Paddleboarding spots in Pembrokeshire
55 launch spots across Pembrokeshire
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SeaTenby Castle Beach (Old Lifeboat Station)
Pembrokeshire, WalesThis slipway sits at the site of Tenby's original lifeboat station on Castle Hill, built in 1905 and replaced by a modern station in 2008, launching onto Castle Beach beneath the castle headland. The Sunday Times named Castle Beach the UK's best beach in 2019.
SeaTenby Castle Beach (Lifeboat Station)
Pembrokeshire, WalesThis slipway is mapped between Tenby's RNLI lifeboat station and the adjoining pier on Castle Hill, launching onto Castle Beach beneath the castle headland. The all-weather lifeboat station traces back to a slip-way-equipped boathouse built here in 1905, since rebuilt.
RiverNevern put-in
Pembrokeshire, WalesThis slipway lies on the River Nevern (Afon Nyfer) in the valley between Nevern village and Newport, closer to Newport than to Nevern itself. The river continues downstream through Newport to its tidal mouth at Parrog.
SeaMilford Haven put-in
Pembrokeshire, WalesThis slipway sits on the Milford Haven Waterway in Hakin, a village on the western side of Milford Haven town, Pembrokeshire. The waterway is a natural ria managed as a trust port by the Milford Haven Port Authority.
SeaMilford Haven put-in
Pembrokeshire, WalesThis slipway sits on the Milford Haven Waterway on the eastern side of Milford Haven town, Pembrokeshire, a natural ria managed as a trust port by the Milford Haven Port Authority.
SeaMilford Haven put-in
Pembrokeshire, WalesThis slipway sits on the Milford Haven Waterway close to Milford Marina, within the historic dock area of Milford Haven town, Pembrokeshire. The marina occupies the site of the former working docks and has 360 berths alongside retail, museum and leisure facilities.
SeaAbercastle harbour slipway
Pembrokeshire, WalesThis slipway launches into Abercastle Harbour, a small working harbour on the north Pembrokeshire coast that faces northwest and is sheltered from south-westerly gales. It is popular with divers and sea kayakers, and a fee applies to use it.
SeaLandshipping slipway
Pembrokeshire, WalesThis slipway lies on the Daugleddau close to Landshipping, a short distance upstream of Landshipping Quay on the same reach of the tidal Cleddau estuary.
SeaLawrenny Quay
Pembrokeshire, WalesLawrenny Quay is a working yacht station on the Daugleddau, the combined Cleddau estuary, close to where the Cresswell and Carew Rivers branch off. The Lawrenny Arms and the Quayside Tearooms stand beside the water.
SeaLandshipping Quay
Pembrokeshire, WalesLandshipping Quay sits on the Daugleddau, the tidal Cleddau estuary, in a hamlet that once shipped anthracite coal from local collieries. The harvested location pointed to Martletwy, a parish centred a few miles inland.
SeaMartin's Haven slipway
Pembrokeshire, WalesThis stone slipway serves Martin's Haven, a small north-facing cove near Marloes that opens onto St Brides Bay. It is the departure point for the seasonal Skomer and Skokholm island ferries, and lies close to Jack Sound, the tidal strait between the mainland and Skomer.
SeaLydstep Haven
Pembrokeshire, WalesLydstep Haven is a cove on Pembrokeshire's south coast between Tenby and Manorbier, reached off the A4139. The slipway sits within the Lydstep Beach holiday park and is tagged in OpenStreetMap as customer access only, and low tides here have exposed a submerged forest with prehistoric human and animal footprints preserved in peat.
SeaFreshwater East
Pembrokeshire, WalesFreshwater East is a bay on Pembrokeshire's south coast, its beach backed by dunes known as The Burrows and set on the Wales Coast Path within the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. The beach holds a Green Coast Award and has a cafe, toilets and parking, with the Trewent Point Site of Special Scientific Interest adjoining to the west.
SeaHazelbeach
Pembrokeshire, WalesHazelbeach is a small hamlet in Llanstadwell parish on the northern shore of the Milford Haven Waterway, near the Waterston oil terminal. A slipway here gives access to the open water of the haven, which the Port of Milford Haven regulates as the statutory navigation authority.
RiverHaverfordwest town quay
Pembrokeshire, WalesThis slipway sits at Haverfordwest, the historic tidal limit of the Western Cleddau below St Mary's ('New') Bridge, once the site of a busy tidal quay. A local kayaking club still uses the river from here out to sea.
SeaGlanfa Glanteifon Slipway
Pembrokeshire, WalesGlanfa Glanteifon ("Teifi-bank landing") is a slipway on the tidal Teifi estuary near St Dogmaels. Its Welsh and English name tags both derive directly from the river, confirming the water here is the Teifi rather than the village itself.
SeaFishguard Harbour Slipway, Harbour Village
Pembrokeshire, WalesThis slipway is in Harbour Village, Goodwick, inside Fishguard Harbour. The RNLI's Fishguard Lifeboat Station operates its all-weather and inshore lifeboats from within the same harbour.
SeaGoodwick Sands Slipway
Pembrokeshire, WalesThis point sits on Goodwick Sands, the beach along The Parrog shorefront in Goodwick, on Fishguard Bay.
SeaLower Town Foreshore, Fishguard
Pembrokeshire, WalesThis point sits on the Lower Town foreshore in Fishguard, near where the River Gwaun meets Fishguard Bay.
SeaQuay Street Slipway, Fishguard
Pembrokeshire, WalesThis access point sits on Quay Street in Lower Town, Fishguard, on the tidal reach where the River Gwaun meets Fishguard Bay.
SeaLower Town Quay, Fishguard
Pembrokeshire, WalesThis slipway lies on Quay Street in Lower Town, Fishguard, close to where the River Gwaun opens into Fishguard Bay. The bay faces north and is sheltered from the prevailing westerly winds.
SeaGoodwick Harbour Slipway
Pembrokeshire, WalesThis slipway is on Quay Road in Goodwick, close to Fishguard Harbour, the breakwater-enclosed port opened in 1906 that now serves the Stena Line ferry to Rosslare.
SeaThe Parrog Slipway, Goodwick
Pembrokeshire, WalesThe Parrog is Goodwick's shorefront on Fishguard Bay, beside Goodwick Sands beach. It faces across the bay towards Fishguard Harbour on the far shore.
SeaLower Town Slipway, Fishguard
Pembrokeshire, WalesThis slipway is on Quay Street in Lower Town, the old quarter of Fishguard where the River Gwaun meets the sea. It opens onto Fishguard Bay, which faces north and is sheltered from the prevailing westerly winds.
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