Illustrative photoLaunch points in England – page 13
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 photoTrentham Lake launch point, Knowl Wall
Trentham Lake
- Nearest car park
- ≈ 160 m
- Nearest toilets
- ≈ 20 m (mapped as private)
Illustrative photoJumbles Reservoir launch point, Chapeltown
Jumbles Reservoir
- Nearest car park
- ≈ 200 m
- Nearest toilets
- ≈ 620 m
Illustrative photoBlithfield Reservoir launch point, Mill Green
Blithfield Reservoir
- Nearest car park
- ≈ 100 m
- Nearest toilets
- ≈ 1.0 km
Illustrative photoBasingstoke Canal launch point, Mytchett
Basingstoke Canal
- Nearest car park
- ≈ 20 m
- Nearest toilets
- ≈ 250 m
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Illustrative photoHoylake Model Boating Lake launch point
Hoylake Model Boating Lake
- Nearest car park
- ≈ 140 m
- Nearest toilets
- ≈ 160 m
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Illustrative photoClifton Long Reach launch point, York
Clifton Long Reach
- Nearest car park
- ≈ 350 m
- Nearest toilets
- ≈ 520 m
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Illustrative photoLavant Stream launch point, Havant
Lavant Stream
- Nearest car park
- ≈ 150 m (mapped as private)
- Nearest toilets
- ≈ 890 m
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Map data: 7 November 2026