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Paddleboarding spots in West Midlands

4 launch spots across West Midlands

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Tidbury Green put-in (Solihull)

Tidbury Green put-in (Solihull)

West Midlands, England

This 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.

Newton put-in (Sandwell)River

Newton put-in (Sandwell)

West Midlands, England

This 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.

Handsworth Park put-in (Birmingham)Lake

Handsworth Park put-in (Birmingham)

West Midlands, England

Handsworth 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.

Edgbaston Reservoir put-in (Birmingham)Lake

Edgbaston Reservoir put-in (Birmingham)

West Midlands, England

Edgbaston Reservoir is a 58-acre reservoir in Edgbaston, Birmingham, enlarged by Thomas Telford in the 1820s to feed the Birmingham Canal Navigations and now maintained by the Canal and River Trust. Birmingham Canoe Club, Midland Sailing Club and TS Vernon Sea Cadets all launch from its slipway and race box, and a 1.75-mile path circles the water.

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