South Coast Canoes

Our Dorset shop is specialized on water sports material and equipment of the latest brands and models of canoes, kayaks, paddles, and so on. We are situated not far from main cities such as Bournemouth, Southampton, and the south area close to the sea side.

Providing water sports gear throughout the whole UK and overseas, we offer a wide range of high-quality and long-lasting equipment suitable for all kind of sizes, tastes and sports. Apart from supplying accessories, we are proud to offer our customers excellent courses on kayaking, canoeing, SUP, coaching and BCU 1, 2, 3 and 4 Star Awards.

All our courses and tuitions are personalized just for you! We organize enjoyable tailored and bespoke sessions to meet your needs. Whatever your level, abilities and age, we have something for you!

Being an independent family business we can afford to provide our clientele with courses and materials that will definitely fit their budgets! Additionally, we offer a very good customer service and honest advice to best suit your requirements! We welcome you to our water sports shop in Dorset!

Canoeing is a very sociable and energetic sport that boosts team work, suiting also every age, ability and way of life. Paddling a canoe also implies many health benefits, for instance keeping fit while spending a day out in the forest, breathing some fresh air, improving both your muscle strength and resilience while enjoying very lovely views in a relaxed atmosphere!

Besides, canoeing doesn’t need to be a competitive sport, for this reason your adrenaline and stress levels will be kept low. Just enjoy sitting on a canoe while paddling your way through captivating landscapes!

Being an island we are never too far from the sea and luckily our waterways are very navigable! Our company has a broad range of canoe types for different uses: family canoes, simple canoes, open water canoes, Canadian canoes, there are many!

We also cater for different groups and needs, that’s why our courses are tailored to suit your requirements. Teaching from beginners to advance paddlers, our instructors are all friendly qualified people who will make you feel at ease!

Come along with your lovely family or dear friends and we will provide you with a stable, good tracking and big canoe enough to fit all of you! Your children will be delighted with the idea of paddling along a river on their own!

Would you like to paddle your way through beautiful lakes and fresh-water rivers in a totally eco-friendly and silent craft? Then kayaking is your thing!

Whatever your age and whatever your ability, kayaking is a fun sport for everyone! It burns lots of calories, improves your muscle tonicity, increases your endurance and brings you the opportunity of spending a nice day in the wilderness.

Do you want to read more advantages of kayaking? While paddling your kayak on rivers and lake, you may be lucky to see the impressive and breathtaking flora and wildlife of the area! Watch sea otters, fishes, seals, seabirds and other marine inhabitants while chilling out in the open!

We will teach you basic kayaying skills to move swiftly on the water, this great introduction will be very practical! We also other kayak courses tailored to meet your needs whatever they are!

Depending on their use, kayaks come in different shapes, sizes and colours to suit our customers’ requirements. Made of polyethylene, kayaks are very lightweight crafts ideal for children!  We offer single and double kayaks too so that you can paddle with a friend or a family member.

Stand up paddleboard, most commonly known as SUP, has been around for more than a decade. It can be practiced on any surface of water, from calm lakes to the open sea, with rough currents to placid waters.

From your board you can enjoy the sensational views that surround you and completely forget that you’re doing an intensive working out! Moreover, SUP is very environmental friendly because it is powered only by the strength of your body without needing any engine. 

At our school we cover every SUP level: from total newbies to highly-skilled paddlers. We also have Coaching courses for those who work with SUP in a professional capacity as well as for those who just want to give it a go and enjoy this challenging sport!

Within our courses we offer BCU too. These go from one to four stars and cover a wide range of paddle skills and different disciplines. BCU 1 & 2 Stars are a good starting point to get familiar with any paddle sports, BCU 3 covers from starter to intermediate paddler plus good knowledge of the variety of winds, and BCU 4 will give you specific leadership skills guiding groups.

Whatever your physical condition, age and ability, SUP is an activity that suits everyone who likes water and being outdoors! Being also absolutely safe!