Paddleboarding spots in Greater London
55 launch spots across Greater London
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RiverPetersham put-in (Greater London)
Greater London, EnglandPetersham put-in is a slipway on the tidal River Thames at the end of River Lane in Petersham, on the Richmond upon Thames riverside, roughly three miles downstream of Teddington Lock and just upstream of Richmond Bridge and Richmond Lock and Weir. The launch sits beside Petersham Meadows, on the opposite bank from East Twickenham.
RiverPetersham put-in (Greater London)
Greater London, EnglandThis slipway launches onto the River Thames at Petersham, near Richmond, where Richmond Canoe Club operates from the nearby Petersham Road boathouse. The stretch lies within the Teddington-to-PLA tidal section where Environment Agency registration or equivalent British Canoeing membership applies.
RiverNorth Woolwich put-in (Greater London)
Greater London, EnglandThis slipway gives foreshore access to the River Thames at North Woolwich, next to Royal Victoria Gardens, a riverside park laid out in 1890 close to the free Woolwich Ferry crossing. The water here sits at the meeting of Woolwich Reach and Gallions Reach, immediately downstream of the Thames Barrier.
SeaBargehouse Causeway
Greater London, EnglandBargehouse Causeway, recorded by the Port of London Authority as the Old Barge House Drawdock, is a stone causeway reaching out over the Thames foreshore in North Woolwich, on a river bend once used for a ferry crossing first recorded in 1308. The Crown Estate has gated the ramp off following deterioration of its surface, and Newham Council, the Crown Estate and the Port of London Authority have not agreed who is responsible for repairing it.
CanalNorth Kensington put-in (Greater London)
Greater London, EnglandThis slipway sits on the Paddington Arm of the Grand Union Canal in North Kensington, a lock-free stretch of towpath-lined canal that runs from Little Venice out towards west London past Kensal Green. The Canal and River Trust, which owns and maintains the waterway, requires paddlers to hold a waterways licence to launch here.
RiverMottingham put-in (Greater London)
Greater London, EnglandThis point sits on the River Quaggy, a small tributary of the River Ravensbourne that runs through Mottingham on its way to Sutcliffe Park and Lewisham. The OSM edit history ties the marker to a Capital Ring and Green Chain path correction rather than a boating feature, and no source describes canoeing, kayaking or paddleboarding on this stretch.
RiverDuke's Meadows slipway
Greater London, EnglandThis is an unnamed slipway on the north bank of the tidal River Thames at Duke's Meadows, the riverside park in Chiswick between Barnes Bridge and Chiswick Bridge. This reach forms part of the Championship Course rowed in the Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race, which finishes nearby at Mortlake.
RiverDuke's Meadows Drawdock
Greater London, EnglandThis drawdock sits on the north bank of the tidal River Thames within Duke's Meadows, the riverside park in Chiswick, close to where the Boat Race Championship Course finishes at Chiswick Bridge.
RiverMillwall Slipway
Greater London, EnglandMillwall Slipway occupies the former entrance lock of Millwall Dock on the west side of the Isle of Dogs, once the widest lock in London and now infilled bar the slipway itself, with a preserved hydraulic capstan on show. It is the traditional start point for the Great River Race, when several hundred small boats launch here to head down the tidal Thames.
RiverMillwall put-in (Greater London)
Greater London, EnglandThis slipway in Millwall, on the west side of the Isle of Dogs, gives access to the tidal River Thames a short distance west of the historic Millwall Slipway.
LakeKingsbury put-in (Greater London)
Greater London, EnglandThis launch is on the western, dam end of Brent Reservoir, known locally as the Welsh Harp, a 68-hectare reservoir on the Kingsbury and Neasden boundary in north-west London built in the 1830s. The reservoir is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest and its western shore, at Birchen Grove, is home to the Welsh Harp Sailing Association's clubhouse.
RiverHammersmith Drawdock
Greater London, EnglandHammersmith Drawdock is a slipway on the tidal River Thames at Hammersmith, reached through a barrier gate off Queen Caroline Street. The reach falls within Port of London Authority jurisdiction over the tidal Thames.
RiverTeddington Lock Boat Rollers
Greater London, EnglandThese roller slipways let paddlers and rowers portage small craft around Teddington Lock, the complex of three locks and a weir that forms the usual tidal limit of the River Thames, rather than waiting to pass through a lock chamber. The rollers sit on a concrete islet within the lock complex, between Ham and Teddington.
RiverHam put-in (Greater London)
Greater London, EnglandThis slipway sits on the Thames towpath at Ham, close to the Teddington Lock complex where the Environment Agency's non-tidal Thames meets the tidal reach governed by the Port of London Authority. The coordinate is within the lock precinct itself, so it isn't possible to say from the position alone which side of the tidal boundary the slipway falls on.
RiverGreenwich Peninsula put-in (Greater London)
Greater London, EnglandThis drawdock on Drawdock Road, on the west side of Greenwich Peninsula, gives access to the tidal River Thames near the site of the former Ordnance Wharf gasworks. The drawdock itself dates to the 1880s, when the local gas company built it as compensation for the loss of watermen's rights along that stretch of frontage.
SeaRoyal Arsenal Riverside slipway, Woolwich
Greater London, EnglandThis slipway sits on the River Thames foreshore at Royal Arsenal Riverside in Woolwich, close to Bell Water Gate on the site of the former Woolwich Arsenal. It lies on a fully tidal stretch of the river below the Thames Barrier, and the Port of London Authority asks paddlers to notify London Vessel Traffic Services before launching.
SeaGallions Reach put-in (Greater London)
Greater London, EnglandThis marked slipway sits on Gallions Reach, a tidal stretch of the River Thames off Basin Approach between Woolwich and Barking. The river here is fully tidal with strong streams over mudflats, and the Port of London Authority asks paddlers to notify London Vessel Traffic Services before setting out, especially after dark.
RiverFulham slipway
Greater London, EnglandA slipway on the tidal Thames at Fulham, on the north bank downstream of Putney Bridge. No further detail beyond the coordinate and its tagging as a boat launch point was found.
Open waterCustom House put-in (Greater London)
Greater London, EnglandThis launch is on Royal Albert Dock, one of the three Royal Docks in Newham, close to Custom House, a former Port of London Authority dock that is now enclosed, non-tidal water rather than open river. The dock's water is owned by the Greater London Authority and managed under a lease by the Royal Docks Management Authority, and its access points can be closed off in poor conditions.
RiverJohnson's Drawdock
Greater London, EnglandJohnson's Drawdock is a historic launch point on Ferry Street in Cubitt Town on the Isle of Dogs, taking its name from Henry and Augustus Johnson, who ran an ironworks here in the 1840s. During the Second World War, when bomb damage closed the Greenwich Foot Tunnel, a temporary timber-and-barge ferry pier ran from this drawdock across the tidal Thames to Greenwich.
RiverCubitt Town put-in (Greater London)
Greater London, EnglandThis slipway on Grosvenor Wharf Road in Cubitt Town, on the east side of the Isle of Dogs, launches onto the tidal River Thames. OSM records a gravel launch surface.
RiverCubitt Town put-in (Greater London)
Greater London, EnglandThis slipway on Ferry Street in Cubitt Town gives access to the tidal River Thames near the southern tip of the Isle of Dogs, close to Island Gardens and the Greenwich Foot Tunnel crossing.
RiverCubitt Town put-in (Greater London)
Greater London, EnglandThis slipway is on Amsterdam Road in Cubitt Town, on the east side of the Isle of Dogs, and gives access to the tidal River Thames opposite Greenwich. The Port of London Authority regulates navigation on this reach.
RiverBlackwall slipway
Greater London, EnglandThis slipway sits on the tidal River Thames at Blackwall on the Isle of Dogs peninsula's north side, near Boardwalk Place and the old Blackwall Basin entrance. The Port of London Authority regulates navigation on this stretch of the tidal Thames.
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