About us
Introduction
Welcome to Royal Holloway Archery!
We are a friendly club open to all archers, regardless of ability or experience. Archery is an open, accessible sport and we take pride in these values, embracing true sportsmanship as part of RHUL Sport.
In our weekly training sessions, members can practice and learn at their own pace, reaching personal goals, recreational or competitive. We embrace both mindsets: competitive and casual and support archers of all backgrounds. We want everyone to have fun at the shooting line!
We encourage shooting one of the 4 bow types recognised by Archery GB:
- Recurve
- Barebow
- Compound
- Longbow
Training Sessions
Our 2025/26 training sessions are:
Experienced Archers - Wednesdays 20:00 - 21:45, Session 2 TBC
Beginners - Beginners Course Timings TBC
Membership Types
Beginners
PLEASE DO NOT BUY THE BEGINNERS LESSONS OR MEMBERSHIP UNTIL ADVISED TO DO SO
If you are a Beginner Archer (less than 6 months experience), then we have beginners lessons that run in Term 1 and 2. We cannot allow you to shoot in regular training sessions until you finish these lessons.
These lessons will cost £65 for 6 lessons which includes 6 weeks of 2-on-1 instruction from a committee member or experienced archer overseen by our experienced Coach. This also includes membership to the club for the remainder of Term 1.
Experienced/Returning
IF YOU ARE NEW TO US, PLEASE DO NOT BUY THE MEMBERSHIP UNTIL YOU HAVE COMPLETED THE SAFETY CHECK
If you are an Experienced Archer or are returning to the club, you will need to buy the Experienced Top-up for £25 as well as the Standard Membership (£70 for the full academic year).
If you have not previously shot with us (e.g. you were a member of another club in the UK or abroad) you need to complete a quick safety check before you can join the sessions. Please message the club or a committee member for more information.
Social
We offer a Social Membership to anyone who may be interested. Our social only membership costs £5 and gives the ability to attend any of our non-shooting events. It provides the ability to get to know us and the opportunity to take part in our chaos. We are open to suggestions but, in the past, we have had:
- Film Nights
- Craft Nights
- Christmas Dinner
- Formal Photoshoot, a collab with Photo Soc
Important Information
Equipment
We provide all the necessary equipment if members do not have their own. However, if members do own their own bow and arrows, they are more than welcome to bring them along for use in sessions.
We are more than happy to give advice about purchasing your own kit.
If you want to compete for the university, the club also owns some branded competition shirts that we can loan to our members.
Competitions
We offer opportunities to compete in intercollegiate and national events such as SEAL and BUCS if desired, as well as Varsity near the end of the academic year, with entry and partial travel costs covered by the Standard Membership fee.
Purchase of the Competitive Top-up is needed if you want to compete outside of BUCS.
We also organise small trips to local competitions, so if you see one that you would like to participate in, let us know!
Contact Us
You can contact us on:
All the important updates are posted on our Instagram page and in our Discord server, so make sure to follow us! Feel free to join the discord server before you join the club, we are open to non-members and alumni too!