News from the Pirate Castle

FLOAT OUR BOATS! Support our Crowdfunder campaign The Pirate Castle's been helping our communities FLOAT (Fulfilling Lives: Opportunity, Activities & Training) since 1966! Despite coming back stronger after the pandemic, as we near our 60th anniversary year costs to run our amazing community boating charity & raft of canal-based projects continue to surge, making it harder to keep The Pirate Castle afloat & navigate these stormy financial times. WE NEED YOUR HELP to FLOAT OUR BOATS! Read more
Boat Handling Experience Days 2025 The Pirate Castle will be running our popular in-house Boat Handling Experience Days throughout 2025. Our one day attendance courses provide a friendly, hands-on experience supervised by our skilled and experienced staff, and cover all the basic canal boat and lock handling skills required to make your future boating a much more enjoyable (and safe) experience. Read more
The 'Knot Ready' Ropework Courses 2025 The 'Knot Ready' Ropework Course 2025 The Pirate Castle has launched our knot tying and ropework courses for 2025! Perfect for boating organisations, new boaters, or those about to buy a boat to learn the ropes (as well as a brush up for those with more experience). Read more
Canal Boat Volunteers Required for 2025 The Pirate Castle is currently looking to recruit some additional volunteers to join our canal boat crew team. As an accredited NCBA (National Community Boats Association) training centre, we provide fully-certificated training which enables our volunteers to train up to crew or skipper level - depending on how far they want to take their training / involvement. Read more
Go! London Funding Award! The Pirate Castle is proud to be a part of Go! London. In the first round of the Go! London Foundation Pillar, we'll join other grantees to support nearly 18,000 young Londoners through physical activity and sport! From improving our young people's physical, mental and social wellbeing to equipping them with skills to improve their prospects, we see first-hand how physical activity and sport can have a transformative effect on young lives. Read more
AUTUMN HOLIDAY SCHEME 2021 - BOOK NOW! Bookings are now open for our Autumn Half-Term Holiday Scheme - our final holiday offer for this year! Ages 8+ Monday 25th to Friday 29th October 2021 Start times from 10am (slots will be allocated by The Pirate Castle - please note that requests for specific start times / groupings cannot be accomodated due to limited capacity). Read more
PIRATE CLUB YOUTH SESSIONS: BOOK NOW! Our ever-popular Pirate Club returns for the summer term and bookings are now open! Our after school and Saturday sessions are the perfect way for kids aged 8+ to have fun, let of steam and learn new skills on the waterway. Weekly from 20th April to 17th July 2021 (term-time only) Tuesdays & Thursdays: 4.30pm - 6.30pm Saturdays 10am - 12pm Only £5.00 per session (£3 concessions, subject to eligibility) Read more
CAMDEN'S PIRATES ARE BACK FOR EASTER FUN!! With kids back at school, spring in the air and light flickering at the end of the Covid-19 tunnel, we're over the moon to be raising The Pirate Castle's gangplank in time for the Easter holiday! Holiday Scheme activities focus on kayaking and canoeing for kids aged 8 - 16, providing fantastic opportunities for them to get active, let off steam, gain new skills and have fun in a safe, rewarding and supportive setting in the heart of Camden Town. Weekdays from Thursday 1st - Friday 16th April (excluding Good Friday and Easter Monday) Read more
SAVE THE PIRATE CASTLE PLEASE SUPPORT OUR CROWDFUNDER APPEAL! PLEASE JOIN OUR FIGHT TO SAVE THE PIRATE CASTLE! After 54 years it's sink or swim for The Pirate Castle, Camden's iconic boating charity. We're doing all we can to survive the Covid-19 storm, but we NEED YOUR HELP to make it to calmer waters and keep flying our flag flying for opportunity, adventure and Boating for All in Camden. We can't let The Pirate Castle sink, so we've launched a CROWDFUNDER APPEAL to SAVE THE PIRATE CASTLE! Read more
2021 RE-OPENING DELAYED - PLEASE HELP US SURVIVE THIS STORM! Regrettably, due the worsening Covid-19 situation, the likelihood of further restrictions being introduced and our ongoing commitment to keeping all service users, staff and volunteers safe, The Pirate Castle will not re-open on 4th January as planned. We all had high hopes for a brighter start to 2021 and are devastated to be starting the new year with our doors closed once again. Although this is disappointing news, rest assured that we’ll be keeping an eye on the situation and are poised to resume activities as soon as restrictions allow and it’s safe for us to do so. Read more

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