Welcome to Royal Holloway Archery Club!
Almost everything that you need to know is covered on this website so please take the time to read about us! Please don't buy any memberships until your place in the club has been confirmed.
About Us
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. We welcome archers shooting any of the four bow types recognised by Archery GB:
- Recurve
- Barebow
- Compound
- Longbow
Training Sessions
Novice/Experienced Archers - Every Tuesday 11:00 - 13:00
Beginners Course (first 6 weeks) - Every Friday 17:00 - 19:00
After the beginners course has finished, the Friday session will also become accessible to Novice/Experienced archers.
Sign-ups
Taster session:
Come and try out archery (no experience required!!!): 23rd September 11:00 - 13:00 in the sports hall.
Please register your interest here: [taster session will be next year]
After registering all you need to do is turn up!
Beginners:
Sign-up for Beginners (and people without equipment) will run from: 22nd - 25th September and most likely will run again in term 2.
During this period you will be able to sign up here: [most likely in term 2]
Please note that we will not be taking any beginners outside this date range until Term 2 starts. Check back then for more info.
Experienced:
Sign-up for Experienced/Returning Archers will be available for the majority of Term 1 and Term 2.
Experienced sign up: https://shorturl.at/y6Q6c
Beginners and Experienced Archers please keep an eye on your emails as this is where we will contact you to confirm your place in the club, once this is confirmed you can then buy the memberships.
Competitions
We offer opportunities to compete in intercollegiate and national events such as SEAL, BUCS and Varsity with entry and eligible travel costs partly covered by the Standard membership.
If you would like to compete, you will need to purchase the Competitive top up.
We do also organise small trips to local competitions, so if you see one that you would like to participate in, let us know!
Membership Types
Beginners:
Please do not buy the beginners' lessons or membership until your place in the club is confirmed!
If you are a Beginner Archer (less than 6 months of experience), then we have beginners lessons that last 6 weeks during both Terms 1 and 2. We cannot allow you to shoot in regular training sessions until you have finished these lessons.
The 6 beginner lessons will cost £45 in total, which includes 6 weeks of small group 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. Term 2 membership will need to be purchased separately.
Experienced/Returning Archers:
If you are an Experienced archer joining us for the first time, please complete the sign-up form however do not buy the membership until you have completed the safety check!
If you are returning to our club, you will need to buy the Experienced top-up as well as the Standard membership, or Term 1 / Term 2 memberships.
If you are Alumni and wish to return to the club you must purchase the Alumni membership.
Social:
We do offer a Social membership to anyone who may be interested. Our Social 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 take part in our chaos :). We are open to suggestions but here's what you could expect from us:
- Film nights
- Christmas dinner
- Collaborations with other societies
- Come-in-your-kit nights at the SU
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!
If you are looking into buying your own equipment, we are more than happy to give advice about what you should purchase.
Contact Us
You can contact us through:
All the important updates are posted on our Instagram and in our Discord server, so make sure to follow us and join up!
Feel free to join the Discord server before joining the club, we are open to non-members too!