Paddleboarding spots in Merseyside
29 launch spots across Merseyside
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SeaHilbre Island slipway
Merseyside, EnglandA slipway on Hilbre Island itself, at the mouth of the Dee Estuary off West Kirby, reached on foot or by boat only within the tidal window either side of low water. The island and its neighbours, Middle Eye and Little Eye, form part of the Hilbre Islands Local Nature Reserve, managed by Wirral Council.
SeaWaterloo put-in (Crosby)
Merseyside, EnglandThis slipway is at the Waterloo end of Crosby Beach, where the sand meets Liverpool Bay close to the Port of Liverpool's Seaforth and Gladstone docks. The beach is permanently red-flagged for swimming and RNLI guidance warns of shifting deep mud and a fast-rising tide across the flats.
CanalCoburg Dock put-in (Liverpool)
Merseyside, EnglandThis slipway sits at Keel Wharf on Coburg Dock, part of Liverpool's Canal & River Trust-managed South Docks next to Liverpool Marina. Paddling here needs Trust authorisation; Liverpool Canoe Club runs supervised sessions from a compound elsewhere on the same dock.
CanalSalthouse Dock slipway (Liverpool)
Merseyside, EnglandThis slipway serves Salthouse Dock, part of Liverpool's historic South Docks and owned by the Canal and River Trust. OpenStreetMap tags access as permit-only, and general paddling in the South Docks system needs Trust authorisation or a pre-booked, coached group session.
LakeCarr Mill Dam slipway
Merseyside, EnglandCarr Mill Dam is a 55-acre reservoir north of St Helens town centre, near Seneley Green, and is the largest body of inland water in the area. It was built as a mill pond and later enlarged to feed the Sankey Brook Navigation, and it now hosts national and international powerboat racing run by the Lancashire Powerboat Racing Club, founded in 1923.
SeaRock Ferry put-in (New Ferry)
Merseyside, EnglandThis slipway on The Esplanade at Rock Ferry is part of the historic Rock Ferry Slipway on the Wirral shore of the Mersey Estuary, built in 1820 to let passengers board the Rock Ferry to Liverpool ferry at any state of the tide. It remains in use today by the Royal Mersey Yacht Club and Tranmere Sailing Club.
SeaNew Brighton put-in (Wallasey)
Merseyside, EnglandThis slipway sits on New Brighton's Ian Fraser Walk promenade on the Liverpool Bay shoreline, about 75 metres from another mapped slipway (way/1274979475) that may be the same launch point recorded twice by the harvester.
SeaNew Brighton put-in (Wallasey)
Merseyside, EnglandThis slipway sits further west along New Brighton's Ian Fraser Walk promenade, on the same open Liverpool Bay shoreline as the town's other launch points. Another mapped slipway lies about 75 metres away, so this may be the same access point recorded twice by the harvester.
SeaNew Brighton put-in (Wallasey)
Merseyside, EnglandThis slipway is on the New Brighton promenade at the northern tip of the Wirral, where the Mersey Estuary opens into Liverpool Bay near Fort Perch Rock. New Brighton's RNLI lifeboat crew, on station since 1863, cover the Wirral and Sefton shorelines either side of the river mouth.
SeaMeols put-in (Hoylake)
Merseyside, EnglandThis put-in launches onto Liverpool Bay, part of the Irish Sea, from Hoylake's seafront. The beach fronts Hoyle Bank, a large offshore sandbank that historically sheltered a natural anchorage known as Hoyle Lake.
SeaMeols put-in (Hoylake)
Merseyside, EnglandThis put-in launches onto Liverpool Bay, part of the Irish Sea, from Hoylake's seafront. The beach fronts Hoyle Bank, a large offshore sandbank that historically sheltered a natural anchorage known as Hoyle Lake.
SeaMeols put-in (Hoylake)
Merseyside, EnglandThis put-in launches onto Liverpool Bay, part of the Irish Sea, from Hoylake's seafront. The beach fronts Hoyle Bank, a large offshore sandbank that historically sheltered a natural anchorage known as Hoyle Lake.
SeaMeols Slipway
Merseyside, EnglandThis slipway launches onto Liverpool Bay, part of the Irish Sea, from Hoylake's seafront west of the Dove Point boundary of the North Wirral Coastal Park. The beach fronts extensive sandbanks, including the historic Hoyle Bank that once sheltered a natural anchorage.
SeaLeasowe put-in
Merseyside, EnglandThis slipway launches onto Liverpool Bay, part of the Irish Sea, on the North Wirral shore at Leasowe. The foreshore here forms part of the Mersey Narrows and North Wirral Foreshore SSSI and Ramsar site, backed by Leasowe's dune system and the coastal embankment.
SeaHightown slipway, Sefton coastal path
Merseyside, EnglandThis slipway lies on the Sefton coast at Hightown near the mouth of the River Alt, where it meets the Irish Sea at the edge of the Mersey Estuary. OSM records the approach track as private with a gravel surface and foot access only, alongside a near-identical slipway 56 metres away.
SeaHightown slipway (Sefton coast)
Merseyside, EnglandThis slipway sits on the Sefton coast at Hightown, close to where the River Alt reaches the Irish Sea at the edge of the Mersey Estuary. The foreshore here forms part of the Ribble and Alt Estuaries Special Protection Area, and the adjoining Altcar Rifle Range restricts some approaches to the beach.
SeaGreat Meols put-in
Merseyside, EnglandThis slipway launches onto Liverpool Bay, part of the Irish Sea, at Great Meols near Dove Point. Dove Point marks the western end of the Mersey Narrows and North Wirral Foreshore SSSI and Ramsar site, and the coast here once exposed a submerged forest visible until the early 1980s.
SeaGrange put-in (West Kirby)
Merseyside, EnglandA slipway onto the Dee Estuary shore in West Kirby, near the south end of West Kirby Marine Lake and West Kirby Sailing Club, where the concrete slipway launches onto flat mud used for club moorings. The estuary drains through gutters running roughly parallel to the shore, with tidal streams of around 1.5 knots at springs.
SeaGrange put-in (West Kirby)
Merseyside, EnglandA small-craft slipway onto the Dee Estuary shore near the Grange area of West Kirby, on the Wirral peninsula. The shore dries extensively at low water, and launching on this stretch of the estuary is generally only practical within about two hours either side of high tide.
SeaGarston slipway
Merseyside, EnglandThis slipway sits on the tidal River Mersey Estuary at Garston in south Liverpool, on the eastern bank opposite the Wirral. Liverpool Sailing Club is based at Garston and operates a slipway on this stretch of the river.
SeaEgremont put-in (Wallasey)
Merseyside, EnglandThis slipway on Egremont promenade, Wallasey, launches onto the Mersey Estuary opposite Liverpool. The estuary narrows sharply here between Liverpool and Birkenhead, and tidal streams can reach around 2.2 m/s on spring ebbs and floods through the Narrows.
SeaEgremont put-in (Wallasey)
Merseyside, EnglandThis slipway is on Magazines Promenade at Egremont, on the Wirral shore of the Mersey Estuary opposite Liverpool. OpenStreetMap tags it access=private, so it is not recorded as a publicly usable launch point.
SeaCarr Houses put-in (Moreton)
Merseyside, EnglandThis slipway launches onto Liverpool Bay, part of the Irish Sea, on the North Wirral shore between Carr Houses and Great Meols. The foreshore here lies within the Mersey Narrows and North Wirral Foreshore SSSI and Ramsar site, close to its western boundary at Dove Point.
SeaCarr Houses put-in (Moreton)
Merseyside, EnglandThis slipway launches onto Liverpool Bay, part of the Irish Sea, on the North Wirral shore near Carr Houses, a hamlet within Moreton. The foreshore is within the Mersey Narrows and North Wirral Foreshore SSSI and Ramsar site.
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