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ClubBedford, BedfordshirePriory Lake

Priory Sailing Club

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Priory Sailing Club is an inland Bedford club at Priory Lake, offering dinghy sailing, racing, windsurfing, RYA training, junior activity and open-day opportunities.

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Can a beginner start here?

Dinghy sailing, Dinghy racing, Windsurfing, Junior sailing, RYA training, Open days, Social events

Beginner
Priory Sailing Club appears suitable for beginners: it is an RYA Recognised Training Centre, offers RYA Level 1 for adult beginners, has junior beginner courses, and says you do not need to own a boat to sail at the club. Open Day dinghy sessions are supervised by experienced sailors.
Training
The club offers dinghy sailing, windsurfing and powerboating training for ages 8 upwards. Adult beginners can take an RYA Level 1 course with 12 hours' tuition over a weekend; the page says all equipment is provided and the course leads to an RYA Level 1 qualification. Members can also book free informal mentoring sessions with volunteer RYA instructors.
Taster
The Open Day page says the club runs Open Days and Come and Try events. It lists dinghy sailing, windsurfing, SUP and KataKanu tasters, with no advance booking needed for the listed Open Day. The page says Open Day activities cost GBP 2 per person per activity. As checked on 2026-06-13, the listed Sunday 10 May Open Day may already have passed.

Activity tags

Dinghy racing· ActivityDinghy sailing· ActivityJunior sailing· AudienceOpen days· ServiceRYA training· TrainingSocial events· ActivityWindsurfing· Activity

Suitability

Juniors, families, and accessibility

Juniors
The club has junior sailing pathways, including Beginner Pirates from age seven, Advanced Pirates, Elite Oppie Pirates and Buccaneers. Junior training courses are described as free to club members, and family membership is available. Open Day dinghy sailing is described as suitable for families, with no upper or lower age limit for dinghy sessions.
Access
The facilities page mentions an accessible/family changing facility with toilet and shower on the ground floor. Broader access information, such as step-free site access, adaptive sailing, or parking for disabled visitors, was not found.

Costs

Costs, membership, and boats

Prices

Membership pricing is published: adult sailing membership GBP 152, family sailing membership GBP 196, independent junior membership GBP 50, member's children GBP 16, and adult/family entrance fee GBP 35. Additional dinghy storage is GBP 50 if available. Open Day activities are GBP 2 per person per activity. The adult RYA Level 1 page says prices are in the booking form, but the official page itself did not show the course price.

Membership

Official site describes Priory Sailing Club as an RYA Recognised Teaching Centre for sailing and windsurfing, with club racing, junior pathways, RYA OnBoard and Champion Club opportunities, day visits and open-day activity.

Boat hire
The club says visitors do not need to own a boat for Open Day sailing, adult RYA Level 1 includes all equipment, and members without their own boat can book club craft for mentoring/Buccaneers sessions. However, day visitors with their own craft are told Priory Sailing Club cannot provide sailing or canoeing equipment for day visits.

Facilities

Facilities and equipment

Accessible/family changing facility· ChangingWet training room· OtherJetty· LaunchParking· AccessChanging rooms· ChangingSlipway· LaunchShowers· ChangingDinghy parking· AccessBeach· OtherClubhouse· Clubhouse

Location

Bedford · 6 nearby clubs mapped

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Sources and data quality

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