NEW - learn to skate roller ski course

Photo: A KenyonStarting on Sunday 31 May you can learn to skate roller ski on our new five session course in west London.  Find out more and book your place now.

It's designed for beginners who want to expand their skills and become an all-round nordic skier.  It's ideal for anyone on our earlier beginner course, or if you already have some roller or cross country skiing experience. 

You'll learn the different elements, Skate 1, 2 and 3 [think of them as gears], within the skating technique and when to use them on the flat and on hills.

It's an ideal pathway if you want to learn to skate on snow and take part in our popular cross country skiing development week in Ramsau in Austria in January 2027.

Book spring roller skiing now

All our roller ski coaching and training sessions, plus our Southern Roll roller ski challenges, can be booked up to July - find your event here. 

Roller skiing is the best way to learn, maintain and improve your skiing skills.  For beginners it's a pathway to participating in Club cross country skiing trips.

It's never too soon to start working towards your next ski season.

New - spring & summer social events for members

Join us for a Club walk on Dunstable Downs on 25 April and an activity weekend of hiking and roller skiing around Deal/Dover from 19-21 June [or dip in for one or two days].  Check the web pages and sign up now

New Southern Roll roller ski challenge in west London & Learn to roller ski course in Kent

The new Southern Roll series of roller ski challenges kicks off on Sunday 29 March with a 3km classic event.  Sign up now and see how fast you can ski over 3km - it's for anyone who can roller ski Hillingdon Cycle circuit safely.  You'll get a timed result & if you participate in several events through the year, you'll see your progress.  Find out more.

There'll be coaching in the morning too and you can book your place for both or either activity here.

New 'Learn to roller ski' 4 week course starts next Sunday 15/3 at Betteshanger Park, Deal, Kent - book your place now. 

Join us for sea kayaking - southern Peloponnese 19-26/9/26

Photo: Explore MessiniaCome and paddle a corner of mainland Greece, based in small B&B hotels in two-centres, Kalamata and Navarino Bay.  We'll kayak along the best coasts of the southern Peloponnese with time to swim and explore. We’ll also take in one of the archaeological gems of ancient Greece as we transfer between our two locations.  

Read all about the trip and sign up quickly by 30 January so we can confirm the trip with the local paddlesports company that we’re working with.  Spaces are limited and registrations are rolling in!

Learn to roller ski - NEW tasters & beginners' course

Has Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan's search for winter sport on Sky TV whetted your appetite for biathlon - take the first steps now and learn to roller ski.

Or do you want to a fun way to exercise and learn the basics of cross country skiing?  There are taster sessions in:

• London on 8 February - book here
• Deal, Kent on 1, 15 February and 1 March - book here

Plus a new learn to roller ski course for beginners in London starting 1 March - book here 

London sessions take place at Hillingdon Cycle Circuit and Kent ones at Betteshanger Park.

Get on the pathway to biathlon and nordic skiing!

Roller ski sessions - final 2025 & 2026

We're developing our programme for next year and will be progressively updating the website and booking system but in the meantime here's an overview of our roller ski sessions from January - July.

Roller ski challenges and races will also be added when details are available.

In the meantime, join us for our seasonal, twilight roller ski tour of Richmond Park on Saturday 6/12, and Club roller ski sessions on Sunday 18/12 in west London [which will finish with a pizza party!], and in Kent.

S E membership changes - how they affect LRNSC members

On 1 November we wrote to all our current members outlining how Snowsport England's membership changes would affect them, this is what we said:

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LRNSC & Snowsport England Membership Changes

At the end of August Snowsport England [SE], our governing body, unexpectedly announced that it was changing its membership offer and launching new membership packages which would come into effect on 1st November 2025. The new membership packages offer

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5/10 GB roller ski championships & Club coaching

SEE THE RESULTS HERE

It's all happening on Sunday 5th October - the GB Roller Ski Championships start at 10:30 - expect some fast and awe-inspiring sking over 24/12/6km - followed in the afternoon by Club coaching for beginners, improvers/intermediates and children in the afternoon.

Enter the race here and book your coaching session here before 18:00 on Friday 3/10.

Venue: Hillingdon Cycle Circuit, Springfield Road, Hayes UB4 0LP