Derbyshire, England

Long Eaton put-in (Erewash)

Launch — A slipway on the canal bank, mapped beside the Long Eaton towpath (Long Eaton FP 33) close to the Tamworth Road bridge.

Parking — No dedicated car park at the slipway; on-street parking is available on the surrounding residential streets. The nearest town-centre pay-and-display car parks (Beaconsfield Street, Claye Street and Lawrence Street) are around a mile away and free on Saturdays and Sundays.

Access — The Erewash Canal towpath, a public right of way (Long Eaton FP 33), runs alongside the slipway, with the Tamworth Road (B6540) canal bridge close by.

Season — The Canal and River Trust closes stretches of its network for scheduled winter maintenance in most years, and publishes strong-stream and water-level warnings that are worth checking before setting out.

Regulations — Canoes, kayaks and paddleboards need a Canal and River Trust small craft licence, or a Paddle UK waterways licence (which also covers Trust waters), to use the Erewash Canal.

This slipway sits on the Erewash Canal at Long Eaton, on the broad, lock-lined waterway built under an Act of Parliament in 1777 to carry coal out of the Erewash Valley. It runs for just under 12 miles through 14 locks, from the River Trent at Trent Lock to Langley Mill, passing through the town's moorings and used by cruisers and narrowboats along its full length.

The Erewash Canal here supports grass snakes and water voles, and the neighbouring River Erewash has been found to hold an important population of native white-clawed crayfish.

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Boat traffic

The canal carries motorised cruisers and narrowboats; maximum vessel dimensions are published for craft up to almost 22 metres long and 3.2 metres wide.

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Lock

Broad locks are dotted along the canal, with the nearest about a kilometre north at Long Eaton; their gates are fitted with anti-vandal locks needing a handcuff key.

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