Paddleboarding spots in West Midlands
3 launch spots across West Midlands
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Every mapped spot in West Midlands
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Launch spots
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Tidbury Green put-in (Solihull)
West Midlands, EnglandThis is an isolated slipway node in Tidbury Green, a village in Solihull. No named or mapped water body could be confirmed in the surrounding area.
RiverNewton put-in (Sandwell)
West Midlands, EnglandThis slipway launches onto the River Tame near Newton, West Bromwich, a heavily modified urban stretch of the river running through the Sandwell Valley. The Tame is non-navigable throughout its course and has very little public access along much of this reach, according to its Wikipedia entry.
LakeHandsworth Park put-in (Birmingham)
West Midlands, EnglandHandsworth Park's boating lake lies on the eastern side of the park in Birmingham, across a railway bridge from the main gardens, and is fed by the Farcroft and Grove Brooks. Boating returned to the lake in June 2009 after a campaign by the Handsworth Park Association, and a boathouse cafe now operates on the bank daily.
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