text: does anybody know of any flat water rivers in the north of england which has goood access for kayaks?   hi  depends where u are.  i'm in lancashire and usu. paddle rivers, but lake coniston in the lake district is nice, and there's a p&d car park just after water yeat at the south west corner with has a great place to get onto the lake.  i think you can paddle on hollingworth lake, near rochdale.  look on the british canoe union page http://www.bcu.org.uk/  or ask brookbank canoes for advice http://www.brookbankcanoes.co.uk/  richard