Illustrative photoHigh Lane Arm, Macclesfield Canal launch point
High Lane Arm, Macclesfield Canal
- Nearest car park
- ≈ 50 m
- Nearest toilets
- ≈ 2.0 km
Launch points in England – page 12
1,959 mapped launch points for canoes, kayaks and paddleboards in England. 338 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: CornwallDevonIsle of WightHampshireKentNorfolkWest SussexCambridgeshireSuffolkWestmorland and FurnessLancashireDorset
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.
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Illustrative photoDernmere launch point, Stapleford
Dernmere
- Nearest car park
- ≈ 60 m
- Nearest toilets
- ≈ 40 m (mapped as private)
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Illustrative photoAdur launch point, Upper Beeding
Adur
- Nearest car park
- ≈ 110 m (mapped as private)
- Nearest toilets
- ≈ 790 m
Illustrative photoOuter Harbour launch point, Victoria Park Mews
Outer Harbour
- Nearest car park
- ≈ 50 m
- Nearest toilets
- ≈ 390 m
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Illustrative photoGrand Union Canal launch point, South Harefield
Grand Union Canal
- Nearest car park
- under 10 m (mapped as private)
- Nearest toilets
- ≈ 1.2 km
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Droitwich Barge Canal
- Nearest car park
- ≈ 90 m
- Nearest toilets
- ≈ 250 m
Illustrative photoFulford Reach launch point, Middlethorpe
Fulford Reach
- Nearest car park
- ≈ 490 m (mapped as private)
- Nearest toilets
- ≈ 700 m
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Illustrative photoFairlands Lake launch point, Stevenage
Fairlands Lake
- Nearest car park
- ≈ 40 m (mapped as private)
- Nearest toilets
- ≈ 80 m
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Illustrative photoWest Reservoir launch point, Stoke Newington
West Reservoir
- Nearest car park
- ≈ 50 m
- Nearest toilets
- ≈ 750 m
Illustrative photoBeach Road, East Runton
- Nearest car park
- ≈ 10 m
- Nearest toilets
- ≈ 20 m
Illustrative photoRiver Weaver launch point, Frodsham
River Weaver
- Nearest car park
- ≈ 270 m (mapped as private)
- Nearest toilets
- ≈ 1.4 km
Illustrative photoWalpole Bay Tidal Pool launch point, Margate
Walpole Bay Tidal Pool
- Nearest car park
- ≈ 120 m
- Nearest toilets
- ≈ 630 m
Illustrative photoSheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation launch point
Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation
- Nearest car park
- ≈ 60 m (mapped as private)
- Nearest toilets
- ≈ 760 m
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Map data: 7 November 2026