School Watersports Tour to Lee Valley

A school water sports tour to Lee Valley offers your students the opportunity to try their hands at a number of new activities at an Olympic facility!

Built to host the canoe slalom events of the London 2012 Olympics, Lee Valley White Water Centre boasts some of the best facilities for water sports in the UK. You’ll be able to try stand up paddle boarding, kayaking and white water rafting. Plus, you’ll enjoy some team building activities, such as raft building.

Accommodation is onsite, in purpose-built group accommodation, so you won’t be far from the action. And for something a little different, why not add in a visit to Warner Brothers Studio, to learn about the making of the Harry Potter films?

Suggested Itinerary

Day 1

Morning

Board coach for departure Young Mariners base activity session

Afternoon

Arrive at accommodation and check in

Evening

Evening meal at accommodation

Day 2

Morning

Breakfast at accommodation Arrive at Lee Valley White Water Centre Group to rotate between kayaking and stand up paddle boarding

Afternoon

Water Wipeout and raft building

Evening

Evening meal at accommodation

Day 3

Morning

Breakfast at accommodation Rafting activity at the Lee Valley White Water Centre

Afternoon

Begin transfer home Arrive back at school

Evening

2 nights' full-board accommodation
3 days' executive coach hire and driver throughout
White water rafting session
Full-day Young Mariners Base activity session
Water Wipeout activity
Stand up paddle boarding session
Kayaking session
Raft building session
Free staff place ratio 1:10
Detailed information pack
Itinerary planning service
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Accommodation

YHA Lee Valley

Split over six wooden lodge-style buildings YHA London Lee Valley is approximately 20-minutes by train from central London. Nearby, guest have plenty of access to green spaces and local watersports, as well as of course good transportation links to the capital's attractions. Guests can stay in shared dormitories, private rooms or book an individual lodge building. Free Wi-Fi available in shared social spaces.

Excursions

Warner Bros Studio Tour - The Making of Harry Potter

Bring Harry Potter to life with a visit to Warner Bros.

Water Wipeout at Lee Valley

Water Wipeout is a huge inflatable obstacle course that is erected on the lake at Lee Valley.

Lee Valley White Water Centre

Lee Valley White Water Centre was built to host the canoe slalom events at the London 2012 Olympic Games and remains one of the country's premier white water centres.

Stand Up Paddle Boarding at Lee Valley

Stand up paddle boarding originated in Hawaii and involves standing on a board and using a paddle to propel yourself

Herts Young Mariners Base Activity Session

Herts Young Mariners Base is an outdoor activity centre that’s located right next to YHA London Lee Valley.

Kayaking at Lee Valley

Kayaking was invented by the Inuit thousands of years ago and is similar to canoeing except in the sitting position

Raft Building at Lee Valley

Challenge your students to build a raft that will float.

Rafting at Lee Valley

Give your students an exciting introduction to rafting.

Supporting you every step of the way

Creating your perfect sports tour

Your quote will be put together by an experienced Tour Adviser who’ll be an expert in school sports tours and will know the destination really well too. They’ll work with you to create a tour to suit your group’s needs and meet your tour objectives.

Launching your tour to parents and students

The next step is to get your tour approved and then get students signed up to it. Our ‘Trip Launch Pack’ will help you with this step. Here you’ll find loads of resources (all free to download) designed to make your life easier at this crucial point in the planning process.

After you’ve booked

Once you’ve booked, your dedicated Itinerary Coordinator will start working on the finer details. They’ll make sure your itinerary makes the most of your time and they’ll take on most of the admin tasks for your tour (making the whole process a lot less stressful for you).

Support while you’re away

While you’re out on tour, we’ll be at the end of the phone 24 hours a day to provide support should you need it. We’ll also send you a final info pack before you go and you’ll be able to access all your tour documents via the free Vamoos app.

After your trip

When you return from your sports tour, we’ll ask you to complete a detailed feedback survey, which helps us continue to improve the service we offer. And we can start planning your next tour too, so you can give parents plenty of time to pay for it (and so it’s less stressful for you).