Paddleboarding spots in Argyll and Bute
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SeaCorran Esplanade slipway, Oban
Argyll and Bute, ScotlandA slipway on Corran Esplanade in Oban town centre, on the sheltered water of Oban Bay a short walk from the harbour and North Pier.
SeaRothesay slipway (Albert Place)
Argyll and Bute, ScotlandThis slipway is on Albert Place in central Rothesay, on the east coast of the Isle of Bute, fitted with a cable winch rated to 2.5 tonnes. It opens onto Rothesay Bay on the Firth of Clyde, which served as a wartime anchorage for the submarine depot ship HMS Cyclops.
SeaRhubodach ferry slipway
Argyll and Bute, ScotlandThis slipway serves the short car-ferry crossing at Rhubodach, on the north tip of the Isle of Bute, across the Kyles of Bute to Colintraive on the Cowal mainland. Caledonian MacBrayne's crossing here is about 450 metres, among the shortest ferry routes still operating in Scotland.
SeaDunstaffnage Marina slipway
Argyll and Bute, ScotlandA slipway within Dunstaffnage Marina Boatyard on Dunstaffnage Bay, near the entrance to Loch Etive about three miles north of Oban. The marina has no tidal gate, so the site gives water access to the Firth of Lorn at all states of tide.
SeaCulwatty put-in (Helensburgh)
Argyll and Bute, ScotlandThis slipway lies on the Gare Loch shore between Rhu and Helensburgh, close to the loch's mouth at the Rhu Narrows where it opens into the Firth of Clyde.
SeaAskomill slipway, Campbeltown
Argyll and Bute, ScotlandA slipway reached by a short service road in the Askomill area on the north side of Campbeltown, on the shore of Campbeltown Loch. OSM records it as fee-free. The original harvested name pointed inland to Crosshill Farm and Crosshill Loch, a separate freshwater reservoir south of the town that has no connection to this coastal launch point.
SeaCrinan put-in
Argyll and Bute, ScotlandCrinan stands where the Crinan Canal meets Loch Crinan, a sea loch opening onto the Sound of Jura. A public slipway sits by the harbour close to the Crinan Boatyard, with views across the sound to the Hebridean islands. The Crinan Harbour Association also runs a pontoon and slipway for visitors on an honesty-box donation basis.
SeaCraobh Haven put-in
Argyll and Bute, ScotlandThis slipway is part of Craobh Haven Marina, a leisure marina built in the early 1980s by joining a group of small islets with causeways, opening onto Shuna Sound. The marina slip is gated, so launching needs coordinating with the marina office, and Craobh Haven Watersports in the village hires out paddleboards and sit-on-top kayaks.
SeaCraignure put-in
Argyll and Bute, ScotlandThis second slipway is on the western side of Craignure Bay, just off the A849 a short distance from the main ferry pier, still on the Sound of Mull side of Mull's east coast.
SeaCraignure put-in
Argyll and Bute, ScotlandThis slipway lies in Craignure village on Mull's east coast, on Craignure Bay within the Sound of Mull. Craignure is Mull's main ferry gateway, with a CalMac car ferry running from Oban several times a day, more often in summer.
SeaCraighouse slipway
Argyll and Bute, ScotlandA concrete slipway on Pier Road in Craighouse, the main village on Jura, launching onto Small Isles Bay at the southern end of the Sound of Jura. The bay is sheltered, and the village a short walk away has a hotel, shop and the Jura distillery.
SeaOskamull slipway (service road)
Argyll and Bute, ScotlandThis slipway lies on the Loch Tuath shore near Oskamull, about 200 metres east of another mapped slipway, and is reached by a short service road down to the water.
SeaOskamull slipway
Argyll and Bute, ScotlandThis is a small slipway on the Loch Tuath shore near Oskamull, on Mull's north coast opposite the island of Ulva, about 1.3km east of the Ulva Ferry crossing.
SeaUlva Ferry slipway
Argyll and Bute, ScotlandThis second slipway node sits around 40 metres from the main Ulva Ferry terminal, on the same short stretch of shore at the Sound of Ulva crossing between Mull and the island of Ulva.
SeaUlva Ferry slipway
Argyll and Bute, ScotlandThis slipway forms part of the Ulva Ferry crossing on the north coast of Mull, where a passenger ferry crosses the narrow Sound of Ulva to the neighbouring island of Ulva. OpenStreetMap tags the site as a ferry terminal with a floating pier alongside the slipway.
SeaPortnahaven slipway (Portnahaven Bay)
Argyll and Bute, ScotlandA concrete slipway on the Portnahaven side of the harbour it shares with Port Wemyss, on the southern tip of Islay's Rinns peninsula. The lighthouse island of Orsay sits just offshore, and tidal streams around it and nearby Frenchman's Rocks can run strongly.
SeaPort Wemyss slipway (Portnahaven Bay)
Argyll and Bute, ScotlandA second concrete slipway a short walk from the first, on the same sheltered inlet shared by Port Wemyss and Portnahaven at the southern end of Islay. Whitewashed cottages line both sides of the bay, which faces the lighthouse island of Orsay.
SeaPort Wemyss slipway (Portnahaven Bay)
Argyll and Bute, ScotlandA concrete slipway on the shared harbour that Port Wemyss and Portnahaven wrap around, at the southern tip of Islay's Rinns. The bay is sheltered by the offshore island of Orsay and its lighthouse, though strong tidal streams run in the open water beyond the harbour mouth.
SeaCarradale Harbour put-in
Argyll and Bute, ScotlandCarradale Harbour is on the east coast of Kintyre, opening onto the Kilbrannan Sound opposite Arran, with a car park, public toilets, and a landing beach beside the harbour wall. Seals and eider ducks are regular visitors to the harbour, and dolphins or basking sharks are occasionally seen just outside it in late summer.
SeaBowmore put-in
Argyll and Bute, ScotlandThis concrete slipway is the Bowmore slip, on the shore of Loch Indaal near the Harbour Inn in the centre of Bowmore. Bowmore's pier dates from 1750 and was extended during the Second World War, when Sunderland and Catalina flying boats operated from the loch.
SeaBoat Launch Ramp
Argyll and Bute, ScotlandA slipway and pier structure in the Dalintober area of Campbeltown, on the shore of Campbeltown Loch near the ferry terminal and New Quay. Campbeltown Loch is a small sea loch opening east to the Firth of Clyde, with the harbour's main slipway able to take fishing vessels and small pleasure craft.
LochCreran Marine slipway, Barcaldine
Argyll and Bute, ScotlandA second slipway section within the Creran Marine boatyard on the south shore of Loch Creran at Barcaldine, about 150 metres from the boatyard's main slip. The loch is a sheltered sea inlet with strong tidal flow through the Creagan Narrows further northeast.
LochCreran Marine slipway, Barcaldine
Argyll and Bute, ScotlandA boatyard slipway on the south shore of Loch Creran at Barcaldine, part of the Creran Marine boatyard. Loch Creran narrows a short paddle to the northeast at the Creagan Narrows, where tidal streams run strongly enough that sea kayakers time their passage for slack water.
SeaLoch Staosnaig slipway (Scalasaig)
Argyll and Bute, ScotlandA slipway on Loch Staosnaig, a tidal bay rather than a true sea loch on Colonsay's east coast, less than a mile south of Scalasaig. Also known locally as Queen's Bay, it is protected by the small island of Eilean Staosnaig and looks out towards Jura, and is reached from Scalasaig by the track past the Colonsay Hotel and parish church.
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