Paddleboarding spots in Isle of Anglesey
21 launch spots across Isle of Anglesey
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SeaValley put-in
Isle of Anglesey, WalesThis slipway sits near Valley on Anglesey's west coast, closest to Beddmanarch Bay, a tidal inlet about 1.1 kilometres to the north.
SeaTrearddur put-in
Isle of Anglesey, WalesThis slipway, marked on OpenStreetMap as a small-craft facility, launches into Trearddur Bay on Holy Island's west coast.
SeaTrearddur put-in
Isle of Anglesey, WalesA second slipway onto Trearddur Bay, about 55 metres from a neighbouring launch point on the same shore.
SeaRhoscolyn put-in
Isle of Anglesey, WalesThis slipway opens onto Traeth Llydan, a sandy beach on Holy Island's south coast near Rhoscolyn, on the Anglesey Coastal Path.
SeaPorth-y-Felin put-in (Holyhead)
Isle of Anglesey, WalesThis slipway lies on the Irish Sea coast at Porth-y-Felin, a small coastal locale on the western side of Holyhead, Anglesey. Local records note a disused slipway and a derelict jetty in the same area, pointing to a history of small-craft use here.
SeaPorth y Wrach
Isle of Anglesey, WalesPorth y Wrach is a slipway on the Menai Strait in Menai Bridge, close to the Porth Daniel boatyard. Isle of Anglesey County Council used it as the summer training base for its Menai Strait Code of Conduct, which briefs water users on the strait and on protecting marine wildlife.
SeaPorth Daniel
Isle of Anglesey, WalesPorth Daniel is a boatyard and slipway on the Menai Strait in the town of Menai Bridge, base of the Synergy Yachting/RibRide RIB-tour operation and a boat storage yard. Isle of Anglesey County Council is the Statutory Harbour Authority for this part of the strait and runs a Menai Strait Code of Conduct for water users.
SeaLlanfair Pwllgwyngyll put-in (Llanfairpwllgwyngyll)
Isle of Anglesey, WalesThis slipway sits on the Menai Strait near Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, about 70 metres from another mapped slipway of the same name, on the stretch called the Swellies between the Menai Suspension Bridge and the Britannia Bridge. Spring tides here can exceed a 10 metre range and the narrows are known for strong eddies and small whirlpools.
SeaLlanfair Pwllgwyngyll put-in (Llanfairpwllgwyngyll)
Isle of Anglesey, WalesThis slipway sits on the Menai Strait close to the Britannia Bridge at Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, within the Swellies, the turbulent narrows between the strait's two crossings.
SeaPorth Eilian put-in (Llaneilian)
Isle of Anglesey, WalesPorth Eilian is the beach for the parish of Llaneilian on Anglesey's north-east coast, about 3.5 km east of Amlwch, within the Anglesey Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. A slipway gives access to the beach, which the Anglesey Coastal Path passes and which is used for watersports, beneath Mynydd Eilian and near Point Lynas lighthouse.
SeaMoel y Don slipway
Isle of Anglesey, WalesMoel y Don is a small hamlet directly on the Menai Strait, opposite Y Felinheli on the mainland shore, within the community of Llanddaniel Fab. It was formerly the site of a cross-strait ferry, and this slipway sits on the tidal shore there.
SeaCemaes Bay harbour slipway
Isle of Anglesey, WalesCemaes Bay is a natural, sheltered harbour on Anglesey's north coast, within the Anglesey Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, serving as both a small fishing port and a tourist village. A slipway sits at the harbour, close to the coastguard station.
SeaHolyhead put-in
Isle of Anglesey, WalesThis slipway launches into Holyhead Harbour, the Irish Sea ferry port on Holy Island operated by Stena Line Ports Ltd, from the harbour's Porth-y-Felin district.
SeaFryars Slipway
Isle of Anglesey, WalesFryars Slipway lies on the Menai Strait at Llanfaes, just north-east of Beaumaris, on the site once used by the Saunders-Roe works that converted American-built Catalina flying boats during the Second World War.
SeaLlaingoch slipway
Isle of Anglesey, WalesThis slipway sits on the Irish Sea coast at Llaingoch, a coastal district on the western edge of Holyhead on Holy Island, Anglesey. It lies about 26 metres from another mapped launch point (node/4545696393), likely the same physical slipway recorded twice.
SeaCwm Cadnant put-in (Llandegfan)
Isle of Anglesey, WalesThis slipway sits on the tidal Menai Strait shore at Cwm Cadnant, on the coast road between Menai Bridge and Beaumaris in the community of Llandegfan. The community and valley take their name from the Afon Cadnant, whose lower reach through Llandegfan forms the Cadnant Dingle Site of Special Scientific Interest.
SeaBeaumaris Pier slipway
Isle of Anglesey, WalesThis is a concrete slipway on the Menai Strait in Beaumaris, marked on nautical charts as a small-craft facility, near the town's Victorian pier. Isle of Anglesey County Council is the Statutory Harbour Authority for this part of the strait and runs a Menai Strait Code of Conduct for water users.
SeaBeaumaris West End slipway
Isle of Anglesey, WalesThis slipway sits on the Menai Strait at the West End of Beaumaris, on the tidal waterway separating Anglesey from the North Wales coast. Isle of Anglesey County Council is the Statutory Harbour Authority for this part of the strait and runs a Menai Strait Code of Conduct for water users.
SeaBull Bay slipway
Isle of Anglesey, WalesBull Bay, Porth Llechog in Welsh, is a sheltered rocky bay on Anglesey's north coast about 2 km west of Amlwch, reputed to be the most northerly village in Wales. A gated slipway drops onto the shore here, and the local sea rowing club, Trireme Ynys Môn, keeps its boathouse near the former lifeboat station on the bay.
SeaAmlwch put-in
Isle of Anglesey, WalesAmlwch Port is the restored harbour on Anglesey's north coast that once shipped copper ore from Parys Mountain. A slipway off Lôn y Cei gives access to the harbour basin and open water at the harbour mouth.
SeaAberffraw put-in
Isle of Anglesey, WalesThis slipway launches into Aberffraw Bay at the mouth of the Afon Ffraw on Anglesey's south-west coast. The beach held a Blue Flag rural award in 2005 and backs onto one of the UK's largest dune systems, protected as a Site of Special Scientific Interest.
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