Paddleboarding spots in Pembrokeshire
55 launch spots across Pembrokeshire
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SeaThe Havens put-in (Broad Haven)
Pembrokeshire, WalesThis slipway connects to the coastline at Broad Haven Beach on St Brides Bay in Pembrokeshire, within the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park.
SeaThe Havens put-in (Broad Haven)
Pembrokeshire, WalesThis slipway connects Enfield Road to Broad Haven Beach on St Brides Bay in Pembrokeshire, within the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park.
SeaThe Havens put-in (Broad Haven)
Pembrokeshire, WalesThis slipway sits at Broad Haven, a village and beach on St Brides Bay in Pembrokeshire, within the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. St Brides Bay's eastern shore offers a series of sandy beaches, of which Broad Haven's is one.
SeaTenby put-in
Pembrokeshire, WalesThis slipway lies beside a boathouse within Tenby Harbour on Pembrokeshire's south coast; Tenby's inshore lifeboat has been housed inside the harbour, on its north side, since 1976. Pembrokeshire County Council owns and manages the harbour, which combines leisure moorings with commercial and fishing activity.
SeaTenby put-in
Pembrokeshire, WalesThis slipway is reached off Crackwell Street via the steep lane at Penniless Cove Hill, dropping into Tenby Harbour on Pembrokeshire's south coast. Pembrokeshire County Council owns and manages the harbour, which handles both leisure and commercial traffic.
SeaTenby Harbour slipway
Pembrokeshire, WalesThis slipway sits within Tenby Harbour, a working harbour on Pembrokeshire's south coast that combines leisure moorings with commercial and fishing activity. Pembrokeshire County Council owns and manages the harbour, and the harbour master's office administers visitor moorings and requires proof of third-party liability insurance for craft using them.
SeaPoppit Slipway
Pembrokeshire, WalesThis slipway stands by the site of Poppit's original 1876 lifeboat house, on the Teifi estuary close to where it opens into Cardigan Bay. Poppit Sands beach, just to the north, marks the northern end of the Pembrokeshire Coast Path and has hosted an RNLI lifeboat station since 1971.
SeaSt. Dogmaels put-in
Pembrokeshire, WalesThis gravel slipway runs off a service track near Water Street in St Dogmaels, down to the tidal Teifi estuary as it broadens on its way to Cardigan Bay. It is a vehicle-accessible ramp rather than a beach launch.
SeaSolva put-in
Pembrokeshire, WalesThis slipway launches into Solva's harbour, a sheltered tidal inlet on the north shore of St Brides Bay within Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, close to the harbourside quay in Lower Solva. Rocks at the entrance historically made it one of the most sheltered anchorages between Fishguard and Milford Haven, once able to take vessels of up to 1,000 tons.
SeaSolva Slipway
Pembrokeshire, WalesThis slipway sits in the upper part of Solva's tidal harbour, on High Street a short walk from the village's harbourside shops and cafes. The harbour opens south into St Brides Bay and lies within Pembrokeshire Coast National Park.
SeaSaundersfoot Harbour slipway
Pembrokeshire, WalesThis slipway launches into Saundersfoot Harbour, built from 1829 to export anthracite coal from the surrounding collieries and now used for private moorings, pleasure boats and small fishing charters. It sits by Cambrian Place at the harbour, within the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park.
SeaRhosson Ganol put-in (St Davids)
Pembrokeshire, WalesThis slipway launches from Porthstinian, the small harbour at St Justinian's on the St Davids peninsula, directly onto Ramsey Sound. The sound separates the mainland from Ramsey Island and runs a strong tidal race past rocks called The Bitches, reaching about 3.8 m/s on the flood. St Justinian's also holds the St Davids RNLI lifeboat station and a passenger ferry to Ramsey Island.
SeaRhosson Ganol put-in (St Davids)
Pembrokeshire, WalesThis slipway launches from Porthstinian, the small harbour at St Justinian's on the St Davids peninsula, directly onto Ramsey Sound. The sound separates the mainland from Ramsey Island and runs a strong tidal race past rocks called The Bitches, reaching about 3.8 m/s on the flood. St Justinian's also holds the St Davids RNLI lifeboat station and a passenger ferry to Ramsey Island.
SeaPembroke Dock put-in
Pembrokeshire, WalesThis slipway sits on the Pembroke Dock waterfront on the Milford Haven Waterway, a short distance along the shore from the town's other public slipways.
SeaPembroke Dock put-in
Pembrokeshire, WalesThis slipway lies on the Pembroke Dock waterfront near Commercial Row and Front Street, launching onto the Milford Haven Waterway opposite Neyland.
SeaPembroke Dock put-in
Pembrokeshire, WalesThis slipway sits on the Pembroke Dock waterfront on the Milford Haven Waterway, the deep natural harbour that separates the town from Neyland across the water. The Port of Milford Haven regulates navigation on this stretch.
SeaPembroke Ferry slipway
Pembrokeshire, WalesThis slipway stands at Pembroke Ferry, the old crossing point on the Milford Haven Waterway that the Cleddau Bridge replaced when it opened in 1975. Parking has since been added to serve the launch.
SeaPembroke Dock put-in
Pembrokeshire, WalesThis slipway launches from Pennar, on the southern edge of Pembroke Dock, onto the Milford Haven Waterway.
SeaNolton Haven slipway
Pembrokeshire, WalesThis slipway sits at Nolton Haven, a shingle cove roughly midway along St Brides Bay in Pembrokeshire, within the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. The Pembrokeshire Coast Path and Wales Coast Path both pass through the village.
SeaNeyland put-in
Pembrokeshire, WalesThis slipway is on the Neyland waterfront at the upstream end of the Milford Haven Waterway, opposite Pembroke Dock and close to the Cleddau Bridge crossing. It is tidal, cut into the bank, and surfaced in concrete.
SeaNewport put-in
Pembrokeshire, WalesThis slipway sits in Parrog, Newport's old port quarter on the Nevern estuary, among surviving quay walls and former lime kilns. Newport Boat Club, based nearby, advises checking the river channel and the sandbar at the river mouth as the tide falls.
SeaNewport put-in
Pembrokeshire, WalesThis second slipway is mapped about 54 metres from another put-in at Parrog, Newport's old port quarter on the Nevern estuary, and likely serves the same stretch of quay used by Newport Boat Club and local moorings.
SeaNewport put-in
Pembrokeshire, WalesThis put-in is mapped as a beach launch on the seaward side of Newport, further downstream than the Parrog slipways, where the Nevern estuary opens onto Newport Sands and Cardigan Bay. A prohibition on motor vehicles is recorded at the site.
LakeLlys-y-fran Reservoir
Pembrokeshire, WalesLlys-y-fran Reservoir is an 86-hectare Welsh Water reservoir on the southern slopes of the Preseli Hills, ringed by a country park with a redeveloped outdoor activity centre. The operator runs sailing, windsurfing, rowing and canoeing here, with equipment available to hire.
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