Launch points in England – page 2
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.
Kennet and Avon Canal launch point, Hungerford
Kennet and Avon Canal
- Nearest car park
- ≈ 10 m
- Nearest toilets
- ≈ 150 m
Meols Slipway
- Nearest car park
- ≈ 380 m
- Nearest toilets
- ≈ 430 m
Newcastle Drawdock launch point, Greenwich
Newcastle Drawdock
- Nearest car park
- ≈ 160 m (mapped as private)
- Nearest toilets
- ≈ 460 m
Cromhall Quarry launch point, Tortworth Green
Cromhall Quarry
- Nearest car park
- ≈ 200 m
- Nearest toilets
- ≈ 190 m
Huddersfield Narrow Canal launch point, Dobcross
Huddersfield Narrow Canal
- Nearest car park
- ≈ 10 m
- Nearest toilets
- ≈ 60 m
River Tweed launch point, Berwick-upon-Tweed
River Tweed
- Nearest car park
- ≈ 230 m
- Nearest toilets
- ≈ 350 m
River Aire launch point, Leeds
River Aire
- Nearest car park
- ≈ 10 m (mapped as private)
- Nearest toilets
- ≈ 320 m
River Thames launch point, Putney
River Thames
- Nearest car park
- ≈ 290 m (mapped as private)
- Nearest toilets
- ≈ 330 m
Gravesend Canal Basin launch point
Gravesend Canal Basin
- Nearest car park
- ≈ 10 m (mapped as private)
- Nearest toilets
- ≈ 110 m
River Dart launch point, Kingswear
River Dart
- Nearest car park
- ≈ 300 m (mapped as private)
- Nearest toilets
- ≈ 60 m
River Great Ouse or Ely Ouse launch point
River Great Ouse or Ely Ouse
- Nearest car park
- ≈ 50 m
- Nearest toilets
- ≈ 70 m
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Map data: 7 November 2026