The Club was established about ten years ago and has held “Club Mark” accreditation since 2010. It was set up by a small group of paddlers and parents and was based outside at Devizes Wharf with a small lock up for storage. Over time we have acquired the site at Lower Wharf and with the help of our sponsors and the Canal and River Trust and Wiltshire County Council we have developed the Clubhouse, put up boat and equipment storage buildings, installed our changing rooms and created our canal access.

Since our inception we have acquired a fleet of general purpose kayaks and canoes, and a range of racing kayaks suitable for all ages as well as paddles, buoyancies and gym and training kit. We have run introductory courses for many paddlers and a large number of them have continued to be active Club members.

Partly due to our location we have run training courses for the Devizes to Westminster race since our inception and despite only starting to compete ten years ago we are now in the top three Clubs for race completions since 1985.

The Club also takes part in the Hasler marathon race series, the Waterside and Thameside series of races and regularly sends a contingent to the Liffey Descent race in Ireland. Club paddlers take part in National sprint regattas and we have a particularly strong Junior squad. Club paddlers have represented Great Britain in marathon and Wild Water Racing disciplines.

We have a group of British Canoeing qualified coaches who supervise and run training sessions with assistance from Club volunteers, and have training both on the canal and using our gym and ergo equipment on most days of the week (see Training link).

We also run regular social events including a monthly Club Grub night at the Club, an annual awards evening, barbeques and other events.

You can find us at Lower Wharf off Northgate Street in Devizes (see map). There is ample on street parking in and around Northgate Street.   Parking at the Club is restricted to Duty Coaches.