Paddleboarding spots in County Durham
21 launch spots across County Durham
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RiverTees Barrage slipway
County Durham, EnglandThis slipway sits on the River Tees close to the Tees Barrage, on the reach the barrage holds at the level of an average high tide between Stockton-on-Tees and Thornaby. It lies near the barrage's artificial white water course and its rowing course.
Open waterTeesside White Water Course put-in
County Durham, EnglandThis is a second put-in on the Tees Barrage White Water Course, the artificial whitewater channel built alongside the barrage between Stockton-on-Tees and Thornaby. The course draws its flow from the River Tees and is used for canoe slalom and watersport competitions.
RiverCastlegate Marine Club slipway
County Durham, EnglandThis slipway belongs to Castlegate Marine Club on the River Tees at Castlegate, in Stockton-on-Tees town centre, on the reach the Tees Barrage holds at a steady, non-tidal level.
RiverCastlegate slipway
County Durham, EnglandThis slipway lies on the River Tees at Castlegate in Stockton-on-Tees town centre, on the reach the Tees Barrage holds at a steady, non-tidal level a little over a mile downstream.
Open waterTees Barrage White Water Course put-in
County Durham, EnglandThis put-in sits on the Tees Barrage White Water Course, an artificial whitewater channel built beside the barrage between Stockton-on-Tees and Thornaby on the River Tees. The course hosts canoe slalom and other watersport competitions and runs alongside the main impounded river channel rather than being part of it.
SeaWater Slipway Basin
County Durham, EnglandThis slipway is on Pilot Pier on Hartlepool's Headland, a civil parish covering the old town, and opens onto the North Sea. OpenStreetMap names the feature itself "Water Slipway Basin", but no separate proper name for this stretch of water beyond the open sea was found.
SeaStranton put-in (Hartlepool)
County Durham, EnglandThis slipway sits on Ferry Road within the Port of Hartlepool estate, close to where the harbour opens toward the North Sea near the Headland. OpenStreetMap charts it with small-craft-facility seamarks, which mark facilities used by small boats coming from open water.
Open waterStranton put-in (Hartlepool)
County Durham, EnglandThis slipway is on The Highlight in Stranton, within the Hartlepool Marina complex a short walk from the main basin. The marina fills Hartlepool's former South Docks and links to the sea through a lock.
Open waterStranton put-in (Hartlepool)
County Durham, EnglandThis slipway on Middleton Road sits directly on Hartlepool Marina, the redeveloped former South Docks. The marina reaches the sea through a lock and has berthed pleasure and working craft since it opened in 1993.
Open waterStranton put-in (Hartlepool)
County Durham, EnglandThis slipway is on Fleet Avenue in Stranton, close to Hartlepool Yacht Club within the Hartlepool Marina complex. The marina occupies Hartlepool's former South Docks and reaches the sea through a lock, with around 500 berths since it opened in 1993.
RiverWest Pasture Farm put-in (Mickleton)
County Durham, EnglandThis slipway is a short distance from node/5656411970, also on the River Lune near Mickleton, close to the Lune's confluence with the River Tees.
RiverWest Pasture Farm put-in (Mickleton)
County Durham, EnglandThis slipway is on the River Lune (the County Durham Lune, not the larger Cumbria/Lancashire river of the same name) close to Mickleton, near where the Lune joins the River Tees. The Lune reaches this point after flowing through Lunedale via Selset and Grassholme reservoirs.
RiverSouth Pelaw put-in
County Durham, EnglandThis slipway sits on the River Wear at South Pelaw, on the edge of Chester-le-Street, close to where the river passes below Lumley Castle. The Wear becomes tidal a short distance further downstream, within the Lambton Estate.
SeaSeaham put-in
County Durham, EnglandThis slipway is on the open North Sea coast near Dawdon, just south of Seaham harbour, within the Durham Heritage Coast. The coastline here was reshaped by former colliery spoil that has since been cleared as part of coastal restoration work.
RiverForest and Frith put-in
County Durham, EnglandThis slipway lies on the River Tees in upper Teesdale, within the Forest and Frith civil parish and close to Langdon Beck. It sits inside the Moor House-Upper Teesdale National Nature Reserve, near old lead-mine workings, in the stretch of the Tees below Cow Green Reservoir and Cauldron Snout.
RiverClaypath put-in (mid)
County Durham, EnglandThis slipway sits on the River Wear in Claypath, a short distance downstream of the previous Claypath access point, on the same city-centre loop of the river.
RiverClaypath put-in (lower)
County Durham, EnglandThis slipway sits on the River Wear in Claypath, further downstream along Durham's riverside path, still within the non-tidal city-centre loop of the river.
RiverClaypath put-in (upper)
County Durham, EnglandThis slipway lies on the River Wear on the Claypath side of Durham city, downstream of the cathedral peninsula. It sits on the same non-tidal stretch of the Wear that loops through the city centre.
RiverKingfisher Bridge put-in
County Durham, EnglandThis slipway is on the River Wear near Kingfisher Bridge on the Old Durham side of the city, downstream of the main Claypath stretch.
RiverHigh Shincliffe put-in
County Durham, EnglandThis slipway is on the River Wear at the southern edge of Durham, near High Shincliffe, where the river continues out of the city towards Shincliffe and Finchale.
RiverKingsgate Bridge put-in
County Durham, EnglandThis slipway sits on the River Wear in central Durham, close to Kingsgate Bridge on the Elvet side of the city. The river cuts a deep, wooded gorge here as it loops around the Durham Cathedral peninsula.
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