Paddleboarding spots in Cumbria
67 launch spots across Cumbria
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LakeWaterside House Camp Site slipway (Ullswater)
Cumbria, EnglandA private slipway on Ullswater's shore at Waterside House Camp Site, north of Pooley Bridge, close to an information board on the medieval farmstead at Hodgson Hill.
LakePark Foot slipway (Ullswater)
Cumbria, EnglandA slipway at Park Foot Holiday Park on Ullswater's northern shore, described by boat owners as a natural shingle cove with a gentle incline suited to small craft. The campsite charges a combined launch and parking fee, payable directly to Park Foot.
LakeWaterside House Camp Site slipway (Ullswater)
Cumbria, EnglandA slipway on Ullswater's shore within Waterside House Camp Site, north of Pooley Bridge, a few metres from a near-identical mapped feature at the same spot.
LakeUllswater Yacht Club slipway (Waterside)
Cumbria, EnglandA private slipway on Ullswater's western shore near Waterside, used by Ullswater Yacht Club members and not open to the public. The Lake District National Park Authority lists canoes, kayaks and paddleboards as permitted on Ullswater, with powered craft limited to 10mph.
LakeConiston Water put-in
Cumbria, EnglandThis is a shoreline access point on Coniston Water close to Coniston village, at the northern end of a lake around 5 miles long in the central Lake District.
LakeConiston Water put-in
Cumbria, EnglandThis is a shoreline access point on the western side of Coniston Water, a lake around 5 miles long in the central Lake District, within reach of Coniston village.
LakeConiston Water put-in
Cumbria, EnglandThis shoreline access point sits near Coniston village at the northern end of Coniston Water, close to the Coniston Boating Centre, where boat and paddleboard hire is available.
LakeWindermere slipway, Lakeside
Cumbria, EnglandThis slipway is at Lakeside, at the southern tip of Windermere, close to the Lakes Aquarium and the Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway terminus.
RiverRiver Leven put-in, Newby Bridge
Cumbria, EnglandThis put-in is on the River Leven close to Newby Bridge, where the river leaves the southern tip of Windermere and runs about 8 miles to Morecambe Bay. The upper stretch towards Haverthwaite is used by whitewater paddlers as a grade 3 to 4 run.
LakeLow Wray campsite jetty (Claife)
Cumbria, EnglandThis jetty on Windermere's western shore serves the National Trust's Low Wray campsite, within the civil parish of Claife near Wray Castle. It gives campsite guests lake access for kayaks, canoes and paddleboards, and the OSM data marks it as restricted to customer use.
LakeCartmel Fell put-in
Cumbria, EnglandThis slipway sits on Windermere's shore at Storrs, within the civil parish of Cartmel Fell and close to Broad Leys, home of the Windermere Motor Boat Racing Club. The bay in front of it doubles as the club's race course on event days.
LakeGlebe Road slipway (Bowness-on-Windermere)
Cumbria, EnglandThis slipway on Glebe Road launches onto Windermere within Bowness Bay, close to the town's promenade and the Windermere Lake Cruises piers.
LakeWindward Way slipway (Bowness-on-Windermere)
Cumbria, EnglandThis slipway launches onto Windermere's eastern shore off Windward Way, a residential road on the southern edge of Bowness-on-Windermere. It sits among private lakeside plots rather than a formal public launch site.
LakeConiston Water put-in, Blawith Common
Cumbria, EnglandThis is a whitewater canoeing put-in on Blawith Common, on the western shore near the southern end of Coniston Water, where Black Beck reaches the lake. Paddlers typically launch here and head down the lake to where it narrows into the River Crake.
SeaRoa Island slipway, Tower Street
Cumbria, EnglandThis slipway sits on Roa Island, a former tidal island linked to Rampside by an 1846 causeway, and launches onto Piel Channel at the mouth of Morecambe Bay. The island lies within the South Walney and Piel Channel Flats SSSI, noted for its seal colony and wintering wading birds.
SeaRoa Island slipway, Foulney Street
Cumbria, EnglandThis slipway is on Foulney Street, Roa Island, close to the causeway to Rampside, and launches onto Piel Channel at the entrance to Morecambe Bay. The area lies within the South Walney and Piel Channel Flats SSSI.
SeaBarrow Lifeboat Station slipway, Roa Island
Cumbria, EnglandThis slipway serves the RNLI's Barrow Lifeboat Station on Roa Island, which covers Morecambe Bay and the Irish Sea and has operated since 1864. It launches onto Piel Channel; as a working lifeboat slipway, access for other craft may be restricted around exercises and callouts.
SeaWalney Island west shore slipway
Cumbria, EnglandThis slipway opens onto the Irish Sea on the west shore of Walney Island, near Vickerstown and North Scale. Broad sands are exposed at low tide, and the neighbouring Earnse Bay is used through summer by a kitesurfing school and other watersports.
SeaWorkington put-in
Cumbria, EnglandWorkington Harbour sits where the River Derwent meets the Irish Sea on the Cumbrian coast. Alongside the commercial Prince of Wales Dock, the harbour includes a tidal leisure harbour used by small leisure and fishing craft, with the whole port run by Cumberland Council as the statutory harbour authority.
SeaSiddick put-in
Cumbria, EnglandSiddick is a small coastal settlement on the Solway coast about two miles north of Workington Harbour, backed by the long sand and shingle stretch of Siddick Beach. A slipway here gives access to the open Irish Sea coast, away from the harbour and its shipping.
SeaHarrington put-in
Cumbria, EnglandHarrington Harbour lies on the west Cumbrian coast between Workington and Whitehaven, a former coal and iron-ore port now used mainly by small leisure and fishing boats. Harrington Sailing and Fishing Club is based at the harbour, which retains a slipway for trailer-launched craft.
SeaWorkington put-in
Cumbria, EnglandWorkington Harbour sits where the River Derwent meets the Irish Sea on the Cumbrian coast. This slipway is mapped as an official small-craft facility on nautical charts, close to the harbour's Tidal Leisure Harbour section used by small leisure and fishing boats.
SeaWhitehaven put-in
Cumbria, EnglandWhitehaven Harbour is a Georgian-era harbour on the west Cumbrian coast, developed from 1634 as a coal-exporting port and now home to a marina with around 400 berths. This slipway lies within the wider harbour, which is protected by the North Pier and West Pier built in the early 19th century.
SeaWhitehaven put-in
Cumbria, EnglandWhitehaven Harbour is a Georgian-era harbour on the west Cumbrian coast, developed from 1634 as a coal-exporting port and now home to a marina with around 400 berths. A new slipway was completed in 2020 as part of the harbour's regeneration, alongside the Edge Whitehaven activity hub on the harbourside.
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