The Ultimate Oxford May Morning SUP Experience
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Our most popular SUP Tour of the year, we're delighted to be offering this amazing SUP Tour again for 2025.
Come and join us for this centuries old Oxford tradition and see the May Morning celebrations with the best view possible. Viewing from the river is a totally unique experience.
We'll meet at 4.45am and be on the river by 5.15am. Paddling up the Thames and onto the Cherwell, we'll arrive just in time for the Magdalen College Choir to sing at 6.00am.
From Magdalen Bridge we take a circular tour through the college gardens before ending back at Donnington Bridge.
If you're hiring kit from us, it's £55, if you're bringing your own board it's £25. Get your place booked ASAP as we sell out every year. Oxford SUP Club Members rates are discounted.
If you're booking a place and bringing your OWN BOARD please use the following code when booking to unlock the discount: "may1stownboard"
All participants are required to wear a buoyancy aid for this tour. If you're hiring a board from us, the buoyancy aid is included. If you're bringing your own board and don’t have one, you can hire one from us, add it to your booking here.
**You'll need to have mastered the basics of SUP to join us for this trip, so it's not suitable for complete beginners**
If you are a complete beginner, come and join us for a beginner lesson before and we'll get you up to speed with all the skills required to enjoy this event. https://oxfordsupclub.org/.../bsupa-level-1-beginner-sup.../
Requisitos
O que levar
Wrap up warm! It will be cold when we start out at 5.15am. Please ensure you are correctly dressed for the weather conditions. You must be wearing a PFD or Bouyancy aid. If you are using your own board, please ensure it is fit for purpose and in good working order and that you have a quick release waist belt leash and PFD. If you are hiring equipment from us we will provide all safety equipment.
Itinerário
Meet at 4.45am and on the water for 5.15am we'll paddle up the River Thames and turn onto the River Cherwell. We'll wind our way through the meadows until we reach Magdalen Bridge. We'll group up here for the 6.00am festivities. After the bells have rung and the choir have sung we'll take a little tour further up the River Cherwell before turning around and returning to our start/finish point. We finish at approximately 8am.
About Oxford SUP Club
Oxford's original SUP School & SUP Club, offering beginners lessons and tailored training for individuals, groups and families.
Why choose Oxford SUP Club?Oxford SUP Club was founded by Our Head Coach Andrew in 2015, and has been growing and developing ever since. Andrew is a highly regarded SUP Coach with a wealth of knowledge and experience. Andrew is qualified to teach all aspects of SUP from beginner’s lessons to touring, racing and 1-1 coaching. He’s happiest when outdoors and has been enjoying all things adventurous his whole life!
What do we do?We are a BSUPA (British Stand Up Paddle Boarding Association) approved SUP school. Our instructors are qualified via the BSUPA Instructor Training scheme, and are trained by the UK’s most accomplished SUP paddlers. The sessions we run follow BSUPA’s tried & tested format, and are designed to be safe, fun and enjoyable.
We’re passionate about developing SUP in the UK, and introducing this amazing sport to as many people as possible. Our qualified and experienced SUP instructors will get you on the water and paddling with confidence on your first lesson.
We are proud to be industry leading experts in providing unique and exciting SUP experiences, structured fun and safe beginner SUP lessons, intermediate and advanced SUP training and a range of SUP events for groups, companies and charities. Everything we do is about enjoyment of the outdoors, living a healthy lifestyle and developing skills to support your mental health and wellbeing.
Where are we?Oxford SUP Club is based on the two huge lakes at Farmoor Reservoir and we run all of our beginner lessons and training on the water here, with group trips on the River Thames and River Cherwell.
What next?SUP is a really social sport, & it’s an ideal activity to do with family& friends. It can be enjoyed on any flat water, whether it’s a river, lake or canal, & it offers people the enjoyment of a sporting activity, with the relaxing environment of time spent with friends on the water.
The best way to get started with this exciting new sport is to book yourself onto our 1 hour SUP Skills Taster Lesson for complete beginners, or if you're more confident try our 2 hour “Ready to Ride” SUP lesson. Once you’ve mastered the basics you’ll be ready to take on some longer river trips, and join us on for our regular SUP Club meetings.
What about equipment?Here at Oxford SUP Club we only use the best kit available. We believe that if you learn to paddle with really good equipment, you’ll have the best experience and get the most enjoyment out of your time on the water. We work directly with Industry leading suppliers who provide us with top quality equipment that uses the latest technologies available in the sport.
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