River Thames launch point, Weybridge
River Thames
- Nearest car park
- ≈ 60 m (mapped as private)
- Nearest toilets
- ≈ 60 m (mapped as private)
Launch points in England
1,959 mapped launch points for canoes, kayaks and paddleboards in England. 122 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.
England in figures
- On average ≈ 1.6 km to the next mapped launch point (closest under 10 m, furthest ≈ 34 km).
- Access on the map: 155 private · 44 yes · 12 no · 11 permit · 10 customers only · 9 permissive · 1 destination only · 1 members only · 1 unknown · 1,715 not recorded
- Surface on the map: 133 concrete · 15 asphalt · 12 paved · 8 grass paver · 8 gravel · 8 sett · 7 paving stones · 6 wood · 4 pebblestone · 3 ground · 2 compacted · 2 grass · 2 metal · 2 mud · 2 plastic · 2 rock · 2 unhewn cobblestone · 2 unpaved · 1 cobblestone · 1 concrete lanes · 1 dirt · 1 sand · 1 steps · 1 stone · 1,733 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.
Counties: CornwallDevonHampshireKentNorfolkWest SussexCambridgeshireWestmorland and FurnessOxfordshireSurreyCity of PlymouthGloucestershire
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.
River Great Ouse launch point, Huntingdon
River Great Ouse
- Nearest car park
- ≈ 30 m
- Nearest toilets
- ≈ 70 m
Penberth River launch point
Penberth River
- Nearest car park
- ≈ 30 m (mapped as private)
- Nearest toilets
- ≈ 30 m
Littleham Brook launch point, Exmouth
Littleham Brook
- Nearest car park
- ≈ 40 m (mapped as private)
- Nearest toilets
- ≈ 120 m
River Cherwell launch point, Oxford
River Cherwell
- Nearest car park
- ≈ 160 m (mapped as private)
- Nearest toilets
- ≈ 460 m
River Leam launch point, Royal Leamington Spa
River Leam
- Nearest car park
- ≈ 210 m
- Nearest toilets
- ≈ 130 m
Whitstable Harbour launch point
Whitstable Harbour
- Nearest car park
- ≈ 100 m (mapped as private)
- Nearest toilets
- ≈ 260 m
Tadburn Lake launch point, Romsey
Tadburn Lake
- Nearest car park
- under 10 m (mapped as private)
- Nearest toilets
- ≈ 300 m
River Wey launch point, Tilford Reeds
River Wey
- Nearest car park
- ≈ 70 m (mapped as private)
- Nearest toilets
- ≈ 100 m
River Avon launch point, Warwick
River Avon
- Nearest car park
- ≈ 160 m (mapped as private)
- Nearest toilets
- ≈ 480 m
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
Cheshunt Lake launch point
Cheshunt Lake
- Nearest car park
- ≈ 20 m (mapped as private)
- Nearest toilets
- ≈ 60 m
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Map data: 7 November 2026