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The Pirate Castle, Camden Lock - Gilbey's Wharf

The Pirate Castle NW1, near Camden Lock on Oval Road is the home of the Pirate Club, a canal-based youth club in Camden, London.

The Pirate Castle, Camden Lock mainly provide activities and facilities to the local community but are available to visiting groups from further afield.

The Pirate Club

The Pirate Club provides canoeing, kayaking and other adventure sports for young people and adults of all ages and abilities. The Pirate Club hosts a youth kayak club and adult canoe and kayak club sessions three times a week and family sessions for kayaking and canal boat tours over the summer period throughout June and July. The kayak & canoe club is open to children and adults of all abilities - go and join in the fun and learn new skills too!

Pirate Castle Narrowboating

Day and evening canal narrowboat rides and overnight trips too.

Canal narrowboats Pride of Sandwell and Pirate Viscount offer a memorable experience for youth groups, schools, community groups and families. Boating is fun for all ages and can be enjoyable at any time of year.

Narrowboat Accommodation in London - The Pirate Castle offers an unusual setting for overnight sleeping for 12 in Central London as well as London narrowboat canal cruises and canal boat trips specially tailored for school groups, community groups, private hire and business/corporate events etc.

You can work the locks, steer the boat or just watch the world go by. The boats provide a controlled area, but with plenty of activity and an ever changing setting. For your safety, all trips are accompanied by an experienced and friendly skipper on half day trips, full day cruises or evening jaunts. Longer trips are available as well as all of The Pirate Club's boats are licenced to carry up to twelve passengers, including group leaders.

Pirate Castle for Schools & Youth Groups

Adventure sports and outdoor activities for school groups. Outdoor Education for Schools & Youth Services at the Pirate Castle; offer young people the opportunity to develop new skills and interests by participating in adventurous activities. Through these activities students can develop their ability to respond effectively to problems and physical challenges, both individually and as part of a team. Activities complement key stage learning in the four main areas of development: Acquisition of new skills; Selection and application of skills and tactics; Evaluation and improved performance; Knowledge and understanding of fitness principles, as well as motivation of team members and respect of peers.

The activities: Kayaking Wild Walking (day or residential trip); Canoeing Rock Climbing (day or residential trip); Bell Boating Mountaineering (residential trip); Team-Development workshops Residential Holiday Package GCSE PE Narrow Boating.

Pirate Castle Venue For Hire

The Pirate Castle, Camden Lock offers a unique and fully accessible canalside venue near the centre of Camden Town, recently refurbished and has excellent accessibility and facilities including a lift, induction loop and accessible toilets on the basement and street levels.

Pirate Castle contains different spaces that are available for use by a wide variety of groups: Main Hall - Club Room - Meeting Room - Kitchen; Only 200 yards from Camden Lock and less than five minutes from Camden Town Tube station, the Pirate Castle could be the perfect central London location for everything!

Spaces for private events including meetings, conferences, children’s (and adult’s) parties and any other events you need a venue for. All money raised from these bookings goes toward their charitable aims.

The Pirate Castle Main Hall: Seated capacity of 70+ or a party capacity of up to 150; Panoramic window overlooking the picturesque Regent’s Canal; Large amounts of natural light from the large window and two massive sky lights; Professional standard catering kitchen included in price; Tables, chairs (and a few sofas) included in price; Acoustic screen that pulls across the window and an Air Handling Unit to keep the room at an optimum temperature; Extras at an additional cost: Flipchart, Projector and screen, Hot and Cold drinks.

The Pirate Castle Club Room: This is the room where youth activities and where Pirate Club members chill after being out on the water. It is about half the size of the Main Hall, and while it is not as ‘plush’ it is very welcoming and cosy. Perfect for smaller meetings, especially those where you might fancy a game of Pool or Table Tennis afterwards! Facilities include chairs, tables, sofas and coffee table, Pool table, Table Tennis, IT Suite. Extras at an additional cost: Flipchart, Projector and screen, Hot and Cold drinks.

The Pirate Castle Meeting Room: A small room on the top floor with space for meetings for approx 12 people. It has two folding tables and 12 chairs as standard. An advantage of being on the top floor is that you are able to pop out and enjoy the roof terrace on a nice day! Please be aware that there is no disability access to this floor.

Pirate Castle Address: Pirate Castle, Oval Road, London NW1 7EA

Contact the Development Manager: Gus Alston

Pirate Castle Telephone: 020 7267 6605 or Fax: 020 7267 6563.

Pirate Castle Email: info@thepiratecastle.org

The Pirate Club - registered charity - no. 308009