Love this venue, the instructors are great and really patient with their clients. Highly recommended...

I completed my 2 day RYA Inland Waterways Helmsman course here recently. Really excellent course, which has given my the knowledge and confidence to get on with my new life on the canals. John was a patient and knowledgeable teacher, and I took the opportunity to ask him load of questions about narrowboats, which he was able to help with. The location is great as they have a private basin where you can't crash into anything (apart from the sharks), and the training boat is good too. When you're ready you'll be up and down the canal, getting tips and advice as you go. I'd recommend this course to anyone who is planning on getting into canal boating, I can't imagine how I would have managed without it!

Very nice place with very nice people

Look at us go!! Nicola was a great teacher, thank you so much!!

Well im local i live just around corner so is a joy too see loads of people from kids to mature having fun in a water .. i will definetly recomend a sign up if u local

I did my RYA Helmsman Course over the last two days. It was a great experience. The trainer John was very knowledgeable and put real world experience with RYA approved training. I am about to start a new life on a boat in London and without this course I am not sure if I would have the confidence or not to move around the canal. Again I want to thank the instructor for his work he has done with me. I think that the Islington Boat Club is a wonderful place and I hope it has a long and healthy future.

Did my RYA Inland Helmsman training here. Brilliant course with plenty of time on the helm. For those wishing to boat in London it's great to learn here rather than on quieter waters out of town, so you can get lots of practical experience and advice for how to interact with other boats etc. Youth club was running while I was there and also looked like a great project.

Very good, my son used the club about 3 years

Completed the Helmsman Course here - was absolutely fantastic. Teaching was thorough, yet hands-off so I learned by doing throughout. Was a lot of fun and the Club is run by a fantastic group of people. Couldn't recommend more highly.

Great fun - families enjoying pedalos for hire. Raising funds to support the boat club.

Fabulous SUP hire and guide for a sunset canal tour

Excellent day out with the kids, great fun for all the family, perfect for half term will definitely be returning

Well I am here a lot, so no surprise I recommend it. Great place to learn sup or go on a paddleboarding tour!

Fantastic Activity Centre and a freat location for youth groups & schools in and around London. A big thanks to all the IBC staff for ensuring our visit was an unforgettable experience! The OBC Youth Club

As of December 2020 to now it has been a great experience learning the skills on the smaller kayaks for much advanced people, capsizing is one of the best experiences and taking in views while in the Canal, a must go for learners and schools!

Overal had an amazing time and Darren was a great teacher 👍🏽

Concerned about the lack of notices warning of deep water..Also no life saver boards/ rings displayed adjacent to the waters edge. But strong sense of community welcome

I've been going to Islington Boat Club since I was 9 and with them I have learnt so many new skills, met so many new people (including my gf, not naming names) and been to so many fantastic places on the trips, such as the South of France, Wales and Bude in Cornwall. They do kayaking (both white and flat water skills), Canoeing, Power boating, Stand Up Paddle Boarding and Sailing, amongst other things like Mountain biking and Narrowboat driving etc. The staff are fantastic and friendly, and very knowledgeable. Shout-out to John Freed (staff member) who is one of the nicest people I have ever met. Keep up the great work you do guys!