Discover Rockley in Poole with essential information on watersports, activity centres, children’s holiday camps, RYA sailing courses, equipment hire and booking. Rockley operates from Rockley Point and Poole Park, offering activities including dinghy sailing, kayaking, paddleboarding, windsurfing, canoeing and multi-activity sessions. Established in 1976, the family-run company caters for children, adults, schools and families, with everything from one-hour taster sessions and pedalos to structured sailing courses and residential watersports programmes.
Rockley is a long-established family-run outdoor activity company based in Poole, offering watersports, holiday camps, RYA sailing courses, equipment hire and residential activity programmes. Its two main Poole locations are Rockley Point on Poole Harbour and Poole Park Activity Centre, where visitors can try activities including sailing, kayaking, paddleboarding, windsurfing, canoeing and pedalos. With options for children, families, beginners and experienced sailors, Rockley is one of Poole’s best-known providers of outdoor and watersports experiences.
Rockley Point Activity Centre: Rockley Point, Poole, Dorset, BH15 4RW
Poole Park Activity Centre: Poole Park Lake, Poole, Dorset, BH15 2SF
Telephone: 01202 677272
Email: hello@rockley.org
Website: https://rockley.org/
Booking: Online booking available for courses and activities
Rockley was founded in 1976 as a family business teaching dinghy sailing and has since developed into a wider outdoor-activity organisation offering watersports, school trips, residential programmes, instructor training and activity holidays.
For visitors to Poole, its two most relevant bases are Rockley Point Activity Centre and Poole Park Activity Centre. The two locations offer slightly different experiences, with Rockley Point providing access to Poole Harbour and a broader range of courses, while Poole Park is particularly well suited to beginners, families and casual equipment hire.
Rockley Point sits beside Poole Harbour at BH15 4RW and offers a wide selection of watersports and outdoor activities.
Current activities include:
Rockley Point is also the main location for many of the company’s more structured watersports courses and residential programmes.
Rockley’s Poole Park Activity Centre is based directly beside Poole Park Lake and is designed as an accessible introduction to watersports for families, individuals and children.
Activities currently include:
The centre also runs taster sessions, children’s holiday camps and birthday activities.
Visitors do not necessarily need to book a full course to get onto the water. Rockley offers equipment hire at Poole Park Lake, including its popular swan pedalos.
Published hire prices include:
Dinghy hire requires a minimum RYA Stage or Level 2 qualification.
Rockley runs school-holiday activity camps across its Dorset centres, including Poole Park and Rockley Point.
Current day camps cost £55 per child and normally run from 10am until 4pm, with optional early drop-off from 9am and late collection until 5pm available for an additional charge.
Junior camps for ages 6-9 are currently offered at Poole Park, while youth camps for ages 10-16 operate at both Poole Park and Rockley Point.
Activities can include sailing, kayaking, paddleboarding, Mega SUP and raft building. Rockley also accepts Childcare Vouchers and Tax-Free Childcare for eligible camps.
Rockley is an RYA training provider and offers structured sailing courses for both children and adults.
Its current beginner programme includes:
Beginner sailing courses currently start from £220.
Adults can also book one-day beginner or return-to-sailing sessions at Rockley Point, currently priced at £115.
Visitors who do not want to commit to a longer course can choose shorter introductory sessions.
For example, Rockley currently offers a one-hour paddle-sport taster at Rockley Point for ages eight and over, priced at £28.
These shorter options can be a good way for beginners to try kayaking, paddleboarding or other watersports before booking a longer programme.
Rockley Point also offers residential options for young people and adults attending selected courses.
Its current five-day RYA Youth Residential Package costs £595 and includes five days of sailing tuition, four nights’ accommodation, three meals a day, an RYA logbook and evening activities.
More general residential accommodation can also be added to eligible courses, with current rates starting from £40 per person per night for bed and breakfast.
Rockley caters for a wide range of visitors, from complete beginners trying paddleboarding or a pedalo for the first time to experienced sailors undertaking advanced RYA training.
Families and casual visitors will generally find Poole Park Activity Centre the easiest place to start, particularly for equipment hire and children’s activities. Rockley Point is better suited to people looking for structured courses, wider watersports options or more advanced training.
Activities, courses and equipment hire operate according to individual timetables and can be affected by weather conditions. Visitors should therefore check Rockley’s live booking information before travelling.
Prices also vary considerably depending on whether you are hiring equipment, joining a short taster session, attending a children’s holiday camp or taking part in a multi-day RYA course. Booking in advance is particularly sensible during school holidays and summer weekends.
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