



Get ready to dive into the ultimate family or group adventure! Experience the thrill of coasteering, exploring, climbing, and swimming around Newquay's coastline at your own pace under the watchful eye of expert instructors. This private group adventure is designed for families and friends of all ages, providing a bespoke experience and high-quality safety equipment throughout.
Your family or private group will start at our modern centre, where you’ll be kitted out in a top-of-the-range wetsuit, buoyancy aid, and helmet. Heated changing rooms, lockers, and hot showers are available to ensure everyone is comfortable and ready for action. Once geared up, you’ll head down to the beach and begin your coasteering adventure along a route recommended by our highly qualified instructors.
The low tide route is ideal for families, granting access to every part of the coastline, including historic smugglers’ caves. Activities are fully tailored to your group’s abilities, from gentle swims and rock pool exploration to adrenaline-fuelled jumps and rapid rides. Your instructors will provide guidance, support, and safety instruction every step of the way, creating a no-pressure environment where everyone can enjoy themselves.
Along the route, your instructors will introduce you to local wildlife and the unique coastal heritage of Cornwall. Whether your focus is adventurous jumps or eco-focused exploration, your coasteering experience is fully customised to suit your group’s preferences. Free photography is included so you can capture every thrilling moment.
Situated on the heart of Newquay’s coast, this family-friendly coasteering route takes advantage of secluded coves, rocky outcrops, and historic coastal features. The area is perfect for safe, supervised exploration while still offering a sense of adventure and discovery for both children and adults.
Newquay itself is known as the home of UK surfing, with dramatic cliffs, sandy beaches, and a rich marine ecosystem. The private group route provides access to some of the most scenic parts of the coastline, allowing participants to experience Cornwall’s natural beauty in a unique and active way.
Participants should be able to swim and be comfortable in the water. All activities are adapted to the group’s skill level and age, making this adventure suitable for children from 3 years upwards.
Children under 8 must have a parent or guardian present at the water’s edge, but the adult does not need to be a paying member of the group.
With over 25 years’ experience running activities in Newquay, the team provides safe, expertly led adventures for families and private groups. All coasteering routes are risk-assessed by qualified instructors, ensuring a fun and secure experience. The centre features heated changing rooms, lockers, and showers, giving participants all the comfort and convenience needed before and after the session.
The centre’s instructors are ISA-qualified surf coaches and trained beach lifeguards, with extensive knowledge of the local coastline and marine environment. The family coasteering sessions are carefully tailored to group preferences, ensuring that every participant, from young children to adults, enjoys a safe, engaging, and memorable experience along the stunning Cornish coast.
Coasteering was born from the exhilarating blend of mountaineering and orienteering, and was first mentioned in a climbing guidebook dedicated to Devon.
This dynamic activity marries sea swimming, low-level climbing, traversing, natural rapid riding and thrilling jumps from ledges into deep-sea plunge pools. Our coasteering adventures are conducted along the Gazzle, a Cornish term meaning ‘armpit’, which is a sheltered stretch of coastline teeming with a diverse range of native wildlife. Experiencing coasteering in Newquay, Cornwall is a fantastic opportunity to immerse yourself in the stunning landscape and observe coastal flora and fauna up close.
All our Instructors are fully qualified Beach and Surf Safety Lifeguards, ISA surf Instructors and Coasteering trailblazers. They’ve undertaken extensive First Aid training and we endeavour as an Activity Centre to regularly train our staff so they have experience in all weather and water conditions. All coasteering routes have been risk assessed and developed to ensure an adrenaline-fuelled but low risk coasteer. We also work in close partnership with the RNLI presence on every beach to ensure your safety in and out of the water.
Yes! Coasteering is a year-round activity, you just need a few extra bits of kit to keep you warmer in winter months! We even coasteer all the way up to Christmas.
All our coasteering instructors wear exactly the same equipment as you, but carry some extra gear to ensure your safety.
We’ve found over 80 marine species along our coasteering route! Whilst making the most of the ocean elements the Gazzle has to offer, we think it is important to consider that it’s a thriving habitat. We work in partnership with the Cornwall Wildlife Trust and endeavour to ensure we make as little negative impact on the ecosystem as possible! You’ll be very likely see Native Seals, Kittiwakes birds, lobsters, and fish whilst on your coasteer.
Towards the end of your coasteer, we always run a 2-minute coasteer clean-up to give back to the environment and help protect the quality of the area.
If you have your own suit please bring it along but wait until you’ve spoken with our instructors before putting it on. Some wetsuits are not suitable for coasteering, specifically shorties and triathlon suits. The same applies for wetsuit boots / beach shoes. Some are suitable and others aren’t. Trainers for example, are perfect for the rocky terrain.
All you need to bring is your swimwear, a towel and some old trainers to wear in the water. We will provide you with everything else, including a wetsuit, buoyancy aid, helmet and a rash vest.
Please bring a pair of lace-up trainers to wear during your coasteer. They will of course get wet, so you can also hire wetsuit boots or trainers for a small charge of £5.
During your coasteering journey, various jumps await you, the highest reaching 8 meters. However, depending on the tide, this can fluctuate. Our skilled instructors ensure you master the necessary technique before you take on the big leaps.
But don’t fret if high jumps aren’t your thing – they’re entirely optional!
With years of local knowledge, we’ve identified all the route’s entry and exit points. We’ve made sure there’s an alternative path for every challenge, whether it’s swimming with an instructor or taking a scenic cliff path. Rest assured, we tailor each activity to your preference, ensuring you enjoy the experience just the way you like it!
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 coasteering experience!
We ask that everybody who takes part in our coasteering experiences can swim a minimum of 50 metres. However, you’ll be given a buoyancy aid as part of your coasteering kit so there’s no need to be nervous of you’re not the strongest swimmer!
Coasteering requires a basic level of fitness. During the route you’ll be doing low level climbing and will need to be able to pull yourself out of the winter onto rocky traverses. It’ll certainly get the heart pumping but you don’t have to be an athlete.
It is generally best not to wear glasses if possible. Talk to your instructor on the day and explain what level of sight you have without glasses and they will advise. In calm conditions it should not be a problem, however we always suggest glasses have a cord/lanyard, or that they are securely tied onto your buoyancy aid. Using disposable contact lenses is advisable.
We would love everyone to take part! We will tailor the session to everyone’s abilities and you don’t have to do anything you don’t feel comfortable with.
Having said that, the Gazzle is only a short walk from our activity centre and easily accessible for those not wishing to take part in the coasteer. You’ll be able to follow the coasteer group from above if you choose not to take part yourself.
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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