Newnham College Boat Club
Since 1893
Novicing
When to novice...
NCBC coaches novice boats in Michaelmas and Easter Term. If you would like to give it a go, please contact one of our Lower Boats Captains Charlie Thorne or Claire Nichols. Info sessions will usually be held in the first week of term - check the news and event listings for details.
You don’t need any experience or special equipment to row but you do need to be able to swim (don’t worry - falling into the Cam is not part of the plan).
How to get to the boathouse....
• From Sainsbury's head away from town turning right in front of Halfords
• Take the first left at the traffic lights
• Follow the road round to the right at the Maypole Pub, through the bollards
• Follow this road past a school on your left, then straight ahead onto Jesus Green
• Cross through Jesus Green (following the little stream on your right)
• Cross over the main road (Victoria Avenue) onto the next stretch of green (Midsummer Common)
• Go across the green and over the footbridge just to the right of the Fort St George Pub
• After the footbridge, turn immediately right, and then right again at the crossroads
• This brings you to the back of the boathouses - go left down the back of them and then round to your right, bringing you to the river
• Go along the river past the boathouses (away from the footbridge) until you get the the Newnham boathouse (about 100m)
• Our boathouse is half wood, half brick and has shutters which are painted Black and Red (Jesus colours, as we share their boathouse)
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