Whitstable Harbour launch point
Whitstable Harbour
- Nearest car park
- ≈ 100 m (mapped as private)
- Nearest toilets
- ≈ 260 m
Canoe and kayak launch points in Kent
83 mapped launch points for canoes, kayaks and paddleboards in Kent. 8 have their own pages; every mapped point is on the map of Great Britain.
Mapped as a launch point. Check local access rules, signs and conditions before you go.
Kent in figures
- On average ≈ 1.7 km to the next mapped launch point (closest ≈ 20 m, furthest ≈ 16 km).
- Access on the map: 4 private · 1 permit · 1 yes · 77 not recorded
- Surface on the map: 3 concrete · 3 wood · 1 asphalt · 1 sett · 75 not recorded
Straight-line distances to the nearest car park and toilets on the map – not walking routes. We can't tell whether they are public, free or open.
Rivers, lochs and canals here: River StourWhitstable HarbourGreat StourDarentGravesend Canal BasinSt Margaret's BayThe Bridge South LakeWest Brook
Launch points with their own page
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Bars show the straight-line distance on a 0–500 m scale; a full bar with an arrow means 500 m or more.
St Margaret's Bay launch point, St Margaret's at Cliffe
St Margaret's Bay
- Nearest car park
- under 10 m
- Nearest toilets
- ≈ 30 m
The Bridge South Lake launch point, Dartford
The Bridge South Lake
- Nearest car park
- ≈ 40 m
- Nearest toilets
- ≈ 1.1 km
Gravesend Canal Basin launch point
Gravesend Canal Basin
- Nearest car park
- ≈ 10 m (mapped as private)
- Nearest toilets
- ≈ 110 m
Great Stour launch point, Canterbury
Great Stour
- Nearest car park
- ≈ 20 m (mapped as private)
- Nearest toilets
- ≈ 110 m
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Map data: 7 November 2026