Paddleboarding spots in Cumbria
67 launch spots across Cumbria
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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 sits within the harbour complex, close to the Edge Whitehaven activity hub which runs paddleboarding sessions from the harbourside.
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 sits at the southern end of the harbour close to a near-identical mapped point, likely recording the same launch spot twice.
SeaSilecroft Beach slipway, Whicham
Cumbria, EnglandThis slipway opens onto Silecroft Beach on the Whicham parish coast, a gently shelving shingle-and-sand beach facing the Irish Sea with the Cumbria Coastal Way running along it. Free parking sits beside the beach, with toilets and village pubs nearby.
LakeArmboth slipway (Thirlmere)
Cumbria, EnglandA slipway on Thirlmere reservoir's western shore, reached from the Armboth car park off Dam Road near Legburthwaite. United Utilities, which owns the reservoir, lists canoeing as permitted at Thirlmere but does not permit paddleboarding there.
SeaSt. Bees put-in
Cumbria, EnglandSt Bees Beach is a broad sandy beach on the Irish Sea coast at the southern end of the Cumbrian coastline, beneath the red sandstone cliffs of St Bees Head. It is the traditional starting point of Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk, and a slipway here gives access to the beach for launching craft.
SeaSilloth coast path slipway
Cumbria, EnglandA slipway on the concrete coast path north-east of Silloth, on the stretch of the King Charles III England Coast Path heading towards Grune Point. It fronts the Solway Firth's tidal sand and mudflats, which shift daily under one of the UK's largest tidal ranges.
SeaSilloth pier slipway
Cumbria, EnglandA slipway beside a small pier on the concrete promenade path north-east of Silloth, on the King Charles III England Coast Path towards Grune Point. It launches onto the Solway Firth's tidal sand and mudflats, which are exposed and re-covered by one of the UK's largest tidal ranges.
SeaSilloth RNLI slipway
Cumbria, EnglandA slipway at Silloth's RNLI lifeboat station on the Solway Firth, on the north-west Cumbrian coast facing the Galloway hills across the water. The Solway has one of the largest tidal ranges in the UK, with spring tides at Silloth rising and falling by around 8.4 metres, so the exposed sand and mudflats here change fast with the tide.
SeaSeascale put-in
Cumbria, EnglandThis second slipway sits a short distance south along Seascale's seafront on the Irish Sea coast, near South Parade. Like the rest of the beach it shelves from shingle to sand, backed by the village's seafront car park and facilities.
SeaSeascale put-in
Cumbria, EnglandThis slipway sits on Seascale's beach on the Irish Sea coast, next to the seafront car park. The beach shelves from shingle at the top to a wide expanse of sand at low tide, with toilets and a convenience store nearby.
SeaParton put-in
Cumbria, EnglandParton is a small coastal village on the Cumbrian coast about two miles north of Whitehaven, overlooking the Solway Firth. A slipway gives access to a beach that is mainly pebbles and rock, with sand exposed at low tide, reached from the village via a tunnel under the railway line.
SeaHodbarrow Outer Barrier slipway, Haverigg
Cumbria, EnglandThis slipway is on the Hodbarrow Outer Barrier near Haverigg, a sea wall over a mile long built between 1900 and 1905 to keep the sea from the former Hodbarrow ironstone workings, and opens onto the Duddon Estuary. The estuary forms part of a Site of Special Scientific Interest and is Cumbria's second-largest after the Solway Firth.
LakeHodbarrow Lagoon slipway, Outer Barrier
Cumbria, EnglandThis slipway launches onto Hodbarrow Lagoon, a flooded former ironstone mine enclosed by the Hodbarrow Outer Barrier near Haverigg and now run by the RSPB as a nature reserve on the edge of the Duddon Estuary. The RSPB protects the lagoon from boats and visitors during the bird breeding season.
LakeHodbarrow Lagoon slipway, Steel Green
Cumbria, EnglandThis slipway is at Steel Green, Haverigg, and launches onto Hodbarrow Lagoon, a flooded former ironstone mine enclosed by the Hodbarrow Outer Barrier and now an RSPB nature reserve on the edge of the Duddon Estuary. The RSPB protects the lagoon from boats and visitors during the bird breeding season.
LakeKeswick put-in
Cumbria, EnglandThis slipway launches onto the north shore of Derwentwater near Crow Park Road on the edge of Keswick. Keswick Boat Landings, close by, is used as a launch point for paddleboarding trips out towards the lake's islands.
LakeKeswick Launch slipway (Derwentwater)
Cumbria, EnglandA slipway beside the Keswick Launch ticket office on Derwentwater's northern shore in Keswick town centre. Canoes, kayaks and paddleboards are permitted on the lake, though landing is restricted on some of its islands.
LakeTalkin Tarn slipway
Cumbria, EnglandA slipway on Talkin Tarn, a 65-acre glacial lake in a country park about two miles south of Brampton. The park is home to Brampton Sailing Club and Talkin Tarn Amateur Rowing Club, and Cumberland Council charges a launch permit for craft brought onto the water, including canoes, kayaks and paddleboards.
RiverBeckermet put-in
Cumbria, EnglandThis slipway lies on the River Ehen close to Beckermet village, on the stretch that flows on past Sellafield to the Cumbrian coast. OpenStreetMap marks this reach of the river access=no and boat=no, and broader guidance for the Ehen describes stretches of private fishing land and a protected freshwater pearl mussel population further upstream.
LakePortinscale slipway
Cumbria, EnglandThis slipway sits on the western shore of Derwentwater at Portinscale, within the Above Derwent civil parish that gave the harvested name to this site. It lies close to the Derwentwater Marina and Nichol End Marine hire centres, both of which launch canoes, kayaks and paddleboards onto the lake.
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