Walbrook Rowing Club is an amateur

Amateur

An amateur is generally considered a person attached to a particular pursuit, study, or science, without pay and often without formal training....

 rowing

Sport rowing

Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...

 club, on the River Thames

River Thames

The River Thames flows through southern England. It is the longest river entirely in England and the second longest in the United Kingdom. While it is best known because its lower reaches flow through central London, the river flows alongside several other towns and cities, including Oxford,...

 in England. It is situated at on the Middlesex bank of the Thames just above Teddington Lock

Teddington Lock

Teddington Lock is a complex of three locks and a weir on the River Thames in England at Ham in the western suburbs of London. The lock is on the southern Surrey side of the river....

 at Trowlock Island

Trowlock Island

Trowlock Island lies in the River Thames, just upstream of Teddington Lock and close to the Middlesex bank, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, England.It is home to 29 bungalows as well as the Royal Canoe Club's clubhouse and gym...

, Teddington

Teddington

Teddington is a suburban area in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in south west London, on the north bank of the River Thames, between Hampton Wick and Twickenham. It stretches inland from the River Thames to Bushy Park...

. It is the first non-tidal club on one of the longest and calmest stretches of rowing water in the UK.

The rowing club was originally established in 1961 for BP employees, hence the club colours of green, yellow and black. In 1993 British Petroleum closed the Leisure Services site where the club was based. Walbrook Rowing Club continued independently and acquired the site by pooling resources with the Royal Canoe Club

Royal Canoe Club

The Royal Canoe Club , founded in 1866, is the oldest canoe club in the world and received royal patronage in the 19th century. The clubhouse is based at Trowlock Island on the River Thames in Teddington near central London. The club promotes canoeing and kayaking, focusing on flatwater, sprint and...

 and The Skiff Club

The Skiff Club

The Skiff Club is the oldest skiff and punting club in existence, having been founded in 1895. It is based on the River Thames in England, on the Middlesex bank between Teddington Lock and Kingston upon Thames....

 to become the rowing section of 'Walbrook and Royal Canoe Club (RCC)'. Kingston Royals Dragon Boat Racing Club

Kingston Royals Dragon Boat Racing Club

Kingston Royals Dragon Boat Club is based in Teddington on the non-tidal Thames. Kingston Royals DBC was founded in 1988 as the dragon boat racing section of the Royal Canoe Club , and was one of the first dragon boat clubs to race in the UK. The section was formed from a mixture of RCC members...

also joined the combined organisation. It is now an open club and members of Walbrook RC also become members of the RCC and have access to all the facilities on the site. Walbrook Rowing Club boat house is in a two story building (left of picture) while the Royal Canoe Club has a new building on Trowlock Island. The rowing club aims to teach beginners to row and has a junior section for ages 12–18.

There are a variety of races available to members of the club, and committed members can be expecting to race every other week or so during regatta season.