England rugby stars secret training camp with Newquay Activity Centre
The England team were watched intently by coach Eddie Jones as they competed in each of the events. Many of the players are still fighting for their place in the team and could be seen giving the activities 110%. Their competitive spirit and sheer determination shone through as they embraced new challenges in pairs, groups of 4 and separate teams of 8.
Rob Barber – Cornwall 365’s Ambassador of the Month
Following on from our involvement in Cornwall 365’s Cultural Canapes event, Rob has been recognised for promoting Cornwall’s heritage and culture. Through Cornwall 365, he worked with a local historian to gain further insight into the local history of Newquay. This input helped inform Newquay Activity Centre’s activities including our Heritage Coasteer, Heritage SUP and Kayak tours.
Heritage kayaking reveals Cornish wildlife to The Times
Ellie’s kayak tour took her along the cliff lines to the iconic Tea Caverns – a set of caves where local smugglers hid tea, brandy and cotton. On her way back to Newquay Activity Centre, she saw a unique perspective of the town’s 14th century landmark, the ‘Huer’s Hut’ which was used as a look out for sign of pilchards.
Newquay Activity Centre Featured In The Sunday Telegraph
We’re over the moon to be featured in the Sunday Telegraph’s cover story “21 reasons to love Britain in Winter”, and we’re the number 1 choice for coasteering in the UK! Read on to find out why…
Snorkel kayak tour reveals hidden gems to the Newquay Voice
With the sun beaming down, he explored hidden coves with us and delved beneath the water to discover marine life like he’d never seen before. Here’s what he had to say.
Super Stand Up Paddle Boarding experience featured in the Newquay Voice
We were stoked to have a visit from Newquay Voice Reporter, Warren Wilkins and his son last month for a Super Stand Up Paddle Boarding experience in Newquay, Cornwall!
Citroen launch C4 in association with Newquay Activity Centre
At the Newquay Activity Centre we are committed to continuous improvement, and not only in terms of developing our adventure activities and staff training, but in terms of devising innovative marketing campaigns, or what we term as “think outside the box strategies” to stay one step ahead of our competition.
Fistral Beach crowned Sunday Times’ No.1 in UK – Newquay Activity Centre
It’s not everyday you get a solid mention in the Sunday Times, but the Newquay Activity Centre are stoked to have been featured as the go-to activities provider in Newquay, located above Fistral Beach – the Sunday Times’ winning UK surfing destination.
South West Tourism Awards Winners!
The last 2 months have been exceedingly productive and successful for the Newquay Activity Centre, we not only won Silver at the South West Tourism Awards, and maintained our 100% ranking on Tripadvisor, but we were inundated with positive media coverage.
Newquay Activity Centre recognised for Cultural Activities
It was great to be recognised for our work with Cornwall 365 to develop our Heritage Coasteer. We pride ourselves in developing and re-developing activities to offer the best combination of adrenaline, education and most of all fun!
Their recent blog post captures the essence of how it all came together.
Surfing is in the Olympics!
Surfers from all over the world with competitive aspirations have now got even more of a reason to raise their game. Surfers that are new to the sport will get to see how the very best of the best do it in the world’s biggest sporting event.
As ambassadors of surfing in the UK, Newquay Activity Centre was asked to comment on the developments. Check out the coverage of centre director Rob Barber talking to Spotlight news and Talksport radio about the inclusion.
Heritage Coasteer Grabs the Media’s Attention
We delivered our Heritage Coasteer to a group of employees working in the local tourism and media industry, organised by the company Cornwall365. These guys are the ‘go to’ guide for cultural events and activities across the county and organised an event with us to show case the new activity.