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Kayaking & Canoeing

Kayaking & Canoeing

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Kayaking and Canoeing on Mote Park Lake and the River Medway, based in Maidstone, Kent, UK.

Mote Park Watersports Centre offer some great British Canoeing courses to get you started in Kayaking and Canoeing, from sea kayaking, river canoeing, to play boating and touring kayaking.

NEW for 2023 - British Canoeing Sea Kayak Award,British Canoeing White Water Kayak, British Canoeing Touring Awards,British Canoeing Paddlesports Safety and Rescue Course (PSRC)


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Available Courses

General Hire

General Hire

£15 half hour
£20 one hour
£6 if you have your own craft (All Day)
£54 year membership with unlimited lake access (see T&C's)

Kayaks and Canoes are available for hire for all the family on a first come first served basis - No need to book in advance.

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Kayak and Canoe Taster Sessions

Kayak and Canoe Taster Sessions

£34 Per person per hour

Come and have a go. Lots of fun and games on the water are suitable for the entire family. 

Available all year round. 

Bookable in advance. 

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Scouting Paddle Sports Badge

Scouting Paddle Sports Badge

£9 per person per hour (multiple hours) Beavers to Explorers
£11 per person for one hour (single hour) Beavers to Explorers
All adult leaders go for free

Our courses  run alongside the scouting movement's Paddle Sports Staged Activity Badges.

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British Canoeing Paddle Discover (1*)

British Canoeing Paddle Discover (1*)

£59 Youth + British Canoeing Fees 8-16 Youth
£79 Adult + British Canoeing Fees 16+ Adult

This course aims to get you started, no experience is necessary, and learn the basic techniques. Mixed age course.


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British Canoeing Paddle Explore (2*)

British Canoeing Paddle Explore (2*)

£59 Youth + British Canoeing Fees 8-16 Youth
£79 Adult + British Canoeing Fees 16+ Adult

In this course, you will learn rescue techniques and new paddle strokes as well as improve on your existing skills.


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British Canoeing Paddlesports Safety Rescue Course (PRSC)

British Canoeing Paddlesports Safety Rescue Course (PRSC)

£89 + British Canoeing Fees per person

A British Canoeing course in safety in Paddlesports Craft. A day of fun and enjoyment on the water while learning. 

This qualification has replaced the British Canoeing Foundation Safety Rescue Training (FSRT)

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British Canoeing Paddlesport Activity Assistant Award

British Canoeing Paddlesport Activity Assistant Award

£59 All
Free After volunteering for at least 3 months at Mote Park Watersports Centre. T&C's apply.

The Paddlesport Activity Assistant supports the delivery of paddlesport activities by developing volunteers. 


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British Canoeing Paddlesport Instructor Course

British Canoeing Paddlesport Instructor Course

£189 + British Canoeing Fees

The course is open to all British Canoeing members aged 14 and over and the only prerequisites are British Canoeing membership, registration and PRSC (Former FSRT)

The Paddlesport Instructor qualification is best designed for instructors running paddlesport taster/starter sessions. (lakes and non-moving rivers)

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British Canoeing Sea Kayak Personal Performance Award

British Canoeing Sea Kayak Personal Performance Award

£89 +British Canoeing Fees 8+

Your Sea Kayak Award gives you the skills and ability to have a safe, fun day out on the sea. It will give you the correct decision-making and personal skills with which you can plan an enjoyable and successful journey on the sea.

You will look at the key environmental factors that will influence your decisions on where to paddle. Together, you and your Coach will work on getting you confident to paddle in winds up to force 3, tides up to 1 knot and in tidal or non-tidal environments. This award can be taken in a sea kayak or a sit on top kayak.

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British Canoeing Touring Personal Performance Award

British Canoeing Touring Personal Performance Award

£89 +British Canoeing Fees 8+

Your Touring Award will give you the personal and decision-making skills to have an enjoyable and safe day out touring. It will give you the confidence to undertake journeys on a river or estuary.

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British Canoeing Open Water Touring Personal Performance Award

British Canoeing Open Water Touring Personal Performance Award

£89 +British Canoeing Fees 8+

Your Open Water Touring Award will progress your paddling and decision-making skills to undertake fun trips on open water with a group of your peers. This includes open water, small bays, harbours and slow moving estuaries during neap tides. You will become comfortable paddling in force 3 winds or 2 if the wind direction is off shore. 

You will continue to develop your skills to make key decisions before and during your journey. This includes the weather, the water conditions and the level of those that you wish to paddle with. These will all influence where you choose to paddle. You will need to think about what methods you will use to navigate your journey and to plan the course your journey will take. 

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British Canoeing Multi Day Touring Personal Performance Award

British Canoeing Multi Day Touring Personal Performance Award

£89 +British Canoeing Fees 8+

Your Multi-Day Touring Award will continue to develop your own personal skills to allow you to undertake safe, multi-day paddling trips with your peers. This will be on a variety of waters including canals, lochs/lakes, estuaries and sections of rivers up to grade 2.

You will learn what equipment you will need for several days out on the water. Depending on where you shall be spending the night, this may include camping equipment and food. You will need to consider how this can be kept dry and stored so that it can be easily accessed. This will make your craft heavier to carry to the water, you and your Coach will work through the correct lifting techniques to avoid injury or damage.

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British Canoeing White Water Kayak Personal Performance Award

British Canoeing White Water Kayak Personal Performance Award

£89 +British Canoeing Fees 8+

Your White Water Award will give you the skills needed for a safe and fun day out white water paddling. This will be on rivers up to grade 2.

You will learn how to use the environmental factors to identify where and when to paddle. This includes the water grade, the weather, other paddlers and the features. You will learn to choose the best equipment to keep you warm and safe on the water. As well as any water etiquette that there may be for the water on which you wish to paddle.

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British Canoeing Introduction to Paddle - Ability

British Canoeing Introduction to Paddle - Ability

£25 + British Canoeing fees

This workshop offers attendees an introduction to understanding the number of people affected by various disabilities and the broad range of ways in which people with a disability are affected. Through a series of practical exercises, attendees will begin to investigate the challenges, real and perceived, that people with a disability face in accessing paddlesports. Through this process, participants will gain a better understanding of how they can adapt their delivery style to best support and include people with a disability in paddlesport activities. This workshop also introduces a range of bespoke, adaptive and off-the-shelf equipment that is commercially available and how this can be used to work with people with a range of impairments.

Min of 4 people booking. 

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British Canoeing Camp Craft and Expedition  Skills

British Canoeing Camp Craft and Expedition Skills

£89 + British Canoeing Fees Single
£399 + British Canoeing Fees 5 x Guide Module Package

This module is aimed at British Canoeing Leaders wanting to expand their knowledge and experience
in guiding in their chosen environment.

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British Canoeing Environment and Sustainability

British Canoeing Environment and Sustainability

£89 + British Canoeing Fees
£399 + British Canoeing Fees 5 x Guide Module Package

Much of the enjoyment we derive from paddling is created by a thriving natural environment which we as guides have a responsibility to protect. As Guides we are ambassadors for the environment, ensuring our activities have minimal impact. 

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British Canoeing Leadership

British Canoeing Leadership

£89+ British Canoeing Fees
£399 + British Canoeing Fees 5 x Guide Module Package

This module is designed to follow on from the leadership principles explored within the British
Canoeing Leadership Awards broadening the attendee’s knowledge of leadership and to get them to
consider their style, how it may impact on their groups and whether it is always the best strategy. 

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British Canoeing Customer Experience

British Canoeing Customer Experience

£89+ British Canoeing Fees
£399+ British Canoeing Fees 5 x Guide Module Package

This module is aimed at British Canoeing Leaders wanting to expand their knowledge and experience
in customer experience and putting them at the forefront of trips and journeys. 

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British Canoeing Trip Planning and Organisation

British Canoeing Trip Planning and Organisation

£89 + British Canoeing Fees
£399 + British Canoeing Fees 5 x Guide Module Package

Decision-making for trip planning and organisation starts potentially months ahead of getting on the
water. There are many factors in play over the planning timeframe, some are intangible and cannot
be changed like the hazards, whilst others, like the selection of the team of paddlers, are within a
guide’s control to change and influence.

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Pool Sessions and Rolling Clinic

Pool Sessions and Rolling Clinic

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A Kayaking pool session for both Children, Adults and families from learning gaining confidence in the water with a kayak to rolling a boat and even learning freestyle kayak tricks. There's something for everyone! 

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Towing Clinic

Towing Clinic

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Learn a range of paddlesport craft towing methods.

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Mote Park Gift Vouchers

Mote Park Gift Vouchers

Variable Price

Not sure what to buy the watersports enthusiast for that special occasion? 

Why not let them choose themselves with our range of gift vouchers? From taster sessions right up to full Nationally recognised courses with a range of different NGBs.

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Activities, Hire & Lessons

Enjoy some relaxed kayaking and canoeing with family and friends, or get some one-on-one tuition to improve your skill!

One-on-one Tuition

£45 per hour
£199 per day (5 hours)
Course fee + £70 National Governing Body Course

A tailored teaching experience by fully qualified instructor to suit anyone's needs.  

Activity Session

Schools £12.00 per person per hour
Youth Groups (2 hours+) £9 per person per hour
Youth Groups (1 hour session) £11 per person per hour

Assumed Knowledge: None or little knowledge/ experience

Equipment Used: Full range of Dagger and Old Town crafts used with paddles and buoyancy aids.

Instructor Qualifications: British Canoeing Instructor/Coach, First Aid, DBS checked, fully insured.

Minimum Duration: 1-hour taster sessions up to 1-day course (10am - 4pm lunch 1 hour)

Minimum Age: 8-16 Youth, 16+ Adult

Activity Content: Basic fundamentals of paddling combined with some fun and games. 

Ability after activity: Basic paddling ability and understanding of how the chosen craft works.


Kayak Plastic repairs

£20

If your boat needs repairing please contact us here at Mote Park Watersports and we can repair it for you. 

Kit Float Testing

£10

Here at Mote Park Watersports Centre, we can float-test your kit if required. 

Please contact the centre for more information.

Kit Servicing

£10

We can service your paddling kit if you require this.

Please contact the centre for more information.