Paddling
Stand Up Paddleboarding (SUP), Kayak, Canoe etc at Walton and Frinton Yacht Club
Paddleboard Lessons
Learn to Stand Up Paddleboard (SUP) by doing your BSUPA Level 1 Ready to Ride course with us
Guest Paddlers
Try our facilities before joining, book a Guest Paddler Past. You bring your own paddleboard/kayak and we provide the location and facilities.
Giant SUP Sessions
Perfect for team building, stag dos, hen dos, corporate events, birthday parties.
Instructor led fun on and in the water on a giant paddleboard.
Borrow a Board
Full Members* at Walton and Frinton Yacht Club now have the fantastic opportunity to Borrow a Board from the club.
Paddling at The Club
Do you already have a paddleboard or kayak? If so and if you are a full member, you can launch from the club. Depending on the height of tide, you can paddle from the club approximately 2 hours either side of high tide, sometimes 3 hours but do check the tide times carefully. It is often best to go as early as tides allow if you plan on coming back on the same tide, this way you can come back with the tide assisting or as it goes slack rather than paddling back against the tide.
It is advisable to take advantage of your low draught and avoid the main channels, this way avoiding the heaviest of the tidal flow, boats on the water, and often affording some shelter from the wind.
It is approximately half a nautical mile (nm) under 1 kilometre (km) North to Spit Buoy, from which you can turn left to head out past Titchmarsh Marina to The Wade, Kirby Creek or all the way to Landermere and Beaumont Quay. Alternatively carry on North up the Walton Channel and then left at the concrete barges into Hamford Water, this takes you around the North of Horsey Island and near enough guarantees a seal sighting.
You will also find Stone Point near the concrete barges, this is a lovely beach to stop for a picnic and frequently you will find you have the beach to yourself. Please make sure to familiarise yourself with the map so you land on Stone Point and not the privately owned Horsey Island.
Please be aware that The Wade and Hamford Water can be quite rough in some conditions and you should be careful to only paddle within your ability level, if in doubt, do not paddle.
Launching/Landing at the club is restricted to Full Members* or those with a guest paddler pass
*Full member includes Adult, Senior, Family, Intermediate, Student, Cadet and Overseas.
Things to see
Facilities
Changing and Bathrooms:
If the club is open, we have changing rooms, showers and toilets available.
If the club is closed, in the dinghy park you will find a metal staircase that leads to a toilet/shower room. Unfortunately, accessible access is not available when the club is closed.
Food and Drink
We have a club bar selling bar snacks. We also have a club restaurant. Please check the Bar and Restaurant Opening Times.
Parking
We have a number of different parking areas. Please note, the spaces by the front of the club can be covered by water at high tides.
