Riverside Archers are a small, friendly archery club in Ryton On Tyne

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Welcome to Riverside Archery Club Website

Riverside Archers are a small, friendly archery club of junior and senior archers aged between 10yrs and 80+yrs, with a wide range of abilities. Based in the North-east, at Ryton-on-Tyne Comprehensive School, we meet at the school on Sunday afternoons.

In the winter we shoot indoors in the sports hall and then move outdoors onto the school field for the summer.

For anyone who is interested in trying out this enjoyable sport, we run 6 week beginner's courses during the 'Indoor' season, led by one of our qualified coaches. These courses give all the basic instruction on technique and safety standards, so that the budding archer can progress in the sport with confidence - and hopefully much personal success!

Bow Types

Longbow
This is what the majority of people perceive to be the traditional English bow. At around 6 feet in length, there are strict rules in the way an English Longbow is made, so that traditional design and construction are maintained. Wherever possible Longbows were made from Yew but this is now in very short supply, so these days many other species of wood are used, often in a variety of laminations. Arrows used by longbow archers are invariably made of wood with feather fletches.

How to Find Us

Ryton Comprehensive School is located at the west end of Ryton-on-Tyne, on the main road through the town on the B6317.

During the indoor season enter the school via the Barmoor Lane entrance, follow the road down to the car park, where you’ll find the entrance to the sports hall, just opposite the tennis courts.

During the outdoor season enter the school via the Main Road entrance at the opposite (west) end of the school, follow the road down to the football field where you should see our parked cars and the field set out for shooting

Beginners

If you are interested in trying archery, please go to the beginner’s page, which contains a contact telephone no. & the downloadable application form.

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