Budget Surfing in the UK: Getting Started Without Overspending So you want to learn to surf but you’re worried about the cost? Good news: the UK has some of the finest surf in Europe, and getting started doesn’t have to drain your bank account. From the rugged coastlines of Cornwall to the wild beaches of…
UK Surf Competitions: A Guide for Beginners and Spectators Picture this: it is a grey October morning in Newquay, Cornwall. The wind is offshore, the waves are stacking up at Fistral Beach, and a crowd of wetsuit-clad competitors, anxious coaches, and excited spectators has gathered along the sand. Flags from Boardmasters snap in the Atlantic…
Surfing for Over 40s: Is It Too Late to Start? Alan didn’t own a wetsuit until he was 43. A secondary school teacher from Harrogate, he’d spent most of his adult life convinced that surfing was something you did in your twenties, preferably with sun-bleached hair and a van. Then his daughter dragged him to…
Beginner Surfing Mistakes and How to Avoid Them So you’ve decided to learn to surf. Maybe you spent a weekend in Newquay, watched someone glide effortlessly along a wave, and thought “I could do that.” Or perhaps you’ve been living near the coast your whole life and finally decided to stop watching from the beach….
Beginner Surfing Camps in the UK: What to Expect The UK might not be the first place that springs to mind when you think of surfing, but the country’s Atlantic-facing coastline produces some genuinely world-class waves. From the rugged headlands of Cornwall to the exposed beaches of North Devon, Pembrokeshire, and the Outer Hebrides, Britain…
Famous British Surfers and Their Journeys Ask most people to picture a surfer and they will conjure up an image of sun-bleached hair, a Californian coastline, and water warm enough to swim in without flinching. Britain, with its grey skies and famously temperamental weather, does not immediately spring to mind. Yet the United Kingdom has…
Surfing Communities and Clubs in the UK Learning to surf is rarely a solitary pursuit. Yes, you will spend plenty of time alone with a board under your arm, staring at a grey Atlantic horizon and questioning your life choices, but the fastest and most enjoyable route into surfing runs directly through other people. The…
The Best Months for Surfing in the UK Ask most people outside of Britain where the best surfing in the world is, and they will probably say Hawaii, Australia, or Portugal. The UK rarely gets a mention. Yet the British Isles sit in a remarkably fortunate position on the Atlantic coastline, exposed to powerful ocean…
Surfing vs Bodyboarding: Which Should You Try First? Standing on a board for the first time, feeling the ocean push you forward, is one of the most exhilarating experiences the British coastline has to offer. Whether you are drawn to the powerful swells of Newquay, the reliable beach breaks of Croyde in North Devon, or…
Surf Fitness: Training on Land for Better Performance Surfing demands more from your body than most people expect. Watch a beginner struggle through their first session at Croyde, Newquay, or Porthcawl and you will quickly notice that paddling out through white water is exhausting, popping up feels impossibly awkward, and the whole thing leaves muscles…