Salford Watersports Centre

We’re excited to be part of the fantastic FREE We Invented The Weekend event here at Salford Quays today!

Come and find us at Dock 9, where you can have a go paddling our rafted canoes. Each canoe holds up to 6 people, so bring your friends and family, or come along solo and join others on the water.

🛶 Suitable for ages 8+
🛶 Stable rafted canoes – you should stay dry (apart from the rain!)
🛶 No booking required – just turn up
🛶 Available today until 4:30pm

There are plenty of other FREE events and activities happening across the festival, so why not make a day of it?

Join us this Saturday for a day of Paddlesports!

Get out on the water and enjoy our SUP (Stand Up Paddleboard) & Kayak Hire sessions, available throughout the day.

Hire Prices:
• Adults - £12
• Juniors - £7.50

Looking to build your confidence on a paddleboard? We also have our Learn to SUP sessions available, perfect for beginners or anyone wanting some extra coaching.

🏄 Learn to SUP:
• 75-minute coached session
• Suitable for beginners
• Just £20 per person

Whether you’re trying paddlesports for the first time or looking for a fun way to spend your Saturday, we’d love to see you on the water!

📍 Book now at salfordwatersports.com then click BOOK NOW

SUP and Kayak hire available today - Friday 5th June

⏰12:30, 13:45 & 15:00
💷 £12.00 per adult, £7.50 per junior

Follow the link for bookings:
https://widget.eola.co/1275/35e0a013-7365-4219-bd57-6871d662976b

Great work Salford Paddlesports Club 👏

Customer Notice

Due to the Great Manchester Run taking place today, there will be road closures, including some areas around the centre.

Please plan ahead and allow extra time for your journey.

For details of road closures and to help plan your route, visit TFGM’s dedicated page below:

https://tfgm.com/gm-run

Spaces available on tomorrow morning’s (Sunday) Open Water Coached sessions.
1-2-1’s - Fully Booked

☀️ Intro to open water swimming - 10:45- This is the place for everyone to start. We’ll work on the essential skills to help you be safe and enjoy the open water. Includes use of a wetsuit.

🏊🏽🚴🏽 🏃🏽Event preparation workshop - 09:45 - Just £14 for 45 minutes coaching - This session will help get you ready for your event in open water. It will cover event strategies and preparation; tips for wetsuit and skins swimming; plus open water skills e.g. sighting, turning and drafting. We’ve timetabled these to support swimmers with the key events such as the Great North Swim, Lakesman, Coniston end to end, the Big Welsh Weekend, Slateman and Bolton 70.3

For more info on workshops, 121s and to book please visit salfordwatersports.com

With the warm weather continuing, we understand why people want to cool off around the water.

But over the last few days there have sadly been multiple fatalities involving children in open water across the UK, and we are seeing increasing numbers of people entering the water at Salford Quays, swimming in unsupervised areas and jumping from bridges and walls.

We need people to understand the risks.

It’s not just about swimming ability. Cold water shock, hidden objects beneath the surface and underwater hazards can affect even the strongest swimmers.

Even on hot days, the water remains cold. When your body is warm, suddenly entering cold water can cause your body to go into shock within seconds, leading to panic, gasping and loss of breathing control.

Jumping into canals and open water is extremely dangerous. Water depths can vary, visibility is poor and there is a real risk of serious injury from hidden objects or shallow areas.

Adults - please remember that young people are watching. Children and teenagers look to adults to understand what is safe behaviour, and it has been very disappointing to recently see dangerous behaviour from adults taking place in front of children.

We also ask people to respect the environment around the Quays. Salford Quays is home to a wide range of wildlife, and the amount of litter being left behind is upsetting to see. Please respect your local area and dispose of rubbish responsibly.

Salford Quays is covered by a Public Space Protection Order, and the water itself is subject to byelaws. This means entering the water without authorisation, including swimming, is prohibited.

The supervised activities operated by Salford Watersports Centre are fully risk assessed and controlled by qualified staff who are trained to supervise and lifeguard those specific activities only.

Unauthorised access to the water, including jumping from walls and bridges, puts not only yourselves at risk, but also your friends, families, our staff and the emergency services who may be required to respond.

Please respect the water, respect your local area and look after yourselves and each other.

Stay safe and enjoy the sunshine responsibly.

Over 100 of you needed that swim tonight 🥵

It was a perfect evening ☀️

Thanks to everyone who joined us, Thursday night is our next supervised swim!

See you there?!