Castle Quay, Barnstaple
Mapped launch point · River Taw · Devon, England
Mapped as a launch point. Check local access rules, signs and conditions before you go.
Parking and toilets nearby
Nearest car park on the map
≈ 20 m straight-line
Nearest toilets on the map
≈ 190 m straight-line
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.
Nearby in Devon
The nearest launch points with their own page:
- Wistlandpound Reservoir launch point, Blackmoor Gate ≈ 13 km
- The Lee launch point, Barbrook ≈ 21 km
- River Exe launch point, Tiverton ≈ 45 km
- Exeter Ship Canal launch point ≈ 55 km
- River Tamar launch point, Bohetherick ≈ 69 km
Distances are straight-line.
Recorded on the map
- Kind
- Mapped launch point
- Surface
- Not recorded on the map
- Access (as mapped)
- Not recorded on the map
- Nearest town
- Barnstaple, ≈ 440 m
- Nearest other launch point
- An unnamed launch point, ≈ 220 m
Location
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- Coordinates
- 51.0801° N, 4.0645° W

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Map data: 7 November 2026 · Report a problem