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Paddleboarding spots in Orkney Islands

54 launch spots across Orkney Islands

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Broughton put-in (Pierowall)Sea

Broughton put-in (Pierowall)

Orkney Islands, Scotland

This slipway lies in the Broughton area of Pierowall on Westray, a short distance from Gill Pier, and opens onto Pierowall Bay. Pierowall is the island's main village and takes its name from the Old Norse for "small bay".

Broughton put-in (Pierowall)Sea

Broughton put-in (Pierowall)

Orkney Islands, Scotland

This slipway is at Gill Pier, the harbour at the north end of Pierowall on Westray, which also serves the passenger ferry to Papa Westray and a small fishing fleet. It opens onto Pierowall Bay, overlooked by the ruined Noltland Castle.

Birsay put-inSea

Birsay put-in

Orkney Islands, Scotland

This slipway sits on the shore road at the western end of Birsay village, about 650 metres from the tidal causeway to the Brough of Birsay. It launches onto Birsay Bay, the stretch of coast in front of the village that local businesses on this shore, including the Birsay Bay Tearoom, take their name from, with the tidal Sound of Birsay a short walk further along the shore.

Balfour put-inSea

Balfour put-in

Orkney Islands, Scotland

This slipway is at Balfour, the main village on the island of Shapinsay, at the western end of Elwick Bay, a sheltered anchorage facing the Orkney Mainland. The Shapinsay ferry uses the same slipway on its run to Kirkwall.

Backaland put-inSea

Backaland put-in

Orkney Islands, Scotland

Backaland is Eday's ferry pier on the island's east coast, where Orkney Ferries runs daily sailings to and from Kirkwall. A slipway sits beside the pier, with a public toilet nearby. The water off Backaland forms part of Eday Sound, the channel separating Eday from Sanday.

Sourin slipway, RousaySea

Sourin slipway, Rousay

Orkney Islands, Scotland

This slipway sits on Nethermill Road in the Sourin district on the east coast of Rousay, Orkney, launching onto Rousay Sound near the Holm of Scockness. The sound separates Rousay from Egilsay, runs strong tidal streams that support maerl beds, and has been a Nature Conservation Marine Protected Area since 2014.

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