Edgbaston Reservoir launch point, Birmingham
Edgbaston Reservoir
- Nearest car park
- ≈ 50 m
- Nearest toilets
- ≈ 1.0 km
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.
Whitstable Harbour launch point
Whitstable Harbour
- Nearest car park
- ≈ 100 m (mapped as private)
- Nearest toilets
- ≈ 260 m
River Severn launch point, Apperley
River Severn
- Nearest car park
- ≈ 1.2 km
- Nearest toilets
- ≈ 2.6 km (mapped as private)
Tadburn Lake launch point, Romsey
Tadburn Lake
- Nearest car park
- under 10 m (mapped as private)
- Nearest toilets
- ≈ 300 m
Redgrave Pinsent Rowing Lake launch point, Play Hatch
Redgrave Pinsent Rowing Lake
- Nearest car park
- ≈ 130 m
- Nearest toilets
- ≈ 1.6 km
River Wey launch point, Tilford Reeds
River Wey
- Nearest car park
- ≈ 70 m (mapped as private)
- Nearest toilets
- ≈ 100 m
River Mole launch point, East Molesey
River Mole
- Nearest car park
- ≈ 220 m (mapped as private)
- Nearest toilets
- ≈ 730 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
The Bridge South Lake launch point, Dartford
The Bridge South Lake
- Nearest car park
- ≈ 40 m
- Nearest toilets
- ≈ 1.1 km
River Mersey launch point, Sale
River Mersey
- Nearest car park
- ≈ 30 m (mapped as private)
- Nearest toilets
- ≈ 540 m
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Map data: 7 November 2026