Paddleboard Selby
Paddleboard Selby is your go-to destination for stand-up paddleboarding adventures on the scenic waterways around Selby. Whether you're a complete beginner or an experienced paddler, we offer a welcoming and safe environment to get out on the water.
Our sessions include expert guidance, high-quality equipment, and a relaxed atmosphere where you can enjoy nature, build confidence, and have fun. From casual paddles along the river to group sessions and private lessons, Paddleboard Selby is perfect for individuals, families, and friends looking for something active and refreshing.
Come and experience Selby from a new perspective—on the water.
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Selby Canal
Selby
North Yorkshire
United Kingdom
YO8 9DU
Other Local Partners 
Allerthorpe Lakeland Park - 15.2 miles
Scouts - North Yorkshire Minster District / 1st Clifton (York) Sea Scout Group HQ - 15.3 miles
Leeds Dock Paddle Boarding - 18 miles
Discover Waterways in this Area
Selby Canal
The Selby Canal is a peaceful backwater to the Aire & Calder Navigation. It connects the River Ouse to the River Aire providing a vital link in the waterways navigation. Selby Canal is 6 miles long and has just 2 locks. It is ideal for those wanting to explore the…
River Ouse in Yorkshire
The River Ouse in Yorkshire is really a continuation of the River Ure. The Ure becomes the Ouse near Linton where it continues to flow through York. It then continues through Selby and Goole before joining the River Trent at Trent Falls. Here it forms part of the Humber Estuary.…
River Aire
The River Aire is a major river in Yorkshire. Further past Leeds it actually becomes the Aire & Calder Navigation, another lovely spot to paddle. From start to finish the river measures 92 miles in length. Due to its meandering nature, it creates quite a fun paddle as you weave…
Aire and Calder Navigation
As with many canals, the Aire and Calder navigation has a strong industrial heritage. This once heavily commercial waterway running from Leeds to Goole was once a hustling bustling industrial revolution super-highway. Flowing to the River Ouse at Google, the canal once carried millions of tonnes of cloth, coal and…
River Derwent in Yorkshire
The River Derwent in Yorkshire is a 71 mile long river popular with touring and white water paddlers. It rises in the North Yorkshire Moors National Park, which is an incredible moorland with dense heathland and heather. There are several nature reserves along the river and as you paddle along,…
River Don
Grade: 1-3 A popular river in Yorkshire, the River Don has much to offer recreational paddlers and white water lovers. Parts of the river are flat, some parts steady grade 1’s and other sections grade 2-3+. It’s a 70 mile stretch that has something to offer whatever you fancy. The…
New Junction Canal
The New Junction Canal in Yorkshire is a 5.5 mile long canal with just 1 lock at Sykehouse Bridge. Why ‘new canal?’ Well, the New Junction Canal is only actually around 100 years old, dating back to 1905. It was built to carry freight and still does that job to…
Pocklington Canal
There aren’t many sections of the canal that can boast as much wildlife as this one. For good reason, the Pocklington Canal is popular with wildlife lovers from across the country. And over this relatively short canal, it packs a huge wildlife punch. Measuring just 9.5 miles in length and…
Stainforth and Keadby Canal
At almost 15 miles long with 3 locks, the Stainforth and Keadby canal links the Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation at Bramwith Lock to the River Trent at Keadby. Most of the canal carves a pretty straight line through the Yorkshire countryside, with large swathes exposed to the elements. Make…
River Trent
Grade: 1 (up to 2 in parts in high waters) Distance: 94.8 miles The 3rd longest river in the UK at 185 miles long, the River Trent is one of the major rivers in the Midlands. The river rises in the Staffordshire moors and flows through much of the midlands…
Calder and Hebble Navigation
Once a key cog in the industrial revolution wheel, the now rural, peaceful Calder & Hebble Navigation is a real northern treat. The navigation connects the towns of Sowerby Bridge and Brighouse with the city of Wakefield. No longer commercial, this mainly rural canal is open to everyone to enjoy…
River Nidd
The River Nidd, flowing through North Yorkshire, offers a diverse paddling experience for kayakers and canoeists. Originating in the hills near Pateley Bridge, the river meanders through the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty before joining the River Ouse. The upper sections, near Pateley Bridge, provide calm, gentle waters ideal…
River Dearne
The River Dearne is located in South Yorkshire and flows through the areas of Barnsley, Doncaster, and Rotherham. It is a tributary of the River Don and stretches around 30 miles (48 km) in length. The river’s catchment area has been significantly shaped by past industrial activities, particularly coal mining.…
Leeds and Liverpool Canal
One of the most successful canals of its time, the Leeds and Liverpool Canal was very much used as a cargo carrying canal right up until its last haul in 1972. Because of this, the canal is in pretty good nick when it comes to paddling along it. It stretches…
