Paddleboarding spots in Devon
131 launch spots across Devon
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RiverPilton Quay slipway
Devon, EnglandThis slipway sits on Pilton Quay in Barnstaple, on the tidal lower reach of the River Yeo just above its confluence with the River Taw. OpenStreetMap surveyors record it as disused.
RiverBampton Bridge slipway
Devon, EnglandThis slipway is on the River Batherm at Bampton Bridge, in the small Mid Devon town of Bampton on the southern edge of Exmoor. The Batherm is a modest river that joins the River Exe about a mile downstream of the town. As with most English rivers, there is no general public right of navigation on this non-tidal stretch.
SeaNo.5 Slip
Devon, EnglandNo.5 Slip is a private concrete slipway inside HM Naval Base Devonport, on the Hamoaze shore at Devonport, Plymouth. It is tagged access=private and forms part of the working dockyard infrastructure rather than a public launch point.
LakeUpper Tamar Lake slipway
Devon, EnglandThis slipway launches onto Upper Tamar Lake at the Upper Tamar Water Sports Centre, a reservoir on the Cornwall-Devon border managed by South West Lakes Trust, roughly 3 miles from Kilkhampton. The lake is used for sailing, windsurfing and kayaking, and supplies drinking water to Bude and nearby villages.
SeaTorpoint Ferry slipway, Devonport side
Devon, EnglandThis slipway sits beside the Devon-side (Morice Town) landing of the Torpoint chain ferry across the Hamoaze, not at Cremyll village which lies about 1.5 km further south on the Cornwall bank. The OSM element is tagged access=no, and the King's Harbour Master for Plymouth controls navigation on this stretch because of naval traffic to and from HMNB Devonport.
SeaBarne Barton put-in (Plymouth)
Devon, EnglandThis slipway runs down to the Hamoaze from Wolseley Road in Barne Barton, on Plymouth's western shore opposite Torpoint. OpenStreetMap maps it as a service-road slipway with a nearby emergency life ring and records no access restriction.
SeaBarne Barton put-in (Plymouth)
Devon, EnglandThis is a second slipway onto the Hamoaze off Wolseley Road in Barne Barton, around 190 metres north of the other Wolseley Road slipway in this stretch. OpenStreetMap tags it as a service-road slipway with no recorded access restriction.
SeaMarrowbone Slip - Public slipway for small boats
Devon, EnglandMarrowbone Slip is a public slipway on Sutton Harbour, Plymouth's former Sutton Pool, which has been impounded behind lock gates since 1993. OpenStreetMap records its surface as gravel in very poor condition, last checked in July 2021.
SeaBarbican put-in (Plymouth)
Devon, EnglandThis put-in is on Madeira Road at Phoenix Wharf, on the open shore of Plymouth Sound just outside Sutton Harbour's lock gates in Plymouth's Barbican district. SUP schools including South West SUP, based nearby at Royal William Yard, run guided sessions on the Sound.
SeaQueen Anne's Battery slipway (Plymouth)
Devon, EnglandThis slipway is inside Queen Anne's Battery Marina on the Cattewater, the tidal water where the River Plym meets Plymouth Sound just east of the Barbican. Cattewater Harbour Commissioners set an 8-knot no-wash speed limit here and restrict paddleboards to launching and recovering at public locations. OpenStreetMap tags this particular slipway access=no, indicating it serves the marina rather than the public.
SeaMount Batten put-in (Plymouth)
Devon, EnglandThis put-in is on the Mount Batten peninsula shoreline on the Cattewater, the tidal water where the River Plym meets Plymouth Sound. Cattewater Harbour Commissioners list a Mount Batten slip as an approved canoe launch point and cap speeds at 8 knots with a no-wash rule, and the nearby Mount Batten Watersports and Activities Centre runs paddleboarding and kayaking sessions.
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