London Otters Rowing Club
The UK's LGBTQ-inclusive rowing club, going since 2014 at the Royal Docks, with nearly a hundred people on the water on a weekend and a regatta most months. The way in is Otterpups, a six-weekend learn-to-row course for complete beginners, £300, up to three times a year; places go in under a minute, so you register interest first.
- Who it's for
- Everyone
- Where
- East London
- Going since
- 2014
- Find them
- Website@londonotters
When and where
Saturday 11.30am to 2pm
Novice squad, every Saturday
Royal Docks Watersports Centre, 1012 Dockside Road, E16 2QT
After Learn to Row
Learn to Row: six consecutive weekends, Saturday and Sunday, up to three courses a year between September and March
Royal Docks Watersports Centre, 1012 Dockside Road, E16 2QT
Complete beginners; over 18 and able to swim · £300 for the course
What it costs
- £300, in two instalments Otterpups learn-to-row course, six consecutive weekendsSixteen places a course; the next three are provisionally 31 October to 6 December 2026 and 13 February to 21 March 2027.
Never done it before
Register your interest on the Learn to Row page; an email comes a week before the next course opens, and the sixteen places go within a minute of that. No rowing experience, no fitness test, over 18 and able to swim.
What they don't say
- Club membership fees after the course are not on the pages read.
- The other squads' training times are on the squads page; only the novice squad's is recorded here, as the one a beginner joins.
Every fact here was checked on 12 October 2026, against 3 sources. Training nights and fees change, so if something is out of date, tell us.
Hear when something new is added.
New clubs, changed training nights, and the occasional weekend. No more than that.
Or come and meet people all at once.
A weekend away with a group of gay men, and nothing to prove.