Paddleboarding spots in West Sussex
61 launch spots across West Sussex
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SeaYacht Club Slipway
West Sussex, EnglandThis slipway is on Marine Crescent on the Worthing seafront, close to the boundary between West Worthing and Goring-by-Sea, and launches onto the English Channel. OpenStreetMap names it only as a yacht club slipway, without recording which club.
SeaWestlands slipway (Birdham)
West Sussex, EnglandThis slipway sits on the Chichester Channel at Birdham, off a residential road called Westlands, on the west side of Chichester Harbour. Paddle craft launching here fall under the Conservancy's annual harbour dues.
SeaWest Thorney put-in (Chichester)
West Sussex, EnglandThis concrete slipway on Thorney Island faces the Thorney Channel arm of Chichester Harbour. West Thorney has been absorbed into the Army's Baker Barracks and OpenStreetMap records the slipway as private, with the rest of the island closed to the public beyond its perimeter footpath.
SeaWest Itchenor put-in (Chichester)
West Sussex, EnglandA slipway on the Chichester Channel/Itchenor Reach foreshore at West Itchenor, within the tidal Chichester Harbour estuary. The Conservancy describes the harbour's sheltered waters as a popular setting for canoeing and paddleboarding alongside sailing. Chichester Harbour Conservancy is the statutory harbour authority for navigation on the estuary.
SeaWest Itchenor put-in (Chichester)
West Sussex, EnglandA slipway on the West Itchenor foreshore, on Itchenor Reach where the Chichester Channel opens out within Chichester Harbour. The village is home to the Itchenor Sailing Club, founded in 1927. Chichester Harbour Conservancy, the statutory harbour authority, asks all harbour users to follow its navigation byelaws.
SeaWest Itchenor put-in (Chichester)
West Sussex, EnglandA slipway on the Chichester Channel foreshore at West Itchenor, where the channel widens into Itchenor Reach, one of Chichester Harbour's three main tidal channels. The Harbour Office and the Itchenor Sailing Club, founded in 1927, sit on the village foreshore nearby. Chichester Harbour Conservancy is the statutory harbour authority and asks all harbour users to follow its navigation byelaws.
SeaWest Itchenor put-in (Chichester)
West Sussex, EnglandA slipway on the West Itchenor foreshore on Itchenor Reach, part of the tidal Chichester Channel within Chichester Harbour. Chichester Harbour Conservancy is the statutory harbour authority and asks harbour users to follow its navigation byelaws.
SeaShore Road slipway (East Wittering)
West Sussex, EnglandThis is a private slipway off Shore Road on the West Sussex coast, near the boundary of West Wittering and East Wittering, fronting Bracklesham Bay. OpenStreetMap marks the access as private rather than public.
RiverUpper Beeding put-in
West Sussex, EnglandThis put-in sits on the River Adur at Upper Beeding, on the eastern bank opposite Bramber, at the northern end of the Adur Gap through the South Downs. The river carries a common law right of navigation up to Shermanbury well upstream, and tidal influence reaches this far, with nearby Beeding Bridge having limited headroom on spring tides.
SeaThe Hard (Dell Quay)
West Sussex, EnglandThe Hard is a gravel slipway on the Chichester Channel at Dell Quay, a historic quay near Apuldram on the southern edge of Chichester. The Chichester Harbour Conservancy lists Dell Quay as a high-tide-only launch point with limited parking, and paddle craft on the harbour pay annual harbour dues.
SeaSouthwood Farm put-in (Chichester)
West Sussex, EnglandThis disused slipway near Broadbridge, on the edge of Bosham, once gave access to Bosham Channel, an arm of Chichester Harbour. OpenStreetMap tags it abandoned and ruined, so it is a former rather than current launch point.
SeaSmugglers Lane slipway (Bosham Hoe)
West Sussex, EnglandThis slipway is at Bosham Hoe, the farmland and private property at the southern tip of the Bosham peninsula, launching onto the Chichester Channel opposite Itchenor. Paddle craft here fall under the Conservancy's harbour dues and its wildlife-aware watersports guidance, which asks paddlers to keep 50 m from sensitive roosting and breeding sites.
SeaSouthwood Farm put-in (Chichester)
West Sussex, EnglandThis slipway near Broadbridge, on the edge of Bosham, gives access to Bosham Channel, one of the tidal arms of Chichester Harbour. A second, disused slipway recorded on OpenStreetMap lies about 300 metres south at the same farm.
SeaPublic Slipway
West Sussex, EnglandThis slipway on Prinsted Lane in Southbourne opens onto Chichester Harbour, a large tidal natural harbour and nature reserve on the West Sussex coast. Chichester Harbour Conservancy, the statutory harbour authority, publishes byelaws covering navigation and separate guidance for paddle sports.
SeaEast Beach slipway, Selsey
West Sussex, EnglandA wooden boat ramp on East Beach Road gives access to the open English Channel on the east side of Selsey Bill. East Beach lies on the Manhood Peninsula and includes a designated geological Site of Special Scientific Interest along its shore.
RiverOld Place put-in (Horsham)
West Sussex, EnglandThis concrete slipway sits on the River Arun near Pulborough, in a stretch that is tidal as far upstream as Pallingham Quay, roughly 25 miles from the sea. No formal navigation authority manages the river above Arundel Bridge, some way downstream of this point.
RiverNewhouse Farm put-in (Arun)
West Sussex, EnglandThis point is on the River Arun at Ford, a village about two miles south-southwest of Arundel. OpenStreetMap tags the access as private and describes the way as a boatyard access route, and the stretch falls within the Littlehampton Harbour Board's toll jurisdiction between the harbour mouth and Arundel Bridge.
RiverLittlehampton put-in (Arun)
West Sussex, EnglandThis slipway is on The Promenade near the mouth of the River Arun in Littlehampton. The Littlehampton Harbour Board holds navigation authority over this stretch of the tidal Arun and charges tolls for its use between the harbour mouth and Arundel Bridge.
RiverLittlehampton put-in (Arun)
West Sussex, EnglandThis slipway is on The Promenade at the mouth of the River Arun in Littlehampton, where the river meets the English Channel. The Arun is tidal along this stretch, and the Littlehampton Harbour Board holds navigation authority and charges tolls for use of the river between the harbour mouth and Arundel Bridge.
RiverLittlehampton put-in (Arun)
West Sussex, EnglandThis slipway is on Riverside Walk beside the River Arun in Littlehampton, close to the harbour mouth. OpenStreetMap records it as a small-craft facility on the nautical chart, and the Littlehampton Harbour Board holds navigation authority and charges tolls over this stretch of the river.
SeaLittle High Street Hard
West Sussex, EnglandLittle High Street Hard is a firm foreshore landing on the tidal River Adur at Shoreham-by-Sea, on the reach that falls within Shoreham Harbour below Old Shoreham Bridge. A second slipway is mapped about 15 metres away and may be the same access point recorded twice.
RiverLancing put-in (Adur)
West Sussex, EnglandThis slipway lies on the west bank of the tidal River Adur at Lancing, downstream of Lancing College and upstream of Shoreham-by-Sea. OpenStreetMap's own name for the site is 'Ricardo', likely referring to the adjoining Ricardo engineering site; Ricardo plc's research facility is based at Shoreham-by-Sea. A near-identical slipway is mapped about 90 metres to the south.
RiverLancing put-in (Adur)
West Sussex, EnglandThis slipway sits on the tidal River Adur at Lancing, about 90 metres south of another mapped slipway attributed to the adjoining Ricardo site. It carries no name tag of its own in OpenStreetMap.
SeaKingston Buci put-in (Adur)
West Sussex, EnglandThis slipway lies on the tidal River Adur at Shoreham-by-Sea, on the reach administered as Shoreham Harbour below Old Shoreham Bridge. OpenStreetMap catalogues it among the land use and highway features around Shoreham, with no further identifying detail.
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