Dive into the fun of bodyboarding with a friendly and approachable lesson and hire package in Newquay. Whether you are new to the sport or looking to sharpen your skills, our expert instructors provide personalised coaching to help you make the most of your time in the water. Enjoy top-quality equipment, safe and supportive tuition, and the chance to practise your skills in a relaxed, scenic setting.
The session begins with a warm-up on Towan or Fistral Beach, introducing you to basic bodyboarding terminology, equipment, and beach safety. Your instructor will provide a full briefing on ocean conditions, hazard awareness, and how to handle your board effectively. Whether you are standing, kneeling, or prone on the board, the lesson is tailored to your ability, allowing beginners to catch their first waves quickly while more experienced riders refine their technique.
Once you are comfortable with your equipment, you’ll take to the waves under careful supervision. Instructors will demonstrate techniques to increase speed, trim correctly, and improve your control. Confident participants may try advanced moves such as 360º spins or barrel rolls, with guidance provided to maximise both safety and progression. Lessons focus on individual feedback, ensuring everyone gains confidence and skill at their own pace.
After the lesson, enjoy a half-day hire of our top-quality equipment. Your instructor will advise on the best local beach for your ability, helping you consolidate your learning in a pressure-free session. This extended practice time allows you to explore and enjoy the waves independently while still having access to tips and support from our team.
Our centre is conveniently located in central Newquay, a short walk from local surf shops, cafés, and amenities. Fistral Beach, renowned for its consistent Atlantic swells, is just ten minutes away, while Towan Beach is a few minutes in the opposite direction, offering a sheltered bay ideal for beginners and improvers alike.
The surrounding area provides excellent views of Cornwall’s coastline, with headlands and bays creating natural conditions perfect for bodyboarding. The beaches are easily accessible, with changing facilities and secure storage at the centre, making your day comfortable and stress-free.
No prior bodyboarding experience is required, and the session is suitable for anyone aged 8 and above. Children under 8 may participate with a parent in private lessons.
Participants should be comfortable in the water and able to swim short distances. A reasonable level of fitness helps with paddling and wave-catching, but all abilities are supported by expert instructors throughout the session.
The centre provides an all-in-one experience with high-quality equipment, secure changing facilities, and hot outdoor showers. Our instructors are trained by leading European bodyboarding coaches, ensuring lessons are safe, structured, and tailored to each participant’s needs.
With central access to Newquay’s beaches, supportive tuition, and the opportunity to practise with half-day equipment hire, the experience goes beyond a standard lesson. Local discounts and free photography help make the day memorable, combining skill development, convenience, and fun in a welcoming environment.
We are the World’s first and most developed bodyboarding school, headed up by British bodyboarding Team Coach and National Champion, Rob.
With over 30 years experience and a professional bodyboarding career of international competition under his belt, Rob has built a school dedicated to delivering expert instruction guaranteed to build your skills and share the stoke!
Lessons from our Centre in Newquay are pitched at a level suited to your ability, whether you’re a complete novice who has never been in the sea before or a professional standard rider. Our instructors are all trained lifeguards and qualified coaches with years of coaching experience to all ages and capabilities.
The beauty of this sport is that whatever your ability, you are guaranteed to catch fun waves and our lesson options include daily sessions, bodyboard surfari weekend courses and international holidays in tropical climates!
If you catch the bodyboarding bug and want to improve your skills, check out our intensive coaching alongside likeminded people at one of our bodyboarding coaching weekends!
Head bodyboarding instructor, Brendan tells us why he loves it so much!
“To bodyboard at the highest level demands a great degree of skill and fitness, but at a beginner stage it’s one of the quickest and easiest ways to get used to riding waves. The sensation created by being close to the water is amazing, you’re in control and the fins help you quickly pick up speed to catch loads of waves.”
Among other skills, we teach the jump launch technique which allows you to catch waves from waist depth water. There is no need to go any deeper unless you want to progress to riding green, unbroken waves using fins.
The centre is located just 500m from the UK’s most famous surfing destination and the Sunday Times’ No.1 beach for activities, Fistral Beach.
Depending on the weather and swell conditions at Fistral Beach, we also run Bodyboarding lessons on the beaches in Newquay Bay just a few minutes walk from our centre on Fore Street.
On patrolled beaches, RNLI lifeguards designate the safest areas to bodyboard with red and yellow flags. We will bodyboard between these flags; they indicate the lifeguarded area for bathing and bodyboarding.
Black and white flags indicate the safest place for surfers and hard craft, like kayaks. Having separate areas means we won’t be sharing waves with those using larger, more dangerous equipment so there are no worries about collisions.
No, although we ask that everybody who takes part in our bodyboard experiences can swim a minimum of 50 metres. Let us know if this will be difficult for you and we can advise on how we can facilitate your abilities best. Our lessons can be tailored so that your feet never need to leave the ground except when you’re riding a wave!
Yes! We run private family bodyboarding lessons tailored specifically to your group’s ages, abilities and numbers.
Bodyboarding is a year round activity, all you need is the right equipment and knowledge about the ocean conditions! Winter’s a great time to catch big swells. It makes an epic Christmas gift!
We organise our bodyboarding lessons around swell conditions and the tide to ensure you get to ride the best quality waves every time.
Every bodyboard lesson is two hours long. After arriving at the centre, you’ll be provided with the equipment and the two hours will begin when you are ready to hit the beach!
If you’d like to stay down at the beach after your two-hour lesson for the remainder of the day, you can add Bodyboard Hire in the booking form.
You will be provided with professional standard equipment when you arrive, suitable for all abilities from beginner to professional levels. You will get:
All our Instructors are fully qualified Beach and Surf Safety Lifeguards and trailblazing bodyboard instructors. They’ve undertaken extensive First Aid training and we deliver regular in-house training to our staff so they have experience in all weather and ocean conditions. Every instructor must have years of personal experience in the water and we also work in close partnership with the RNLI presence on every beach to ensure your safety in and out of the water.
All you need to bring is your swimwear and a towel. We will provide you with everything else!
Please arrive at the centre at the start time of your session. This can be found on you booking confirmation email. There is no parking outside the centre so please allow plenty of time to park and walk down to our centre on Fore Street. Once there your instructor will welcome you.
If you have any medical needs, injuries or special requirements, just give us a ring and we can talk through how best we can cater for your needs during your bodyboarding experience!
From changing room to water’s edge is a 5-minute walk! You’ll make your way down to the beach as a group after changing in our centre.
Lockers are available at the centre free of charge to ensure any valuables are safely stowed away whilst you’re down on the beach. There are also storage compartments available for the rest of your gear including clothes and shoes. Please note that any items are left at the guest’s own risk.
The minimum age limit for our group activities is 8 years old. However, we offer private sessions for every activity so no one has to miss out on bodyboarding! All our instructors have years of experience working with children of all ages.
We’re not afraid of some wind and rain, but Mother Nature occasionally intervenes and makes it impossible to run a safe session. In the unlikely event that this should happen, we would endeavour to change the date of your session or offer an alternative solution.
All our sessions are fully insured and are covered in the price of the activity.
We strongly advise against wearing glasses in the surf in case they fall off! However, you will be able to wear them during the instruction part of the lesson on the sand. They can then be stored with our first aid kits on the beach whilst you’re practicing in the water. We recommend disposable contact lenses wherever possible.
We both loved it , the instructor was a gentleman . Clear , concise instructions and very helpful . Can’t remember his name sorry , very tall with long hair
Jamie was a good instructor but a bit disappointed with the time snorkeling and not seeing anything. The sighting of the seals and info about the coast was great
Everyone was so friendly. My crew leader Alex was really supportive and encouraging as I am not an avid swimmer and so easing my way into kayaking and coasteering was a breeze. The team back at their headquarters were amazing ... keeping my baggage safe as I toured and even…
We had a really good time with Heath today. He showed us all the safety information and kept checking we were all okay. Instead of just staying out snorkelling he showed us some caves and told us about the history and cool knowledge about the caves and rocks. Had a…
We had an amazing time with heath. He was so lovely and gave us a bit of history as we went along. Very caring and made sure we had a fab time
Fun and exciting. The guide Oleks made it really enjoyable for us
Olek was such a cool instructor…let you get on with enjoying the water whilst keeping you safe and giving lots of detail…dan was super helpful when we got there and having a chat afterwards 10/10 hope to be back next summer
Amazing time coasteering in Cornwall with our instructor James. Great fun and James was very knowledgeable and easy to chat to. Thanks for an amazing time
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