Enjoy peaceful outdoor adventures at Ardingly Reservoir with kayak and stand-up paddleboard rentals, perfect for families and all skill levels.

Rentals

Bring your own paddleboard, kayak, windsurf or sailing dinghy and enjoy a full day on the peaceful Ardingly Reservoir with friendly staff and beautiful nature.

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

Begin your watersports journey with expert-led taster sessions in paddleboarding, kayaking, sailing and open water swimming at scenic Ardingly Reservoir.

Adult Courses and Tasters 

Open Water Swimming sessions to boost your fitness and confidence in the beautiful Ardingly Reservoir.

Kids and Adult Clubs and Activity Days 

Flexible credit vouchers available for water activities and courses.

Vouchers-and-passes

Seasonal watercraft access memberships with discounts on courses and hires.

Memberships

paddleboarding

windsurfing

kayaking

other

mixed

sailing

swimming

rafting

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.