Name of the Launch Location: Richmond Walk
About the Area: Drive past all the fancy yacht companies until you reach the end of the service road, where Richmond Walk public slipway welcomes a dinghy sailor.
Launch Point Latitude and Longitude
Decimal Latitude: 50.365143311732204
Decimal Longitude: -4.169449936206112
Launch Point What3Words: https://w3w.co/kicks.penny.flame
Launch Information:
Costs to launch – free, it’s a public slipway
How to pay – Free
Launch facilities: The slipway has iron rings for tying up, a wide concrete slipway running into uncluttered waters sheltered by a sea wall. See the Plymouth.gov site for additional information.
More information: https://www.plymouth.gov.uk/richmond-walk-slipway
Towing Vehicle Parking:
There are 20 free parking spaces immediately adjacent to the slipway.
Towing vehicle Parking What3Words https://w3w.co/weep.dairy.firm
Trailer Parking:
With the car, or against the back wall.
Toilets:
We did find public toilets immediately West of the car parking, which seemed to be in order (which is not what Plymouth.gov are saying).
Page Month Published: May 2026