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We would love you to join our adventure community. With a range of membership packs available enabling you to launch your paddle board from our Paddle Cabin River Medway home, join our adventure app, attend our socials, you can find something that suits your adventure lifestyle. Find out more about our membership here.

Only members of the Paddle Cabin are allowed to self launch with their paddle board from the Paddle Cabin River Medway home at Branbridges Leisure. If you are not a member, you are not able to self launch with your paddle board from the site. Self launch of kayaks or canoes from Branbridges is prohibited.

You don’t need to be a member of the Paddle Cabin to have a paddle boarding lesson, come on a training course, attend a workshop or event, or day trip with us. We love meeting new people and starting you on your journey of adventure with the Paddle Cabin. The only thing is our socials – if you want to join our socials, and our adventure community, you do need to become a member . However, your first social is free. Membership also gives you 50% off board hire, adventure days and lots of other fun perks.

We offer paddle board hire at the River Medway to the pubic, available at 50% discount for our members. Paddle boarding rental is available to book online. Hire includes a Red Paddle Co paddle board, paddle, leash, buoyancy aid, dry bag and waterproof phone case. The minimum age for board hire for a child to be on their own board is 12 years old and all under 18s must be accompanied on the water by an adult, legal guardian or parent. Paddle board hire from the Paddle Cabin for the public is available from the Paddle Cabin between May – October only. We ask that you have paddleboarded before and are comfortable paddle boarding on a river.

Yes, we run a range of British Canoeing training courses, including your Personal Performance Award for SUP Sheltered Water, Paddlesport Rescue and Safety Course, Paddlesport Instructor, Paddlesport Leader, Core Coach, SUP Sheltered Water Coach and SUPTA’s SUP Yoga/Pilates/Fitness Teacher Training course. Open to Paddle Cabin members and non-members, find out more on our Training Courses page.

Yes we do offer parties and corporate group experiences. Get in touch and tell us what your needs are and we will organise paddle boarding river experiences for all special occasions including hen dos, stag dos, corporate groups and birthday parties. Please note that our minimum age is 8 years old.

Yes, we provide paddle boarding sessions for beginners and for those of all levels of SUP experience from improvers to adventurers. We offer bespoke, family or open sessions (mixed groups), and all sessions include all equipment and can be personalised for your group of up to 8 people. Lessons take place all year round but beginners sessions are advised between May – October.

Your paddle boarding lesson will take place on the picturesque River Medway, launching from our jetty at our home at the Paddle Cabin in East Peckham in Kent. We are situation within Branbridges Leisure so as you enter the industrial estate, you will see a black building and black gates with a big gold letter B – for Branbridges. Drive in and you can’t miss the Paddle Cabin! During the winter months (November – April), we may move your lesson to our winter paddling spot, when the river flow is too strong for us to safely operate from the cabin. But we will always let you know 24 hours in advance if we need to move the location.

Yes, we provide coaching for paddle boarders at all levels and experience, tailored to your goals – from building confidence, improving forward paddling technique, moving around the board, turning, water safety and rescue skills, events training, paddling on different water bodies and in varying conditions and environments. Coaching sessions are all private, so you can do a 121 or small group session with one of our SUP Coaches.

Our lessons and coaching price includes the use of our boards, paddles, a buoyancy aid to keep you safe, dry bag and waterproof phone case. Our events, experiences, socials, days and weekends will vary whether kit is included and will always state on the booking confirmation. It will always be possible to hire any kit you need that you don’t have.

Whatever you feel most comfortable in paddle boarding, weather dependent! We always provide buoyancy aids and we can provide wetsuits. We suggest lightweight wick dry sports clothes with swimwear underneath for paddle boarding in May – September. We suggest you wear old trainers, wetsuit shoes or beach shoes. If you are paddling between November – April, we can provide a wetsuit and neoprene socks, and we suggest you wear a winter wetsuit or drysuit, wetsuit boots or old trainers, and bring a hat and gloves or even some hand/foot warmers to keep your fingers and toes toasty. Check out our winter paddling kit blog and our how to stay safe in winter blog for some inspiration.

Paddle boarding is accessible to everyone, that is why we love it so much. Some people find it more challenging than other for a number of reasons from confidence on the water, fears of falling in, balance, mobility and fitness levels. We always adapt a session to your needs and goals. Always come to a session assuming you will fall in – it’s all part of the fun and we encourage it! Falling in removes the fear of being in the water and gives you the chance to learn how to get back on your board in a safe environment. Don’t worry, we will look after you!

Yes! All our boards are inflatable which means that you get to try boards that are accessible for you to try out before thinking about your own board purchases. All our boards are well cared for, sturdy and perfect for beginners, plus we have a range of inflatable touring boards and race boards for those wanting to progress their skills too.

We don’t ask that you can swim a certain distance in the water to paddle board with us on our sessions, events or experiences but we do ask that you are comfortable in the water. There will always be a SUP Coach, Instructor or Leader with you on the water and we will make sure you can get back on your board and we ask all paddlers to wear a buoyancy aid. if you are self launching with your own boards or hiring boards and are not supervised by a Paddle Cabin crew member, all of your party needs to be able to swim

Our minimum age for our family sessions is 8 years old. At the age of 8, paddlers should be comfortable on their own board with a child’s paddle, however there may be occasions that if your child is small for their age, they may need to sit on your board instead. All children under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult, parent or legal guardian on the water at all times. Our minimum age for our open mixed group lessons, events, experiences and membership is 18 years old. The minimum age for board hire where children have their own boards is 12 years old.

Yes! Our family sessions require a minimum age of 8 years old but all children under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult, parent or legal guardian. The only exception to this is for birthday parties, school groups, community groups such as cadets and scouts.

Yes, we do sell gift vouchers! We have lovely gift vouchers to purchase from the cabin to be redeemed on our lessons, events, experiences or adventure weekends. Or you can buy one online yourself and print it at home.

We have a small selection of paddle boarding and outdoor accessories in our shop on-site at the Paddle Cabin for customers and the public to purchase. These include dry bags, quick release waist belts, leashes, fin bolts plus small items of paddle boarding clothing and Paddle Cabin merchandise. We also have our online shop selling Paddle Cabin merchandise, that you can buy too!

There is parking on site at the Paddle Cabin, as part of Branbridges Leisure. However, we share parking across the site and this is limited so do arrive early to secure a space. We have two toilets and one shower on site for customers and members to use so do come dressed for your session where possible as we don’t have dedicated changing facilities. The shower costs £2 to use and only takes coins so please bring cash to use it. Your guests are welcome to enjoy the facilities of Branbridges Leisure whilst you are on your adventure with us.

Dogs are welcome at our Paddle Cabin River Medway home, and are welcome on site as part of Branbridges Leisure. We do not allow dogs on your paddleboards as part of our group lessons, days or socials, however, we do offer dedicated SUP Pups session where we introduce your dogs to the water or you can book a coaching session with your pup. Dogs are sometimes welcome on our land events and hikes and we will always let you know in advance if this is the case.