Paddleboarding spots in Kent
87 launch spots across Kent
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SeaWestbrook Bay slipway (central)
Kent, EnglandWestbrook Bay is a sandy bay on the Margate seafront, quieter than the main town beach and designated for watersports. This slipway sits mid-bay off Westbrook Promenade, with free roadside parking above and seasonal lifeguard cover in summer.
RiverWatts Landing
Kent, EnglandWatts Landing is a slipway on the tidal River Thames at Denton, a riverside district of Gravesend in Kent. This stretch lies within the estuary's brackish transition zone, where salinity increases progressively downstream of Battersea.
SeaWalmer put-in
Kent, EnglandThis slipway sits on the shingle beach at Walmer, on the Kent coast just south of Deal. It faces The Downs, the sheltered stretch of sea between the coast and the Goodwin Sands where sailing ships once waited for a favourable wind.
SeaUpchurch put-in
Kent, EnglandThis put-in is at Ham Green in Upchurch parish, on the shore of the Medway Estuary between Gillingham and Sheerness. The estuary here forms part of the Medway Estuary and Marshes Site of Special Scientific Interest, Ramsar site and Special Protection Area. Otterham Creek and its working boatyard at Otterham Quay lie about a mile to the west.
SeaTwydall put-in (Gillingham)
Kent, EnglandThis slipway sits on Waterside Lane in the Twydall area of Gillingham, on the south bank of the River Medway estuary, next to a boat-storage yard tagged in OpenStreetMap. Riverside Country Park's tidal frontage at Sharp's Green Bay lies roughly a kilometre east along the same shore. The Medway Ports Authority's 1991 river byelaws apply to navigation on this tidal reach.
RiverTovil put-in (Maidstone)
Kent, EnglandThis slipway is on the River Medway at Tovil, a riverside suburb southwest of Maidstone town centre near East Farleigh, on a road named The Boatyard. The OSM record marks it as usable by canoe with no launch fee.
RiverThe Bridge put-in (Dartford)
Kent, EnglandThis put-in is on the River Thames at Dartford in Kent, close to the Dartford Crossing that carries the M25 over the river to Thurrock in Essex via the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge and twin tunnels. OpenStreetMap tags the slipway as private access.
RiverSwanscombe and Greenhithe put-in (Dartford)
Kent, EnglandThis slipway sits on the River Thames between the villages of Swanscombe and Greenhithe in the Borough of Dartford, Kent, roughly midway between Dartford and Gravesend. Both grew as riverside settlements, with Swanscombe's economy historically tied to Thames-side cement works that shipped by river.
SeaBay View Lane put-in (Swalecliffe)
Kent, EnglandThis put-in sits at Bay View Lane in Swalecliffe, a village on the coast road between Tankerton and Herne Bay, fronting the Thames Estuary along a long shingle beach backed by a concrete promenade. Canterbury City Council's public bathing byelaws exclude this lane from the adjoining swimming area so craft can cross the beach here, and a car park with its own slipway lies close by off Swalecliffe Avenue.
RiverSt. Mildred's put-in (Canterbury)
Kent, EnglandThis slipway is a purpose-built asphalt service road beside Westgate Gardens in Canterbury, launching onto the Great Stour. Through the city the river splits into two channels, one through the centre and one north of the walls, which rejoin east of Canterbury before Fordwich.
SeaSt Mary's Bay slipway, Sea Wall
Kent, EnglandThis slipway is on the Sea Wall at St Mary's Bay, a coastal hamlet on Romney Marsh within the parish of St Mary in the Marsh, and launches onto the English Channel. St Mary's Bay's beach runs along the coast between Dymchurch to the north and Littlestone-on-Sea to the south.
SeaSt Margaret's Bay slipway
Kent, EnglandSt Margaret's Bay is a shingle beach below the village of St Margaret's at Cliffe, on the Kent coast where the English Channel meets the North Sea at nearby Leathercote Point. A concrete slipway leads onto the beach. The bay has long served as a departure point for Channel swimmers and for undersea telegraph cables.
SeaTankerton slipway
Kent, EnglandThis slipway sits on the shingle beach at Tankerton, the eastern side of Whitstable, below Tankerton Slopes and near the seaward end of The Street, a shingle ridge exposed only at low tide. Free parking runs along Marine Parade at the top of the slopes, with a promenade linking through to Whitstable harbour and on to Swalecliffe.
SeaSeasalter put-in
Kent, EnglandThis launch point sits on the shingle beach at Seasalter, a coastal village between Whitstable and Faversham where the Swale estuary meets the wider Thames Estuary, facing the Isle of Sheppey. The spot lies on Alberta Lane, one of the corridors Canterbury City Council cuts through its public bathing byelaws so craft can cross the swimming area. Seasalter Sailing Club races catamarans on the estuary nearby, and oyster beds lie about a mile offshore, exposed only at low tide.
RiverSandwich Town Quay slipway
Kent, EnglandSandwich's Town Quay slipway launches onto the tidal River Stour in the historic Cinque Port town. The concrete surface gives way to soft mud at low tide, so launch conditions here depend on the state of the tide.
RiverRiver Stour slipway near Richborough
Kent, EnglandThis slipway sits on the tidal River Stour near Richborough, downstream of the town of Sandwich and upstream of the river's mouth at Pegwell Bay. The lower Stour is tidal all the way from Fordwich down to the bay, so water level and flow here vary through the tide.
RiverRinglestone put-in (Maidstone)
Kent, EnglandThis slipway lies on the River Medway on the north side of Maidstone town centre, close to the Ringlestone suburb, on a road named Waterside Gate. The stretch forms part of the non-tidal Medway Navigation between East Farleigh and Allington Lock.
SeaRoyal Harbour Marina slipway (Ramsgate)
Kent, EnglandThis slipway sits in the inner basin of Ramsgate's Royal Harbour Marina, a historic sheltered harbour on the Thanet coast. It is one of two trailer-launch slips at the marina, both used only by prior arrangement with the harbour office.
SeaR.N.L.I. Lifeboat Whitstable
Kent, EnglandThis point marks Whitstable's RNLI lifeboat station, in operation since 1963 on the seafront east of the harbour, where the crew carriage-launch an inshore lifeboat down the beach. It sits on the harbour's eastern approach, at the mouth of the Swale.
SeaMinnis Bay slipway (west)
Kent, EnglandThis slipway sits at the western end of Minnis Bay in Birchington-on-Sea, close to where the Wantsum Way coastal path runs along the sea wall and clifftop toward Reculver. Plum Pudding Island, the housing area the harvester named this point after, is an inland former farm roughly a kilometre away, not the water itself.
SeaPalm Bay put-in (Thanet)
Kent, EnglandThis slipway sits at the western end of Palm Bay near Prince's Walk, a sandy bay on the Cliftonville coast between Walpole Bay and Botany Bay. Free parking runs the length of the bay.
SeaPalm Bay put-in (Thanet)
Kent, EnglandPalm Bay is a sandy bay on the Cliftonville coast between Walpole Bay and Botany Bay, reached by slipway from the clifftop promenade. Free parking runs the length of the bay.
SeaOxenden slipway (Herne Bay)
Kent, EnglandThis slipway is on Central Parade, the seafront promenade in Herne Bay, launching onto the Thames Estuary. The Oxenden name recalls Sir Henry Oxenden, the local landowner who gave the ground for the town's first church.
SeaOare put-in (Swale)
Kent, EnglandOare Creek is a tidal creek that dries out almost completely at low water, running north from the village of Oare to join Faversham Creek before the combined flow reaches the Swale. Private, informal moorings line much of the creek. The area lies within the Swale Site of Special Scientific Interest, Ramsar site and Special Protection Area.
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