Leeds sailing and activity centre

Christmas 08 Opening Times
For opening times over the Christmas period please click into the attachment via the link on the right handside.

The Leeds Sailing and Activity centre has been extensively refurbished using £900,000 of New Opportunities Funding (NOF) to improve and increase opportunities for outdoor activities in Leeds.

• Facilities
• Instructed activities
• Specialised water and shore-based courses 
• Disabled Facilities
• Location and contact information
• School holidays
• Community and school use 
  

Facilities:      

• Yeadon tarn (lake)
• new changing rooms
• drying rooms 
• activity / teaching space
• traversing wall (climbing)
• computer suite

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Instructed activities include:  

• canoeing 
• kayaking
• dinghy sailing
• raft building
• orienteering
• traversing wall
• off-road biking
• birthday parties
• team away days

A programme of activities is available to download in PDF format on the right hand side of this page.

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Specialised water and shore-based courses include: 

• coastal and day skipper
• canoeing
• power boating
• VHF courses
• first aid

A programme of activities is available to download in PDF format on the right hand side of this page.

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Disabled Facilities: (fully accessible) 

• Reserved parking for disabled drivers
• Level entrance
• Automatic entrance doors
• Lift to first floor
• Accessible shower, toilet and changing facilities
• Adjustable height changing bed
• Adapted equipment

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Location:
Situated off Cemetery Road in Yeadon.  Please see the map attached to this page for further directions.

Address:        Leeds Sailing and Activity Centre
                     Cemetery Road
                     Yeadon
                     Leeds
                     LS19 7UR

Telephone:     0113 2503616

Email: sport.development@leeds.gov.uk

Manager:        Gill Newman
Senior coach:   Miles Ward

Further information: All our activities are supervised by fully-qualified staff giving you the chance to acquire formal qualifications in sailing, canoeing and associated skills through weekend and evening courses.  Yeadon Tarn provides a safe but challenging environment for anyone having their first taste of water sports as well as for the more experienced user.

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School holiday programmes include raft building, water safety, canoeing and ‘learn to sail’ courses. For the latest holiday programme see the attachments on the right of this page.

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Community and school use:
Leeds Sailing and Activity centre offers opportunities away from the water for community and school use. It will include local youth service provision and meeting rooms for community groups. A computer suite is available for school groups and others to support environmental and educational programmes that complement the opportunities provided for water and land-based activities.  The classrooms will also be used to deliver the extensive range of accredited courses as part of the Royal Yachting Association (RYA) training centre programme.

On the water or on the land we have something for everyone - young or old, experienced or just getting started. Our new fully-accessible changing and indoor facilities, well-qualified staff and user-friendly 'wet and dry' facilities can help meet your requirements.

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