Paddleboarding spots in Nottinghamshire
18 launch spots across Nottinghamshire
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RiverMarnham Boat Club slipway
Nottinghamshire, EnglandThis slipway on the River Trent is operated by Marnham Boat Club, near High and Low Marnham in the Bassetlaw district. Canal & River Trust manages this stretch as part of its Shardlow-to-Gainsborough navigation, so a Trust or Paddle UK waterways licence is required.
RiverThurgarton put-in (Newark and Sherwood)
Nottinghamshire, EnglandThis private slipway lies on the River Trent near Thurgarton, on the stretch of the Trent Navigation between Hoveringham and Fiskerton that Canal & River Trust manages. It sits close to another slipway only 31.6 metres away, so the two may be the same access point.
RiverStoke Bardolph put-in (Gedling)
Nottinghamshire, EnglandThis slipway reaches the River Trent at Stoke Bardolph, a small riverside settlement in Gedling that once ran a ferry crossing to Shelford. Canal & River Trust manages this stretch of the Trent as part of its Shardlow-to-Gainsborough navigation, so a Trust or Paddle UK waterways licence applies.
RiverRedhill Marina put-in (Ratcliffe on Soar)
Nottinghamshire, EnglandThis slipway serves Redhill Marina at Ratcliffe on Soar, on the River Soar just above its confluence with the River Trent at Trent Lock. The village sits on the floodplain here, and the marina is prone to flooding when the rivers rise.
RiverNCSC Boat Park slipway (Hoveringham)
Nottinghamshire, EnglandThis slipway on the River Trent at Hoveringham is the boat park used by Nottingham Canoe Sports Club. Canal & River Trust manages this stretch as part of its Shardlow-to-Gainsborough navigation, so a Trust or Paddle UK waterways licence is required.
RiverNCSC Boat Park slipway, ramp 3 (Hoveringham)
Nottinghamshire, EnglandThis is a third slipway at the Nottingham Canoe Sports Club boat park on the River Trent at Hoveringham, close to another club slipway. Canal & River Trust manages this stretch as part of its Shardlow-to-Gainsborough navigation, so a Trust or Paddle UK waterways licence is required.
RiverNCSC Boat Park slipway, ramp 2 (Hoveringham)
Nottinghamshire, EnglandThis is a second slipway at the Nottingham Canoe Sports Club boat park on the River Trent at Hoveringham, about 44 metres from another club slipway. Canal & River Trust manages this stretch as part of its Shardlow-to-Gainsborough navigation, so a Trust or Paddle UK waterways licence is required.
LakeRegatta Lake put-in (Holme Pierrepont)
Nottinghamshire, EnglandThis put-in serves the 2000-metre Regatta Lake at Holme Pierrepont's National Water Sports Centre rather than the adjoining River Trent. The lake is used for rowing and canoe and kayak training and for organised open water swimming sessions, and the wider country park also includes a white water slalom course.
RiverColwick Park riverside put-in
Nottinghamshire, EnglandThis put-in reaches the River Trent at the edge of Colwick Country Park, near where a fish ladder at Colwick Sluices lets migratory fish bypass the weir. Canal & River Trust manages this stretch of the Trent, so a Trust or Paddle UK waterways licence applies.
RiverColwick Sluices put-in
Nottinghamshire, EnglandThis put-in reaches the River Trent on the southern side of Colwick Country Park, close to Colwick Sluices where Britain's largest fish ladder lets migratory fish bypass the weir. Canal & River Trust manages this stretch of the Trent Navigation between Shardlow and Gainsborough.
RiverHolme Lock put-in (Holme Pierrepont)
Nottinghamshire, EnglandThis slipway reaches the River Trent within Holme Pierrepont Country Park, close to Holme Lock on the Trent Navigation between Nottingham and Newark. Canal & River Trust manages this stretch of river, so a Trust or Paddle UK waterways licence is required.
RiverTrent Lane put-in (Gunthorpe)
Nottinghamshire, EnglandThis put-in sits on Trent Lane in Gunthorpe, where a marina and mobile home park stand on the River Trent's left bank. Gunthorpe Lock, built in 1922-25, and its weir form part of the six-lock system on the Trent Navigation between Nottingham and Newark, which Canal & River Trust manages.
CanalBeeston Canal put-in (Beeston Rylands)
Nottinghamshire, EnglandThis slipway sits on the Beeston Canal, also called Beeston Cut, an artificial waterway completed by 1802 to bypass a difficult stretch of the River Trent through Nottingham. It runs from Lenton to Beeston Lock, where it rejoins the Trent, and the Canal and River Trust manages it today.
RiverBeeston Marina put-in (Beeston Rylands)
Nottinghamshire, EnglandThis slipway lies on the River Trent at Beeston Rylands, close to Beeston Marina, where Beeston Lock connects the river to the Beeston Canal and lets boats bypass Beeston Weir. Beeston Rylands sits on the floodplain immediately south of the Trent, and flood defences have reduced but not removed the flood risk there.
LakeAttenborough Sailing Club slipway (Attenborough Nature Reserve)
Nottinghamshire, EnglandThis slipway serves Attenborough Sailing Club, on one of the flooded gravel-pit lakes within Attenborough Nature Reserve, part of the Attenborough Gravel Pits Site of Special Scientific Interest. The reserve's named waters include Church Pond, Clifton Pond, Main Pond, Tween Pond and Beeston Pond, but the specific pit used by the club could not be confirmed.
RiverTrent Bridge put-in (Nottingham)
Nottinghamshire, EnglandThis slipway reaches the River Trent close to Trent Bridge in Nottingham, near where Nottingham Sea Cadets unit T.S. Orion is based. Canal & River Trust manages this stretch of the Trent as part of its Shardlow-to-Gainsborough navigation, so a Trust or Paddle UK waterways licence applies.
LakeHighfields Lake put-in (Dunkirk, Nottingham)
Nottinghamshire, EnglandHighfields Lake is an artificial boating lake in Highfields Park, formed from the Tottle Brook and enlarged into a boating lake by Jesse Boot around 1920 to 1926. It borders the University of Nottingham's University Park campus in the Dunkirk area of the city, and a 2015 National Lottery grant funded de-silting and restoration work aimed at reintroducing recreational boating.
LakeWest Lake put-in (Colwick Country Park)
Nottinghamshire, EnglandThis put-in launches onto West Lake, a 24-acre lake in Colwick Country Park used for canoeing, sailing and coarse fishing, alongside a dedicated open water swimming centre that runs scheduled sessions. General swimming outside those sessions is not permitted, and the park is managed by Nottingham City Council.
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