Explore Ardingly Reservoir with family-friendly kayak and paddleboard hires — fun, safe and perfect for all abilities.

Rentals

Enjoy a full day on Ardingly Reservoir with your own kayak, paddleboard, windsurf or sailing dinghy—perfect for all skill levels with scenic views and friendly wildlife.

Bring Your Own

Sail confidently on Ardingly Reservoir with expert-led RYA sailing courses for kids, tailored to all skill levels from beginner tasters to advanced seamanship.

Kids Courses

Discover stand-up paddleboarding and kayaking tasters, beginner sailing courses, and open water swimming in a friendly, scenic lakeside setting.

Adult Courses and Tasters 

Inclusive, expert-led water sports sessions for women, families, juniors, and adults.

Kids and Adult Clubs and Activity Days 

Credit vouchers available for flexible water sport bookings.

Vouchers-and-passes

Seasonal open water swimming memberships with exclusive session bookings.

Memberships

paddleboarding

windsurfing

kayaking

other

mixed

sailing

swimming

power boating

wing surfing

wing foiling

Ardingly Activity Centre

Visited Ardingly Activity Centre near Ardingly Reservoir and had a really lovely time. It’s a great spot if you want to spend the day outdoors with family — you can rent kayaks or paddle boats and just enjoy the water in a really peaceful, natural setting.

The staff were friendly and helpful, and there’s even a little café for drinks and snacks which makes it easy to spend a few hours here. Facilities are good too, with washrooms on site. Parking is right at the bottom of the hill near the centre — loads of spaces and it’s free, which is a big plus.

On a sunny day it’s such a nice place to relax, paddle about, or just sit by the lake and take it all in. Definitely recommend if you’re nearby!

Amazing place! We are a family and we had such a wonderful time there, the staff are very friendly and organised. We made the booking online in the same day and found availability! The kayak were in very good conditions. The price is very worth it for the quality time we spent! Paid £15 for single kayak and £20 for double for 1 hour! Very good.

We are a family of 2 adults and a 5 years old child, and rented a 2 seats kayak and a 1 seat kayak, and we had a wonderful time there! Was really nice everything and a perfect funny afternoon for my family.
Friendly staff and very helpful.
We super recommend the place.