Taster Bodyboard Lesson

• Allocation of wetsuit, bodyboard and fins
• Group lesson with individual focus for maximum progression
• Comprehensive tuition and feedback
• Heated changing rooms and secure storage for valuables
• Hot outdoor showers and male & female toilets
• Assessment of ocean conditions and identification of hazards
• Full beach and ocean safety briefing
• Introduction to board handling & prone riding
• Familiarisation with bodyboarding terminology and equipment features
• A lively warm-up on Newquay’s stunning Great Western or Fistral Beach
• Not affected by bad weather – learn to bodyboard come rain or shine!
• Discount card for apres bodyboard food and drink at local eateries
• 10% off further Newquay Activity Centre activities
• A dog sitter if you require it. Just contact us for more details.
• 15% discount at Newquay’s Rip Curl Concept store

Learn To Bodyboard At Europe’s First Dedicated School!

Bodyboards are smaller and lighter than surfboards; this means they’re generally easier to manoeuvre and quicker to learn on. These smaller boards, combined with a lower centre of gravity, make bodyboarding much less tiring than surfing. It’s also widely considered a much safer sport as the boards are made from foam and they avoid the sharp edges and fins synonymous with surfing.

Due to the nature of bodyboarding, your lowered centre of gravity increases the feeling of speed. This means that catching even the slowest of waves will make you feel like you’re whizzing past the rest of your group in a magnificent blur!

If you’re a complete beginner, we guarantee you’ll be catching your first white-water wave within the first 10 minutes of the lesson! We’ll teach you how to paddle out, trim correctly and how to select the right kind of waves for your ability.

Bodyboarding is addictive to learn due to early goals being quickly attained. The initial learning curve of bodyboarding skyrockets exponentially with solid practice and time in the water. Our expert instructors will quickly progress you from broken white-water waves, to green (or unbroken) waves for an unforgettable experience.

If you already have a little bodyboarding know-how, our expert coaches can assess your ability and give you tips and tricks towards improving your skill in certain areas. Under the guidance of our experienced instructors, you can learn in a few hours what would have otherwise taken a few years!

How Does It Work?

You will get kitted up in Rip Curl wetsuits and high visibility ID vests in the comfort of our heated changing rooms. We have male & female toilets, hot outdoor showers and safety lockers for your valuables. We also have storage space for your clothes and bags before you make your way down to either Fistral or Towan beach. We will assess the conditions on the day and choose the best beach to match the group’s ability.

Our coaching team of fully insured and experienced instructors tailor tuition to your individual ability. Having been in-house trained by former European Number 1 and British Team Bodyboarding Coach Rob Barber, you really couldn’t be in safer hands when bodyboarding in Cornwall.

There Is No Better Time To Start Bodyboarding

It’s never too early or too late to learn to bodyboard! Regardless of your age, ability or level of fitness, our world-class instructors will have you catching waves and grinning from ear-to-ear. Bodyboarding shows no age limits whatsoever! The thrill of riding in on a crystal-clear wave will have you buzzing for more as soon as you get back in the car!

Bodyboarding in Cornwall is a super inclusive, easily accessible and infinitely enjoyable water sport for all ages. It’s just as perfect for the 8 year-old ball of energy, as it is for the 80 year old retiree looking for something new!

To find out more, check out our ultimate guide to bodyboarding.

Why Newquay Activity Centre?

Our purpose-designed HQ is centrally located in Newquay town with surf shops and local eateries just a few-minutes walk away. World-famous Fistral beach is just a 10-minute walk from our centre, with Towan beach only a stone’s-throw away in the opposite direction. Here you will find Atlantic swell wrapping around the local headland into our sheltered bay, creating the ultimate bodyboarding conditions!

We don’t send our customers out on bodyboards that we wouldn’t be happy to ride ourselves; that’s why we only invest in the best quality equipment available on the market. We supply first-rate bodyboards, wetsuits and swim fins on our bodyboard lessons, putting you in the best possible position to kick-start your learning.

Our helpful instructors will provide you with the correct size bodyboard for your weight, the right size wetsuit for your height and the best fitting swim fins for your feet. This top-quality kit enables faster progression, bigger improvements and makes for an all-round more enjoyable lesson.

All equipment including wetsuits, bodyboards, ID vests and swim fins are provided along with changing facilities and safe storage for your valuables. We also have on-site lockers for bags and clothes so you don’t have to leave your gear unattended on the beach!

When we say we are the experts, we mean it. We established the world’s first structured bodyboarding lessons back in 1995. Since then, we haven’t just taught the sport; we have defined how it is taught globally.

Here is why we are the #1 choice for bodyboarders, from complete beginners to pros:

We Wrote the Book on Bodyboarding

You are learning from the source. We wrote the official Bodyboard Instructor Training Course for the International Surfing Association (ISA) and Surfing Australia. Our Director, Rob Barber, is a multiple-time British Champion and European Champion. When you book with us, you are accessing a curriculum developed by the world’s leading authorities on the sport.

Unrivaled Progression Pathways

We are the only school that can take you from your very first wave in Newquay to a barrel in Bali.
We run the world’s largest Bodyboarding instruction channel on YouTube.
We operate coaching weekends across the UK and bodyboard holidays globally.
Whether you are a novice or looking for elite coaching, we have a proven roadmap for your improvement.

Pioneering Safety Protocols

Standard safety wasn’t enough for us, so we innovated. We worked with Surf Life Saving Great Britain (SLSGB) to develop the industry’s first specific rescue protocols using bodyboards and swim fins. Our safety standards are unmatched:

• AALA Licensed (Adventure Activities Licensing Authority).
• Newquay’s only recognized SLSGB Training Centre.
• Highly Qualified Team: Every instructor is an SLSGB Beach Lifeguard and holds the specific bodyboard instructor qualifications we helped create.
• Covered by £10 million public liability insurance.

Trusted by the Best (VIP & Media)

Our reputation for excellence makes us the first choice for major media and elite athletes. We have delivered activities for the England Rugby Team, the England Surfing Team, and countless local schools. We have also been featured by:

• The Sunday Times & Christian Dior
• BBC Radio One & The Gadget Show
• 3x Cornwall Tourism Award Winners