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Hickling Windsurfing Club

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Hickling Windsurfing Club is a windsurfing and sailing club on Hickling Broad with a private beach and launch area.

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Can a beginner start here?

Windsurfing club, Windsurfing, Sailing, Beginner equipment, Social sailing

Beginner
Hickling Windsurfing Club is suitable for beginners learning windsurfing: the Broad is described as shallow and ideal for learning, the club has beginner boards and sails, and members can use a buddy system for help getting started. The club also notes that there is no rescue service, so beginners should follow the club's safety guidance and sail within suitable conditions.
Training
The club offers informal instruction from RYA qualified instructors subject to availability, says it has qualified RYA Start Windsurfing instructors, and runs a buddy system for member support. Formal taster sessions and beginner courses are signposted to Whitlingham Outdoor Centre, with reduced club membership for people who have taken a Whitlingham course.
Taster· Unclear
The official site describes an annual Come and Try Day and says taster sessions are also run at Whitlingham Outdoor Centre, but the official Hickling event page checked is for 8 June 2024, which is a past event. No currently upcoming club taster/open-day date was supported by the checked official pages.

Activity tags

Beginner equipment· ActivitySailing· ActivitySocial sailing· ActivityWindsurfing· ActivityWindsurfing club· Activity

Suitability

Juniors, families, and accessibility

Juniors
Family and junior suitability is supported by a Family Membership price, a joining-fee waiver for Junior Members under 21, and beginner copy saying windsurfing is for ages 8 to 80 and that children can learn as easily as adults. The site also publishes a child protection policy.
Access· Unclear
No current disabled access, adaptive windsurfing, Sailability, step-free access, accessible changing, or similar accessibility details were found on the checked official pages.

Costs

Costs, membership, and boats

Prices

Current annual membership fees shown by the club are Single Membership GBP 71, Family Membership GBP 89, and Student Membership GBP 29 for the calendar year January to December. New or lapsed members also pay a GBP 40 joining fee, waived for Junior Members under 21, full-time students, and applicants who have attended a Whitlingham Outdoor Centre course.

Membership

Official site describes beginner and intermediate loan equipment and invites membership enquiries.

Boat hire
Member equipment use is available rather than public boat hire: membership includes club boards and rigs, beginner and intermediate windsurfing kit is described, and full-time members may use the boards and rigs on site subject to the club equipment rules. Day members may not use the equipment unless supervised by a full-time member.

Facilities

Facilities and equipment

Launching area· LaunchParking· AccessPrivate car park· AccessPrivate beach· OtherBeginner/intermediate loan equipment· OtherFacilities· Other

Location

Hickling · 6 nearby clubs mapped

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Sources and data quality

Data status
Verified
Find Watersports check
12 Jun 2026
Club verification
Not listed
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