rowing the world
Rowing the world
  Rowing in Europe
Rowing in Europe

What is recreational rowing?

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.


Previous Events

Annual Tourers Dinner
15th March 2025
Bank House Hotel Worcester

Bankhouse

Photos

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

Steenwijk

Full details

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

Full details

Explore the Broads
7th/8th June 2025

Broads

Full details

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

Saltersford lock

Details

Tour report on BR website