Sites that we are listed on:

Charities Aid Foundation website [1]
The Charities Aid Foundation website has a page about the Pirate Club as well and you can make donations there too.

The Charity Commission [2]
The Pirate Castle is a Registered Charity, no. 1138787, and is supported and regulated by the Charity Commission. They govern all UK Registered Charities, and hold details of the constitution of our organisation.

www.boatdistrict.co.uk [3]
Find boat trips (public trips, charter or hire, holidays, sightseeing, wildlife watching, fishing, diving, sailing, narrowboat, etc) with BoatDistrict

Waterways Directory [4]
A directory for UK Inland Waterways related businesses, clubs, societies and organisations.

All4KidsUK.com [5]
A searchable directory that includes holidays and water sports.

Waterways groups & information:

Boat Safe Kids [6]
Zillions of questions and answers about boating!

National Community Boats Association [7]
We are members of the Community Boats Association, who regulate the training and qualification of our Narrowboat Skippers. We are also an approved training centre for the Certificate in Community Boats Management, and pride ourselves in providing some of the best training in our area.

British Waterways Board [8]
BWB manages and maintains the canal, and they have also helped us on numerous occasions with our projects.

Waterscape [9]
British Waterways' leisure website.

Waterways Recovery Group [10]
A voluntary organisation that helps restore derelict and unused canals in Britain. Their weekend and weeklong working parties have helped unlock many miles of previously neglected wayerways, and the WRG have played an important role in coordination local canal restorations schemes all over Britain.

British Canoe Union [11]
The BCU operates a comprehensive coaching and education programme.

Royal Yachting Association [12]
The RYA is the UK’s national association for all forms of recreational competitive boating, representing sailing, motorcruising, sportsboats, windsurfing, inland boating, powerboat racing and personal watercraft. It coordinates competition and/or development at local, national and international level and is recognised by government as the negotiating body for these groups.

Mike Stevens [13]
Personal website about the canals and navigable rivers of the UK, with a special focus on London.

Canal Junction [14]
For an article on training at the Pirate Castle by our very own Jim Marshall, as well as a comprehensive canal guide and leisure directory with maps, history, culture, engineering, museums, folk art, hotel boats, boatyards, boat brokers, narrowboat holiday hire firms, hints for first timers and more.

Waterways Information by Jim Shead [15]
An encyclopedia of the canals and rivers of England and Wales, including historical data, provided by Jim Shead, Waterways Writer and Photographer.

The Electric Boat Association [16]
Serving the needs of all who have an interest in electric boating.

Canal Routes [17]
Website dedicated to the history and routes of Britain's Inland Waterways.

Other boating clubs & charities:

Westminster Boating Base [18]
Westminster Boating Base is a charitable trust teaching young people and adults to sail, canoe and kayak, operating on the River Thames in central London.

London Youth [19]
A vibrant network of almost 400 youth clubs serving young people across the capital.

Camden Canals and Narrowboats Association [20]
Tarporley - A Community Narrowboat based in Camden.

Laburnum Boat Club [21]
A Community Boating project in Hackney.

Angel of Islington [22]
A Community Boating project in Islington.

Islington boat club [23]
A boating youth club in Islington.

Take the Plunge [24]
Lee Valley Canoe Cycle - Offering canoes and bicycles for hire beside the Tottenham Marshes.

Regents Canoe Club [25]
Regents is a very active and friendly canoe club based in Islington, London.

Y Paddle Canoe Club [26]
Y-Paddle is a sociable and active canoe club based at the Central YMCA in
's West End.

Castle Canoe Club [27]
A small canoe / kayak club based in North London at the newly developed West Reservoir Centre (just off Green Lanes, Stoke Newington) - for adult (18+) canoeists and kayakers of all standards.

Beauchamp [28]
The Floating Classroom and Electric Barge managed by Beauchamp Lodge Settlement, on the Harrow Road in North Westminster.

Local activities:

London Canal Museum [29]
Formerly a Victorian ice warehouse for ice-cream maker Carlo Gatti, the London Canal Museum houses an excellent display on the history of London's canals and also the history of ice-cream making. Working in association with the London Canal Museum, we often take school parties and other groups on Narrowboat trips down to the museum.

Camley Street Natural Park [30]
An innovative and internationally acclaimed nature reserve on the banks of the Regents canal. Special features include a pond, meadow and woodland, providing a natural environment for birds, bees, butterflies, amphibians and a rich variety of plant life. Offers an education programme for schools and a regular wildlife watch club and holiday play activities.

Camden Lock [31]
The Pirate Castle is located very close to Camden Market at Hampstead Road Lock (now commonly known as Camden Lock), and we provide an ideal base for visits to this lively and cosmopolitan mecca for youth and alternative culture.

Camden Lock Market [32]
Camden Lock Market is very close to the Pirate Castle - here's a website about the market

Camden Council [33]
Our local council

Shops & services:

Brookbank Canoes [34]
An online canoe store and community offering products, a discussion forum, and articles section.

River Canal Rescue [35]
National inland waterways Breakdown and Recovery Company in the UK.

Pirate resources:

Knots [36]
Know your knots.

Quest Experiences [37]
Tips and tricks for creating amazing pirate themed parties and treasure hunts.

Your Pirate name [38]
Discover your Pirate name with this cunning Piratical Quiz!

Talk like a pirate [39]
Aharrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Castles:

Everycastle [40]
Directory of famous castles, palaces and fortifications.