Paddleboarding spots in Derbyshire
10 launch spots across Derbyshire
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LakeCombs Sailing Club slipway
Derbyshire, EnglandCombs Reservoir is a Canal and River Trust reservoir near Combs village, about a kilometre from Chapel-en-le-Frith, built in 1797 to feed the Peak Forest Canal. This slipway belongs to Combs Sailing Club, where paddling is restricted to members and their accompanied guests are limited to four days a year.
LakeToddbrook Reservoir slipway
Derbyshire, EnglandToddbrook Reservoir sits above Whaley Bridge and normally feeds the Peak Forest Canal, managed by the Canal and River Trust. Following the August 2019 spillway failure the reservoir was drained for a multi-year repair programme, with refilling expected over the winter of 2025 to 2026. Toddbrook Sailing Club, based at this slipway, lists paddleboarding among its member activities.
CanalSwarkestone Stop put-in (South Derbyshire)
Derbyshire, EnglandThis canal basin sits on the Trent and Mersey Canal at Swarkestone, next to Swarkestone Lock No. 5 and close to the former junction with the derelict Derby Canal, whose route can still be traced towards Derby. It offers still, canalised water rather than open river.
CanalStaveley Basin put-in (Chesterfield Canal)
Derbyshire, EnglandThis basin lies on the restored western end of the Chesterfield Canal at Staveley, next to Staveley Town Lock, which reopened to boats in 2016 after restoration work. The western section, from Chesterfield to Staveley, is managed by Derbyshire County Council rather than the Canal and River Trust.
RiverStanton by Bridge put-in (River Trent)
Derbyshire, EnglandStanton by Bridge is a village beside the River Trent, reached from the south side of the ancient Swarkestone Bridge, which carries the A514 across the river's flood plain. The Trent here lies within the Canal and River Trust's managed Trent Navigation between Shardlow and Gainsborough.
CanalLong Eaton put-in (Erewash)
Derbyshire, EnglandThis slipway sits on the Erewash Canal at Long Eaton, on the broad, lock-lined waterway that runs from the River Trent at Trent Lock up to Langley Mill. The canal here passes through the town's moorings and is used by cruisers and narrowboats along its full length.
LakeErrwood Sailing Club slipway
Derbyshire, EnglandErrwood Reservoir is a drinking-water reservoir in the Goyt Valley between Buxton and the Cheshire border, owned and operated by United Utilities. This concrete slipway belongs to Errwood Sailing Club, on the reservoir's shore, where use of the water is restricted to club members.
RiverSouth Darley put-in (River Derwent)
Derbyshire, EnglandThis is a put-in on the River Derwent near South Darley in the Derbyshire Dales, marked in OpenStreetMap's whitewater canoe-trail data as a start point for paddling this stretch of the river.
LakeTorside Reservoir put-in (Longdendale)
Derbyshire, EnglandThis slipway sits on Torside Reservoir in the Longdendale valley, one of a chain of reservoirs built between 1849 and 1864 to supply Manchester with water. The reservoir runs for about 2.25 km through the valley, several miles from Charlesworth village.
LakeOgston Reservoir put-in (Brackenfield)
Derbyshire, EnglandOgston Reservoir is a 220-acre reservoir near Brackenfield and Ashover, operated by Severn Trent Water and originally built to supply a nearby coal carbonisation plant. It is used for sailing, windsurfing and stand-up paddleboarding, and is also a well-known birdwatching site.
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