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Whether you’re a group of friends, family, kids, stag and hens, or corporate colleagues, Newquay’s dramatic coastline is the perfect playground for pushing personal boundaries or building team dynamics.Newquay activity centre has the perfect adventure option for you based in the heart of Newquay, Towan beach.
Choose your group type and view all of our amazing group activities in beautiful Newquay, Cornwall.
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Newquay Group Outdoor Activities
Newquay’s dramatic cliff lines and coves are the perfect playground! Places to push your boundaries, build confidence and reconnect with the outdoors before hitting some of the U.K.’s best beaches. With over 20 years experience, Newquay Activity Centre has the perfect selection of adventure options for you, based in the heart of Newquay.
Group discounts are available; just contact our team of professionals for more information and to book your exciting group activities in Newquay today!
Coastal Adventure Centre
Our HQ is conveniently based near Fistral, Great Western and Towan beach, the gateway to the Gazzle Peninsula and just a one-minute walk from Newquay’s town centre. With car parks close by, eateries up the road and the beach just below us, you’ll be in prime position for a day out to remember your coastal adventures in Newquay.
Towan Beach is one of the most sheltered stretches along Cornwall’s northern coastlines. At low tide, the pristine sand stretches all the way from Newquay’s harbour to the cliffs of Lusty Glaze beach. Seals and dolphins regularly frequent these waters and once out of Towan’s harbour, we’ll lead you along sections of coastline otherwise inaccessible by land.
The ‘Gazzle’ is a sweep of cliff-line steeped in history. Smugglers caves, natural rapids, craggy inlets and hidden coves; our coastline holds a host of secrets just waiting to be discovered.
Together with your expert instructor you will assess the environment, learn the fundamentals of beach and sea safety before starting the most adrenaline fuelled, enjoyable activities to be found in Cornwall.
Every adventure differs depending on the weather and swell conditions of the day.
Professional Activity Instructors
Our fantastic team are industry experts with a wealth of international experience. Every activity has been risk assessed by our instructors to ensure our coastal adventures in Newquay are the perfect combination of enjoyable adrenaline-fuelled fun.
Surfing – Learn to surf in Newquay, the home of UK surfing.
Coasteering – Explore the coastline up close like never before
Paddleboarding – Cruise along our coastline or estuary exploring what nature has to share
Kayaking – Laid back sightseeing along you to see our beautiful coastline from a different perspective
Bodyboarding – A great all round entry into the water. Easy to start hard to master
Super SUP – The monster paddleboard. Travel with up to 8 of your friends on this huge craft
Coastal Adventure – Learn bushcraft skills or become a lifeguard for the day
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A warm warm, comfortable and flexible wetsuit.
Each person is fitted with a ‘Nookie’ helmet. Nookie are the market leaders in coasteering equipment.
Over your wetsuit you’ll be wearing a YAK buoyancy aid. They offer maximum buoyancy and comfort
We have a large range of trainers available to rent if you don’t want to get your own wet.
Quality soft top surfboards
Single and double kayaks
Quality paddleboards and paddles
Huge range of bodyboards and swim fins
We pride ourselves on making every coastal adventure special and our reviews are testament to that. We have over 3,000 5 star Tripadvisor reviews alone!
We are licensed by AALA (Adventure Activities Licensing Authority) and are a recognised Training centre for SLSGB (Surf Life Saving Great Britain), the only one in Newquay.
Understand what these outdoor activity qualifications mean for your safety and enjoyment.
Our instructors are trained and qualified to the following standards:
See what hundreds of our guests get up to each year!
The Perfect location for Group Activities in Newquay
Newquay Activity Centre’s base near Towan beach is the perfect place to park your gear and get kitted out for your tailored group activities. We provide heated changing rooms, hot outdoor showers, separate male and female toilets and safe storage for all of your belongings, giving you peace of mind before, during and after hitting our coastline. We’ve got you covered to ensure everyone enjoys our coastal adventures in Newquay.
Families
Are you looking for something a little more exciting on your annual family holiday? Reconnect and fit maximum fun into your time on our bespoke family adventures.
From super stand up paddle boarding to eco coasteer adventures, we offer tailored coaching and equipment for all ages from the protected bay of Towan Beach. It’s the perfect place for you to start and finish a your epic day. Memories will be made forever.
Stags and Hens
There’s nothing more refreshing than a dunk in the sea, some salt on your skin and some sand in your toes.
Here at Newquay Activity Centre, our instructors have pushed the limits to pioneer ridiculously fun, adrenaline-fuelled activities for Stag and Hen do adventures. Intensity levels vary and you’re guaranteed to have the greatest time with your best bunch of friends and family. We expect laughs and banter on our Stag and Hen Do activities!
Kids
Sit back and relax whilst we introduce your kids to the best bits of Newquay’s stunning beaches.
We offer a variety of beach and water based activities, whether it’s surfing, bodyboarding, coasteering, kayak, SUP or Fistral rangers, we’ll have them off their phones, out and about and learning new skills.
With our expert team of professional Instructors, your children will be building new confidence whilst in a safe and supportive environment.
Schools
We’ve been providing bespoke school trip activities and youth group adventures for over 20 years, taking kids of all ages on exhilarating outdoor fun.
From beach safety to marine life rock pooling and beach games, we tailor outdoor learning to cover relevant elements of the curriculum ranging in suitability from Key Stages 1 to 4.
Corporate
If you’re looking for something a little different to the usual corporate away day, Newquay Activity Centre is the place for you.
Learn survival techniques on our Cornwall Castaway, flex your competitive muscles in teams during the Cornish Challenge and do your best Baywatch impressions during our lifeguard trials. We guarantee you will get to know your team better.
Our glowing credentials
Newquay Activity Centre have been delivering outdoor activities in Cornwall for over 25 years, and we’re proud to be the longest running provider of coasteers in Newquay. We’re proud of our number 1 ranking on trip advisor and we are two time winners of the Cornwall Tourism Awards and gold winners of the South West Tourism Awards.
We are proud to have been recognised and sponsored by Rip Curl; they are a leader in watersport equipment, apparel and wetsuits, and have recognised Newquay Activity Centre as a centre of excellence in Cornwall.
We also provide AT for our military services, and have regular visits from the Army, Navy and RAF and are proud to be a recognised centre for Help For Heroes. This means we regularly organise military adventure training packages that meet their high standards. Their core values of teamwork, developing leadership and other personal qualities is necessary to withstand the rigours of operational service.
A outdoor activites are only as good as the route, your instructor and your gear. We pride ourselves on exceeding expectations in all these areas.
Wetsuit
You’ll be suited up in a top of the range, warm, comfortable and flexible wetsuit. Being toasty warm and having the freedom to move in the water ensures you’ll enjoy the time in the water as much as possible.
Helmet
We are as serious about safety as we are passionate our activities. For some sessions you will be fitted with a ‘Nookie’ helmet. Nookie are the market leaders in safety equipment. Their helmets are comfortable, adjustable and offer unrivalled protection.
Buoyancy Aid
For some activities, above your wetsuit but below your rash vest, you’ll be wearing a YAK buoyancy aid. These lightweight flotation aids are ergonomically designed to offer maximum buoyancy and comfort whilst not impeding your coasteering experience.
Trainers
We have a large range of resilient sports trainers available to rent when participating in certain activities. So instead of you worrying about ruining your own shoes, you can concentrate on enjoying the wild ocean adventure.
About Newquay Group Outdoor Activities
Newquay’s historic coastline holds a host of secrets just waiting to be discovered, including hidden coves, smugglers caves, craggy inlets and natural rapids to explore during our coastal adventures!
If it’s the ultimate experience you’re after, the Family Coasteer & Super SUP is definitely for you. It’s three of our best activities combined and features a Coasteer tour, accessed by travelling on our Super SUP and stopping off to snorkel and view the under water world on the way!
Want your class to become surfers? There is now better place to start than here in Newquay with one of our School Trip Surf Lesson packages. We teach you the fundamentals along with important beach safety so you can start your surfing journey in a safe and confident manner.
So what are you waiting for? Get in touch, book your Newquay coastal adventure and start exploring.
Newquay Activity Centre is open 7 days a week all year round. You can book online or call us on 01637 877722 or pop into our centre at 60 Fore Street, Newquay, TR7 1LW to book a lesson today!
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