Paddleboarding spots in Cheshire
10 launch spots across Cheshire
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RiverPenketh put-in (Cuerdley Cross)
Cheshire, EnglandThis slipway launches onto the tidal River Mersey at Cuerdley Cross, on the north bank between Penketh and Fiddler's Ferry. The river has been tidal from Howley Weir in Warrington downstream, with the estuary itself usually described as widening out further downstream, from Runcorn Gap.
CanalWest Bank put-in (Widnes)
Cheshire, EnglandThis slipway, with a sett-paved surface, launches onto the Sankey Canal in the West Bank district of Widnes, close to the locks at Spike Island that connect the canal to the River Mersey.
LakeManley Mere put-in
Cheshire, EnglandThis is a second launch point on Manley Mere, a private watersports centre on a flooded former quarry near the village of Manley, offering supervised paddleboarding, kayaking, sailing and an aqua park on its lake. Entry normally needs advance booking, though the operator sells same-day guest passes when quieter.
LakeManley Mere put-in
Cheshire, EnglandManley Mere is a private watersports centre on a flooded former quarry near the village of Manley, offering supervised paddleboarding, kayaking, sailing and an aqua park on its lake. Entry normally needs advance booking, though the operator sells same-day guest passes when quieter.
RiverFrodsham put-in
Cheshire, EnglandThis slipway sits a few hundred metres upstream of the Bridge Lane put-in, at The Quay in the Overton part of Frodsham, launching onto the same canalised reach of the River Weaver.
RiverFrodsham put-in
Cheshire, EnglandThis slipway launches onto the River Weaver's canalised navigation on the edge of Frodsham, close to Bridge Lane. The Canal and River Trust manages the Weaver Navigation here, and the tidal stretch of the river below Frodsham has been bypassed by the Weston Canal since 1810 after Frodsham Lock fell derelict.
RiverRiver Dee put-in (Chester)
Cheshire, EnglandThis slipway launches onto the River Dee roughly a mile east of Chester city centre, on the non-tidal reach above Chester Weir used by local canoe and sailing clubs. Chester Weir, near the Old Dee Bridge, marks the boundary between this stretch and the tidal river downstream.
LakeBrereton Pool put-in (Brereton Heath)
Cheshire, EnglandBrereton Pool is a flooded former silica sand quarry inside Brereton Heath Local Nature Reserve, near Congleton. Paddleboarding is not permitted on the pool, and Cheshire East issues annual canoe permits to groups only, with fishing reserved for Wheelock Angling Society members.
CanalWrenbury Mill put-in
Cheshire, EnglandThis slipway is part of Wrenbury Mill, beside Wrenbury Bridge on the Llangollen Branch of the Shropshire Union Canal. Alvechurch Boat Centre runs a boat-hire base from the mill, close to three historic Telford-designed timber lift bridges.
CanalBollington put-in
Cheshire, EnglandThis slipway launches onto the Macclesfield Canal on the edge of Bollington, near Clarence Mill and on the Cheshire Ring cruising route. The canal crosses the Bollington valley on two aqueducts and an embankment as it threads through the town.
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