Welcome to West Windsor Archers

West Windsor Archers is an active and friendly archery club founded in 1970, based at Dedworth Middle School on the outskirts of Windsor, Berkshire UK. One of Berkshire’s leading archery clubs, our members are drawn from a mixture of ages, sexes and abilities shooting recurve, longbow, American flat bow, and barebow – practicing and competing at varying levels across four disciplines: target, wand, clout and field archery.

The club shoots outdoors at Dedworth Middle School during the spring and summer months and indoors at Eton-Wick sports hall during the autumn and winter. Informal practice sessions, fun-shoots and club competitions are regular parts of our shooting calendar and West Windsor Archers are very active in both local and national competitions. 

BEGINNERS COURSE – Friday 10th May 2024

West Windsor Archers (WWA) will be running an archery Beginners Course on Friday evenings at Dedworth Middle School, Smiths Lane, Windsor, SL4 5PE, beginning Friday 10th May 2024. The course will comprise 4 Friday evening sessions (10th, 17th, 24th and 31st May) and is limited to TEN participants. All equipment will be provided by WWA, you need only bring your enthusiasm!

The course is open to adults and juniors of 14 years or older. Juniors between 14 and 16 years MUST be accompanied at all times by an adult (parent or guardian). Each session will start at 6 pm and run for around 2 hours (sometimes a little later).

The Beginners Course costs £90.00 per person – please use the Contact form on this website if you are interested in taking the course. We’ll send you an application form – once we receive your completed application we can reserve you a place.

PLEASE NOTE: Spring / Summer courses are held outside. Please be prepared for the vagaries of British weather! Winter months courses are held indoors at Eton-Wick sports hall. The sports hall has heating but it can still get chilly.

IMPORTANT: Clothing for archery should comprise layers and be snug-fitting so as to avoid tangling with the bowstring – it’s best to avoid hoodies, bulky jackets or sweatshirts or anything with baggy sleeves. Please get in contact if you have any questions.

BEGINNERS COURSES 2024

West Windsor Archers run Beginners Courses a couple of times each year. The course typically comprises 4 evening sessions and is open to adults and juniors of 14 years or older. Each session will start at 6 pm and run for around 2 hours (sometimes a little later), with all equipment provided by West Windsor Archers.

The Beginners Course costs £90.00 per person – please use the Contact form on this website if you are interested in taking the course. We’ll send you an application form – once we receive your completed application we can reserve you a place.

PLEASE NOTE: Spring / Summer courses are held outside. Please be prepared for the vagaries of British weather! Winter months courses are held indoors at Eton-Wick sports hall. The sports hall has heating but it can still get chilly.

Clothing for archery should comprise layers and be snug-fitting so as to avoid tangling with the bowstring – it’s best to avoid hoodies or anything with baggy sleeves. Please get in contact if you have any questions.

West Windsor Archers shoot throughout the year and regular coaching is available for all members from our experienced and qualified archery coaches. Individuals who have taken an approved training course are invited to join the club and our members are always supportive of new archers as they learn and develop.

Outdoor Season (end of March to mid-October): the official club night is Wednesday, plus we have practice nights on Mondays and Fridays and club competitions on Sundays. Unfortunately, due to the reduced overshoot our outdoor range has we are unable to accommodate compound bows.

Indoor Season (November to March): we shoot on Wednesday and Friday evenings at Eton Wick sports hall and outdoors on Sundays (weather permitting) for chilly Frostbite rounds at Dedworth Middle School. We even have an outdoor ‘Soup Shoot’ New Year’s morning.

The clubs Shooting Calendar has all the details for the current season – we’re a hardy bunch and shoot throughout the year – come rain, wind, sleet, snow and even occasionally sun!