Rowing experience in Cambridge! No experience required
Description
Whether you’re a resident or just visiting for work or pleasure, we are delighted to offer a rare and exciting opportunity for you to experience Cambridge’s most iconic sport - rowing! This thrilling 3 hour experience will give you the most 'Cambridge' experience there is to offer. We operate throughout the year, using high quality facilities and equipment. You’ll get the chance to row in a coxed eight boat, just like the crews in the world-famous Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race. Also featured in the film 'The Boys in the Boat'. So whether you want to learn a new skill, bond with your friends or your team, or make new friends - sign up for the Cambridge Rowing Experience today! PRIVATE BOOKINGS? Please contact us for more information.
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- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(221)
Great morning out on the river Cam. It was a great whistle stop introduction into rowing. Starting with a quick warm up on the indoor machines to get familiar with the stroke before putting that into practice in a group of 8 on the water. Definitely an experience worth participating in while in Cambridge.
We're pleased you enjoyed it! We agree - definitely a quintessential Cambridge that everyone can enjoy!
A great day out, especially if the weather is good - well worth a try!
Great day out with Cambridge Rowing for a corporate event. They made it very easy to book and organise. On the day the team were very accomodating and knowledgable and the team had a fantastic time learning about rowing and then getting onto the water. The photographer was a brilliant addition and the team thoroughly enjoyed the fun race.
My daughter had a great time at the Introduction to Rowing week course. Enthusiastic and friendly teachers, great group of other kids - and came home with a real sense of confidence in being on the water!
Great experience with Omar and the team. Made sure it was a safe relaxing accelerating experience for everybody. There was a large range of ages and everybody had fun. Would definitely recommend this five stars.
I turned 70 this year and am trying to try different activities. So I decided to try rowing! It was very well organised, we started on indoor rowing machines, and our coach got 8 of us to row together. We then carried the very long rowing boat outside with clear instructions, and put it on the river. Then 2 at a time we got into the boat and learnt how to row. Then we all got into and set off. Instructions were very clear and the main lesson was we had to work together as a team. It took a lot of concentration but I thoroughly enjoyed it. Definitely recommend this for a fun activity!
A fantastic summer course for teens interested in learning to row, my daughter loved it and grew in confidence during the week. She is keen to keep going!
Thank you for the lovely review — we’re delighted to hear that your daughter enjoyed the course, grew in confidence and is keen to keep rowing! We did notice the four-star rating and, as we’re always aiming for a five-star experience, we’d be very interested to know what you feel was missing. Your feedback would be really helpful in understanding what we could have done to make the course a five-star experience for her.
Have lived in Cambridge for 35 years, always envied the rowers and wanted to try/ learn but didn’t have the courage. This experience makes it so easy for a novice to have a go, before we knew it our boat was gliding along the beautiful Cam. Very patient and friendly instructor, highly recommend this and it’s good value.
Thanks for the review! There are 000's in Cambridge who have the same reservations as you and/or think it's just a University sport. We're glad you had the courage to sign up and we're sure that this will inspire others to take part in our rowing experience. Thank you
My son had a really enjoyable time at Cambridge Rowing Experience. He had no previous knowledge of the sport and really wanted to try it out. All coaches were professional and welcoming and he came away very happy.
That's really wonderful to hear, thank you for sharing!
Our two teens have been visiting Cambridge in the summer for a number of years. They usually play tennis, bike, and tour England, but this year wanted to try rowing. They had a great time, the other kids were great, and they really appreciated the experience. We are so glad that we were able to experience such an iconic activity with such a wonderful team.
Oh that's wonderful to read. We're glad they enjoyed it and have the rowing bug. Next time, let's have you parents come along for a rowing experience too. It's not just for these young whipper snappers :-)
