Paddle UK is a national governing body in the United Kingdom for canoeing, kayaking and other paddlesports such as standup paddleboarding.

[citation needed] Fulfilling both roles made British Canoeing different from the National Associations for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland but the agreement ensured mutual understanding and support.

With the growing popularity of stand up paddleboarding, further rebranding occurred in 2024, with the organisation changing their name to Paddle UK.

The organisation creates the rules for competitive canoeing used throughout the UK and has over 30,000 individual members, 625 affiliated clubs, and 145 approved centres.

[4] Paddle UK has been attempting for over fifty years to increase the extremely limited public access to English and Welsh rivers.

This campaign aims to bring about changes in the law for England and Wales similar to those now established in Scotland that will open up more rivers to the public.