Welcome to Rivernook Bowmen

Rivernook Bowmen is a friendly target archery club based at Imber Court in Esher, Surrey. Our normal club day is Sunday morning, but our outdoor range is open for members to shoot throughout the week, summer and winter.

Club Open Day Sunday 17th May 2026

Come along, meet us, find out about archery, and have a go yourself.
We will be running a series of FREE short archery taster sessions through the day.
After being fitted with a bow and arrows and shown what to do, you will get the chance to shoot a few “ends” and find out what archery is all about.
If you’d like to take part, contact us by email at beginners@rivernoookbowmen.co.uk.

Session Times are:
10:00 to 10:45 – Places available
11:30 to 12:15 – Places available
13:30 to 14:15 – Places available
15:00 to 15:45 – Places available

There are 9 places in each session, allocated on a first come first served basis.
Note: Minimum age is 8 years old and all archers under 18 must be accompanied by a parent/responsible adult throughout.

Beginners Courses and Taster Sessions

We run beginners courses regularly during the summer months and occasionally in the winter. To learn more about how to become an archer and sign up to our courses, please go to the How to Get Started page.

Dates for Club Members’ Diaries

Sunday 17th May – Club Open Day – we will be running a series of taster sessions for potential new members. Existing members are encouraged to come and practice as usual. Some help with running the taster sessions, greeting our visitors and chatting to them about archery would be appreciated.

Sunday 31st May – Monthly Club Shoot – all members are welcome to join our relaxed, non-competitive Sunday morning shoots. This month, Sandie will be guiding us through shooting National rounds of 6 dozen arrows, across two distances. You are welcome to shoot at any distance from 20 yards to 100 yards, to suit your capability. Please be at the range, with your bow set up, for a prompt start to shooting at 10.30am.

Saturday 20th June – 30th Anniversary Fun Shoot – an informal competition with weird and wacky targets and scoring rules, and a barbecue lunch, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the club’s founding.

Club Etiquette and General Guidelines

All archers shooting at Rivernook must be members or guests of Rivernook Bowmen
All archers shooting at Rivernook must be members of Archery GB
All archers shooting at Rivernook do so at their own risk
Do not move the targets without permission of a Rivernook Committee member
Check targets are stable before use and report concerns and issues to maintenance
When finished shooting, please return faces to the shelter and recover the bosses