Paddleboarding spots in Cornwall
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SeaTorpoint put-in
Cornwall, EnglandThis slipway is on Quarry Street on the Torpoint waterfront, launching onto the Hamoaze, the tidal estuary of the River Tamar opposite Devonport. The King's Harbour Master for Plymouth controls navigation here because of the naval traffic serving HMNB Devonport across the water.
SeaGolant slip
Cornwall, EnglandThis slipway is at Golant, a village on the west bank of the Fowey Estuary about two miles upstream from Fowey, within the ecclesiastical and civil parish of St Sampson. Fowey Harbour Commissioners require paddlers to register their craft and pay an annual harbour due for use of the estuary.
SeaSt. Minver Lowlands put-in (Rock)
Cornwall, EnglandThis slipway is on Rock Road in Rock, on the east bank of the tidal Camel Estuary opposite Padstow. Rock is a centre for sailing and other marine leisure on the estuary, and the slipway is charted as a small-craft facility.
SeaSt. Michael's Mount put-in (Marazion)
Cornwall, EnglandA slipway on Marazion's seafront on Mount's Bay, opposite St Michael's Mount. The tidal causeway to the island is passable on foot at low water and crossed by the Mount's own ferry boat when the tide is in.
SeaSt. Michael's Mount put-in (Marazion)
Cornwall, EnglandA second slipway on Marazion's seafront on Mount's Bay, around 150 metres from the other Marazion put-in, facing St Michael's Mount.
SeaSt. Merryn put-in
Cornwall, EnglandThis slipway is a public footpath access point down to Harlyn Bay, a sandy beach near St Merryn on Cornwall's north Atlantic coast, popular with families and novice surfers. The coast path links it onward to Mother Ivey's Bay, Trevone and Constantine Bay.
SeaPenberth Cove slipway
Cornwall, EnglandPenberth Cove is a small working fishing cove on Cornwall's south coast, reached by a granite cobblestone slipway topped with a historic capstan winch. Parking is limited to a car park partway down the approach road rather than at the cove itself, and there is no lifeguard cover.
SeaPorthgwarra slipway
Cornwall, EnglandPorthgwarra is a small, privately owned cove on the far west Cornwall coast between Land's End and Porthcurno, with a slipway and winch historically used by local fishing boats and two tunnels cut by tin miners and fishermen for beach access.
SeaSt. Just-in-Roseland put-in (Halwartha)
Cornwall, EnglandA put-in on the Carrick Roads shore east of St Mawes village, on Cornwall's Roseland Peninsula. This stretch lies within the southern part of Carrick Roads, the tidal anchorage where the Percuil River meets the mouth of the Fal Estuary.
SeaSt. Just-in-Roseland put-in (Halwartha)
Cornwall, EnglandA put-in on the Carrick Roads shore east of St Mawes village, on Cornwall's Roseland Peninsula. This stretch lies within the southern part of Carrick Roads, the tidal anchorage where the Percuil River meets the mouth of the Fal Estuary.
SeaSt. Just-in-Roseland put-in (Halwartha)
Cornwall, EnglandA slipway on the Carrick Roads shore at Halwartha, on the western edge of St Mawes on Cornwall's Roseland Peninsula. Carrick Roads is the tidal anchorage at the mouth of the Fal Estuary, and this stretch falls within Falmouth Harbour Commissioners' jurisdiction over the southern Carrick Roads.
SeaSt. Just-in-Roseland put-in (Halwartha)
Cornwall, EnglandA put-in on the Carrick Roads shore east of St Mawes village, on Cornwall's Roseland Peninsula. This stretch lies within the southern part of Carrick Roads, the tidal anchorage where the Percuil River meets the mouth of the Fal Estuary.
SeaSt. Just-in-Roseland put-in (Halwartha)
Cornwall, EnglandA put-in on the Carrick Roads shore east of St Mawes village, on Cornwall's Roseland Peninsula. This stretch lies within the southern part of Carrick Roads, the tidal anchorage where the Percuil River meets the mouth of the Fal Estuary.
SeaSt. Just-in-Roseland put-in (Halwartha)
Cornwall, EnglandA launch point on the Carrick Roads shore close to St Mawes village centre and its ferry terminal, on Cornwall's Roseland Peninsula. St Mawes fronts Carrick Roads, the tidal anchorage at the mouth of the Fal Estuary, close to where the Percuil River joins it.
SeaPorthmeor Beach slipway
Cornwall, EnglandA slipway onto Porthmeor Beach, St Ives' north-facing surf beach, which opens directly onto the Celtic Sea rather than the sheltered St Ives Bay. It is the town's main surfing beach, more exposed to swell than the harbour beaches.
SeaSt Ives Island slipway
Cornwall, EnglandA slipway near the Island headland at St Ives, opening onto St Ives Bay rather than into the enclosed harbour basin. St Ives Bay is a crescent-shaped Atlantic bay running from St Ives to Godrevy Head.
SeaSt Ives Harbour slipway (quay)
Cornwall, EnglandA concrete service slipway on the quay side of St Ives Harbour, on the western shore of St Ives Bay. The harbour is a working port, still used for fishing and recreational boat trips, and dries substantially at low tide.
SeaSt Ives Harbour slipway
Cornwall, EnglandA concrete slipway into St Ives Harbour, the working harbour on the western shore of St Ives Bay, protected by Smeaton's Pier. The harbour dries out substantially at low tide, so launch timing depends on the state of the tide.
SeaPorthmeor Beach slipway (west)
Cornwall, EnglandA slipway at the western end of Porthmeor Beach, on the South West Coast Path, opening onto the Celtic Sea on St Ives' more exposed, surf-facing side of town.
SeaHarbour Beach slipway
Cornwall, EnglandThis slipway leads onto Harbour Beach, the strip of sand beside St Ives' working quay, inside St Ives Harbour on the western shore of St Ives Bay. It is beside the working port, so it shares space with fishing boats and harbour traffic.
SeaSt Ives Harbour slipway (south)
Cornwall, EnglandThis slipway sits at the southern edge of St Ives Harbour on Cornwall's north coast, within St Ives Bay. St Ives is a working harbour sheltered by Smeaton's Pier and the Island headland, with the sand largely uncovered at low tide. The original harvested name repeated the town name, so it has been renamed to describe the actual slipway.
SeaSt. Issey put-in
Cornwall, EnglandThis slipway is at Sea Mills, on Little Petherick Creek, a tidal arm of the Camel Estuary that runs past Little Petherick village within St Issey parish. The remains of a historic tide mill stand at Sea Mills, evidence that the creek is tidal at this point.
RiverSt Germans Quay slipway
Cornwall, EnglandSt Germans Quay sits on the St Germans River, the tidal lower reach of the River Lynher below its confluence with the River Tiddy. The Quay Sailing Club operates from here, and the Queen's Harbour Master for Plymouth manages navigation on this stretch.
RiverSt Germans put-in
Cornwall, EnglandThis put-in is on the St Germans River, the tidal reach of the River Lynher below its confluence with the Tiddy, close to St Germans village. The Queen's Harbour Master for Plymouth manages navigation on this stretch of the estuary.
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