Burton Regatta is a unique sporting event in the East Midlands.  The event is organised by the Burton Amateur Regatta Association and the two local rowing clubs, Burton Leander Rowing Club and Trent Rowing Club.

Burton Regatta, first held in 1865, is one of the oldest annual sporting events in the country and is nationally recognised as one of the finest remaining river regattas.  Last year the event attracted competitors from Great Britain, Burton‘s Twin Town Lingen in Germany and Australia to compete for the magnificent array of silver trophies, which is itself one of the finest collections in the United Kingdom.

The traditional, but highly competitive, “Oxford v Cambridge” type boat racing runs throughout the two day event on the beautiful River Trent running through the unspoilt Regatta Meadows. 

Saturday offers a course length of 1100 metres racing from the Leicester Line railway bridge to a point some 100 metres upstream of the Ferry footbridge, and crews return the following day to compete over a 450metre sprint course with the same finish point.  On the riverbank visitors may find a range of traditional family entertainment.

Our event can only survive thanks to our sponsors, and this website includes details of all of the various packages available for organisations to support us, ranging from individual event sponsorship to programme advertising.  Should you wish for further information, then contact details are also included. We feel sure that you will find the following pages of interest, and we look forward to welcoming you to our 2009 event.

Management Committee
Burton Amateur Regatta Association