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.

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 12th April – Monthly Club Shoot – for the first monthly club shoot of the summer season, we will shoot Warwick rounds. All members are welcome to join in, or come along and practice together. Please have your bow set up, and be ready to start promptly by 10.30.

Monday 13th April – Target Repair and Repacking Party – come along and help to get the target equipment shipshape for the summer season.

Sunday 26th April – Club Competition and AGM – a competition for everyone, especially newer archers. We will shoot National rounds. Beginners can shoot at 20 and 10 yards, and still be in with a chance of a prize. There will be trophies for the best performing new archers who have been shooting for less than a year. Afterwards, there will be free food: a choice of Denise’s excellent chilli con carne, or her equally good vegetarian mushroom curry. Please then stay for a short meeting to report on the club’s finances and progress, and to elect committee members for the next year.

Sunday 17th May – Club Open Day – a series of taster sessions for potential new members. Existing members are welcome to come and practice as usual, but help with running the taster sessions would be appreciated.

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