SUP clubs & SUP socials

If you're looking to find your nearest SUP group or paddleboard club,  this  map will help.   UK SUP clubs range from hyper organised clubs who meet several times a week for regular paddles at set times, to more casual groups who meet for a paddle and a pint once in a blue moon. To find out more about different types of local SUP clubs and paddleboard groups, read this article.

If you're looking to buy a SUP, clubs are often a friendly and independent place to get advice and try lots of different types of SUPs and paddles.  If you are looking to buy,  check out 'The Brands' page for the best SUP brands in the UK.

SUP rental / hire

If you've already got some experience and just want to hire a board, this maps shows you places you can just hire a board.  Many of these locations also offer instruction, so if you're a total beginner and want some initial instruction, look for somewhere that offers instruction and rental.

And lots of the rental locations also have other activities, so why not make it a full day out?

SUP shops

So you've had some lessons, had fun on a lake, bought a second hand board and want to explore the world around you?  Some people like to look at a map or google earth and explore new spots. But doing this requires experience and an understanding of the water environment.  The best thing to do is to find a club or group, and get some help and tips, or find an instructor.  But the next best thing is to use this map!

SUP instructors/school

Looking for some reassurance for your first ever paddle?  Want structured SUP training to improve your paddle technique?  Thinking about doing some serious exploring and want a guide?  Fancy taking on a grade 3 river and need some serious whitewater instruction?  This map helps you to find an instructor whatever level you're needing.

Instructors listed have a range of qualifications and offer a range of courses from different training organisations such as ASI, British Canoeing, BSUPA, and Water Skills Academy.

SUP spots

So you've had some lessons, had fun on a lake, bought a second hand board and want to explore the world around you?  Some people like to look at a map or google earth and explore new spots. But doing this requires experience and an understanding of the water environment.  The best thing to do is to find a club or group, and get some help and tips, or find an instructor.  But the next best thing is to use this map!

Events and competitions

Want to see the nearest event to you?  Looking for the next race?  Trying to find out when the next SUP retreat in Scotland is, or when the next guided adventure is taking place in Snowdonia?

Then check out this map.  With an easy to use filter, you can filter by region or by event type.

How to use the maps

UK sup clubs google mapsWith over 300 entries, these maps are the most comprehensive SUP maps in the UK and are getting better every day.  But with so much information, we've needed to break it down into a few different maps to prevent them becoming too cluttered.

You can access any of the maps independently using the links below.  You can still view the original combined maps by going to the full SUPHUBUK map at the bottom of this page.

For the more tech savvy amongst you you can view them directly in google maps and save them to 'my maps'. And because the maps are unlicensed and open, you can even download them as KML files and use them in Google Earth or any other geospatial or tracking packages that can read KML files.  The data is shared subject to a creative commons licence (1) If you want to add a spot to the map and you're not familiar with google maps, please watch the video below for instructions how to add spots.  Please make sure you add them to the correct layer.

The map data can be used without restriction or licence, but we do politely ask that you attribute SUPhubUK.com if used commercially.

(1) you can share the data freely for non commercial uses, as long as you attribute the original source and you share it with the same licence conditions.  Read the full licence.

Video instructions

Add to the maps