 In 1980, Round took up sailing as a hobby, together with his son Ellis, and in 1988, he and his wife moved from London to Bolton-le-Sands on the Lancashire coast, where he enjoyed sailing on Lake Windermere.Round maintained his interest in Gilbert and Sullivan and their works and served as president of the Marton Operatic Society and vice-president of The Gilbert and Sullivan Society (London).Until 2006, Round was also honorary president of the University of York Gilbert and Sullivan Society.