Activities, Clubs & Societies

Adult Education Deal

Build your confidence by learning new skills and gaining essential qualifications with a wide range of adult learning opportunities in Deal.

Angling: Cottington Lakes Fishery

Kent's premier fishing and camping destination offers diverse angling across eight serene lakes and family-friendly camping spots

Angling: Deal & Walmer Angling Association

Angling: Deal Angling Club (1919)

Deal Angling Club was formed in the year 1919 from which its name was derived

Angling: Kingsdown Angling Club

Based in the historic fishing village of Kingsdown. The club was formed in 1948 by local residents, many of whom had recently returned from serving in World War II.

Angling: Sea & Freshwater Angling

Deal's nutrient-rich waters are home to sea bass, mackerel, Dover sole, codling, plaice, whiting, dogfish and a host of others.

Arts: Artlark Art Classes

Thursday classes are enjoyable, studious and structured, with inspiration and individual tuition from Penny Bearman, a tutor with over 30 years experience teaching adults.

Arts: Arts Society Dover, Deal & Sandwich

The Arts Society Dover, Deal & Sandwich was founded to provide local people with the opportunity to come together to enhance and expand their knowledge and enjoyment of the arts.

Arts: Deal Life Drawing Group

A well-established not-for-profit life drawing group in Deal, Kent - open to all professional and amateur artists.

Arts: South East Artists (SEAS)

SEAS is a self-funding and voluntary organisation which promotes, supports and provides a network for our vibrant artistic community in Deal and surrounding areas

Badminton: Ajax Badminton Club

Ajax Badminton club offers an affordable competitive rate for membership. Which includes full affiliation to Badminton England.

Badminton: Friendly Badminton

Started by a small group of active retired Church Members, keen to have some fun whilst encouraging each other to improve their fitness, the group meets most Mondays of the year, and has expanded its membership to include friends from the local area.

Bowls: Betteshanger Indoor Bowling Club

The club is part of the Betteshanger Social Welfare Scheme sports facility and offers a high standard modern environment with a 4 rink playing surface challenging to both experienced and novice players.

Bowls: Betteshanger Outdoor Bowling Club

The Betteshanger Bowls Club is a Flat Green lawn Bowls Club situated at Cavell Square Deal.

Bowls: Boccia

Bowls: Boccia. The Deal Centre

Bowls: Deal Bowling & Social Club

As well as all year round bowling DBSC offer a comprehensive social calendar including Quiz, Bingo and Race nights .

Bowls: Victoria Park Bowling Club

Founded in 1948, the club has a first class green which is rated as one of the best in east Kent.

Bridge: Ace Bridge Club

Welcoming new players to Ace Bridge Club

Bridge: Deal Duplicate Bridge Club

Welcoming new members to Deal Duplicate Bridge club.

Bridge: Rubber Bridge Club

Meets Every Monday & Thursday 1.30pm to 4.30pm Downs Sailing Club, The Strand, Walmer, Deal

Dance: Bernice Dance Group

Fridays (not 4th) at Great Mongeham Parish Hall

Dance: Dance Dynamique

A competition dance troupe. Audition only.

Dance: Dance with Danni

Street Dance/ Ballet/ Contemporary/Lyrical/ Acrobatic Arts/ Tap Dancing/ Irish Dancing/ Cheerleading/ Drama & Singing

Dance: Footsteps Dance Centre

All styles of dance and fitness exclusively for adults. Ballet, tap, ballroom and Latin American, plus bar exercise.

Dance: Freestyle Fun & Salsa Workshops

Whether you are a beginner or have already some experience, you will all enjoy dancing to authentic Latin-American salsa music.

Dance: GOGA (Dance and Exercise to music)

Dementia Friendly. GOGA support, promote and improve physical and mental wellbeing, confidence and self-esteem while developing a variety of opportunities for disabled and non-disabled people to be active together.

Dance: Junior Irish Dance

This ever-popular style of dance can be learnt at any age & classes are geared towards public performance.

Dance: Keep Dancing! Dance Fitness Class

Golf Road Centre. £5 + free taster session

Dance: Line Dancing

Golf Road Centre. £5

Dance: Line Dancing

Great Mongeham Village Hall

Dance: Scottish Country Group

Great Mongeham Village Hall

Deal With It: Beach Cleans

Pick Deal Clean

Deal With It: Captain's Garden, Deal Castle

Deal With It: Garden Group

Deal With It: Gleaning

Collecting produce from local farms once the harvest is complete

Football: Betteshanger Welfare Ladies Football Club

League: South East Counties Women's Football League

Football: Betteshanger Welfare Youth FC

Betteshanger Welfare Youth FC is a FA Charter Standard club, the pinnacle of the FA’s accreditation scheme.

Football: Deal Town FC

Originally known as Deal Cinque Ports FC the club was formed in the early 1900s, changing its’ name in 1920 to Deal Town FC. Deals’ first matches were played in the Thanet League and the East Kent League.

Football: Deal Town Rangers Football Club

Formed in 1993, from a group of lads kicking a football around North Deal Playing Field, Deal Town Rangers FC has become one of the biggest youth football clubs in Kent.

Football: Kent Disability Football League

The KDFL is a charity providing football for disabled people in Kent.

Football: M.A.P.S Activities at Deal Town FC

M.A.P.S. is an Activity Programme Service for people who have physical and/or learning disabilities.

Gardening: Deal With It: Deal Hop Farm

Community Hop Growing Project in and around Deal in Kent.

Gardening: Kingsdown Gardening Society

We are a friendly group of people with an interest in all things nature and gardening.

Golf Road Community Centre

There are a range of activities on offer from Yoga and Tai Chi to art classes and our increasingly popular Thursday evening community get-together. Daily timetable of activities

Golf: Princes Golf Club

Prince's Golf Club offers 27 Holes of outstanding championship links golf in an idyllic coastal setting

Golf: Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club

Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club is a Members’ Club with an 18 hole Championship Links, regarded as one of the finest in the world.

Golf: Royal St Georges Golf Club

Royal St George’s is a Members’ Club that extends a warm welcome to all

Golf: Walmer & Kingsdown Golf Club

The club on the cliffs. Created more than 100 years ago through a desire to encourage more families and ladies to take up golf. A deep-seated community-spirit and friendly, family atmosphere.

Health: Get Out Get Active (GOGA) in Action

GOGA aims to make activity more inclusive, support people to move more and encourage people to lead an active and healthy lifestyle.

Health: Slimming World, Deal & Walmer

Real food, real support, real results. 52 weeks a year. Deal & Walmer.

Hobby: Deal & District Motorcycle Club

Hobby: Flower Club

Founded in 1986, Deal & District Flower Club is a flourishing, enthusiastic club with 40 active members.

Hobby: Knitting Group

Deal Knitting Group is a fun and friendly group that meets every Monday evening (7:30) at the Royal Hotel (Deal Seafront).

Hobby: Metal Detecting Club

Hobby: Phoenix Quilters

Passionate about quilting & patchwork ~ sharing experiences, knowledge & skills. Meet on Tuesday mornings in coastal town of Deal in Kent.

Hobby: Wine Society Deal

Indoor Sport: Gymnastics Club Deal

Providing a dedicated team of coaches and volunteers that have been helping gymnasts have fun and reach their potential in a friendly and exciting environment since 1986.

Indoor Sport: Keep Fit - PHYSYFIT

The reassurance of an experienced qualified physiotherapist on hand enables all classes to be tailored to the needs of your body. Trinity Church Hall, Deal.

Indoor Sport: Table Tennis

Kingsdown Village Hall. Tues & Thurs 1900 – 2100

Indoor Sport: Tides Leisure Centre

Live Better at Tides Leisure Centre, Deal Kent. Swimming Pool, Gym, Tennis Centre, Exercise, Pickleball, Sports Hall.

Martial Arts: Bright Moon School of Tai Chi

Tai Chi and Qigong classes at Golf Road Centre, Deal. For beginners and intermediates

Martial Arts: Invicta Martial Arts

Invicta Martial Arts specialises in children's martial arts as well as adults. We promote confidence, discipline and respect and look to build well rounded individuals who are a credit to the Deal community.

Martial Arts: Tai Chi

Dave Willis is a qualified B. K. Frantzis Energy Arts instructor and is a Registered Instructor with the Tai Chi Union of Great Britain.

Martial Arts: Tai Chi

Meditation: Deep Psychology

Great Mongeham Village Hall. Deep Psychology is to help you deeply understand your inner workings and experience enormous personal change.

Music: Betteshanger Colliery Welfare Brass Band

Making Music Since 1932. Based in Deal, Kent.

Music: Cantium Brass Band

Music: Deal Folk Club

All are welcome, audience and performers alike, but it helps if you come prepared to join in the choruses! Admission on Singer’s Nights is £3 and Guest Nights are £8

Music: Deal Music & Arts

Inspire • Inform • Entertain • Educate. Deal Music & Arts offer a year-round programme of learning and participation projects.

Music: Folk By The Sea

Music: Handelian Choral Society

The Deal and Walmer Handelian Choral Society is a choir of all ages and voices; what brings them together is an enjoyment of singing sacred and secular music from a range of composers, classical and modern. 7.15pm until 9pm on Monday evenings.

Music: Rock Choir

An opportunity to sing pop, gospel and Motown songs without need for any previous singing experience and no auditions. Rock Choir provides up-beat and feel-good singing sessions across the UK for juniors, teenagers and adults. Wednesday evenings at T

Music: Saint Martin’s Hand Bell Ringers

Tower bell ringing practice every Tuesday evening at 7.30pm learners and experienced ringers needed and always welcome. Great Mongeham.

Music: Savoyards - Gilbert Sullivan Society

Music: Ukulele Club

The club has been in existence since 2014. Deal Ukulele Club meet every Friday morning between 10am & 12pm and visitors are always welcome.

Rugby: Deal & Betteshanger Rugby Club

To establish Deal and Betteshanger RFC as one of Kent's best-performing rugby clubs by providing a centre and culture of excellence both on and off the pitch to ensure that players, irrespective of age, achieve their highest potential.

Social Club: Association of Men of Kent & Kentish Men

Dedicated to Celebrating & Preserving Kent's History & Heritage.

Social Club: Betteshanger Welfare Club

The Betteshanger Social Welfare Scheme, home to many sporting and social activities in the Mill hill area, Deal.

Social Club: Deal & District Probus

A nationwide organisation for retired PROfessional and BUSiness men.

Social Club: Royal Marines Association. Deal Branch & Social Club

A thriving club whose origins go back to 1909, when the building was purchased by a group of former Royal Marines and was known as the “Old Comrades Association”.

Sport: Betteshanger Colliery Welfare Cricket Club

BCWCC welcome anybody interested in playing cricket, regardless of age, sex or ability.

Sport: Deal Victoria & Barns Close Cricket Club

Sport: Deal Walmer & Kingsdown Amateur Rowing Club

Ruling Deal Seafront Since 1927. Deal, Walmer and Kingsdown Amateur Rowing Club (DWKARC) is currently the most successful Coastal club in Kent, C.A.R.A. and British Rowing Affiliated

Sport: Downs Sailing Club

Downs Sailing Club was founded in 1949, when dinghy sailing was very much in its infancy. Located in Deal, on the East Kent coast.

Sport: Walmer Cricket Club

A friendly, sociable and inclusive cricket club, with excellent on-field and off-field facilities. A thriving Junior section, with an array of ECB qualified coaches.

Sport: Walmer Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club

WLTCC was established in 1883. It is a thriving, friendly Club that sits in Archery Square, surrounded by trees and moments from the sea.

The Deal Centre

3 Park Street, Deal. Daily timetable of activities including chair yoga, singing for pleasure, craft, music, bingo and boccia.

U3A - White Cliffs Country

University of the Third Age. An organisation of active people from all walks of life – no longer in full time employment – who meet regularly to expand their knowledge, share interests and acquire new skills. Venues across Deal district.

Yoga: Barefoot Yoga

Yoga classes in Great Mongeham, Deal, Eastry, Sandwich, Kent & Online

Yoga: Bright Skies

Bright Skies classes focus on what feels good, exploring movement that works for our individual bodies and finding what feels right, in that moment. From gentle 'move freely' classes to yoga flow to music, there is something for everyone.

Yoga: Lotus Kundalini Yoga

Kundalini Yoga in Deal and surrounding area.

Yoga: The Pilates Shed, Deal.

Private Mat/Reformer & Clinical Tuition. Group Mat/Reformer & Clinical Courses. No drop in classes.

Yoga: Yoga with Carly

Golf Road Community Centre. Weekly yoga classes are designed to develop awareness, create space and bring freedom to the body, calm the mind and feed the soul. All abilities.

Yoga: Yoga with Clare

Yoga: Yoga with Loretta

Loretta teaches Yoga in the Deal and Sandwich areas of Kent, both in a class setting and on an individual or small group basis.

Yoga: Yoga with Marie

For strength and flexibility. Monday evenings. Golf Road Centre - £10 per session (£8 for block booking)

Yoga: Yoga with Nikki

Love vinyasa but mainly teach Iyengar based classes across Kent. I do private lessons with seniors , children and the disabled

Youth: Air Training Corps 2235 Deal Squadron

2235 Squadron a long-established unit of the Royal Air Force Air Cadets.

Youth: Deal Family Hub

Come and visit Deal Family Hub. There are lots of fun activities for you and your children to play, learn and have fun together. The majority of activities we offer are free and drop-in, although some courses or events may require booking

Youth: Dean Academy of Performing Arts

Dance, Act, Sing. DAPA classes are taught in a caring and professional manner. Students have fun whilst learning new skills and growing in confidence Weekly timetable of courses.

Youth: Dover Youth Theatre

Dover Youth Theatre offers a chance to learn theatre and performance skills to young people and presents performances throughout the year. For more information visit

Youth: Girl Guiding South Goodwin

Rainbows, Brownies, Guides and Rangers within Deal, and Walmer

Youth: Sea Scouts

2nd Deal (Walmer) Sea Scouts. A Royal Navy Recognised Sea Scout group based on the beach in Deal, Kent. Offering opportunities for young people aged 6-18 to learn new skills while having fun.

Youth: Stagecatz Astor Musical Theatre

The musical theatre class meets every Saturday at the Astor Theatre during term time, teaching singing, acting and dance

Youth: TheatreWorks, Deal

Providing fun, creative and enriching performing arts classes and giving young people the opportunity to create and take part in quality theatre.