Four nights at our private woodland surf camp near Newquay, fully hosted from start to finish. Five surf lessons, video analysis and surf theory, plus pond dips, BBQs and campfires.
Made for beginners and improvers. Our coaches set your goals on day one, film you mid-week and talk you through your waves, so you go home surfing better. Boards, wetsuits and camp breakfasts are included.
Around 60% of our guests come on their own, and groups are small, so by the last campfire you'll have made friends for life. Evenings are a hosted pizza night and BBQ at camp, a free night in Newquay and a final meal together overlooking Fistral.
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Arrival Information
Wednesday Arrival Time: 4:00pm (Required)
All participants must arrive at 4:00pm at: 40 Fore Street, Newquay, TR7 1LP
Please allow plenty of time for your journey and parking. Your host will meet the group at 4:00pm and we travel together in convoy to camp. Not driving? We'll pair you up with guests who are.
Late Arrivals
If unforeseen circumstances mean you are running late, please contact us as soon as possible.
The latest possible arrival time is 9:00pm, and late arrivals can only be accommodated in exceptional circumstances where this has been agreed with us in advance.
Please note that arrivals after 9:00pm cannot be accommodated and alternative accommodation may need to be arranged at your own expense.
5 Progressive surfing lessons
Tents are 2 sharing (same sex), each with a bed frame and air mattress. Couples share together, and a private tent is £50 extra.
Surfboards & wetsuits included
Tea & coffee, cereals, fruit and pastries. (Dietary requirements not catered for.)
Keep the footage to take home.
Discussion giving understanding common surf theory questions.
Hosted from start to finish by your surf guide throughout.
Not driving? We'll pair you up with guests who are, for travel between the surf shop and camp.
Choice of one optional activity, such as coasteering or Monster SUP.
Extra Equipment Use - Equipment hire to use outside of session times
Pizza night (Wednesday) and BBQ night (Thursday) are hosted, social evenings at camp, but we don't supply the food. Pick up your pizza when you check in and your BBQ food after Thursday's surf: there's a Sainsbury's right behind our surf school. Lunches are in Newquay, Friday is a free evening in town, and the final-night restaurant meal is pay-your-own.
Bring your own sleeping bag and pillow, or add sleeping bag hire (£15) at checkout.
Arrive at our surf school in the heart of Newquay to check in and get the surf trip started. Your host will make sure everyone has all they need for a great few days of surfing.
After the welcome, it's a short drive (15 mins) to our surf camp, your home for the next four nights. Not driving? Let us know and we'll pair you up with guests who are.
The first evening is a hosted pizza night round our outdoor pizza ovens: bring your own pizza (there's a Sainsbury's right behind the surf school) and settle into camp life.
After breakfast at camp, we head back to the surf school for your first lesson: an introduction to surfing and your individual goals, using the iAM surf ability bands.
Lunch is your call: eat in one of the cafés around the surf school, or grab a pasty and hang out at the shop.
The second surf is more relaxed and less structured, building on the morning's coaching pointers and just enjoying being in the water. Pick up your BBQ food and drinks from Sainsbury's before we head back to camp.
Back at camp, the fun continues. The camp is built around a swimming pond and games area, with giant Jenga, slacklining, balance boards and axe throwing.
As the sun sets behind the trees, we fire up the BBQ for a hosted, social meal together, then finish round the campfire. Surfed out and sitting round a fire: life is good!
Day 3's lesson recaps good surf principles and checks in on your goals. This session is filmed, and later in the afternoon we watch the footage back together and talk through your waves.
The evening is yours: explore Newquay, grab dinner in town and catch the sunset on the beach (fingers crossed).
Day 4 starts with a theory session at camp, answering those burning surf questions: reading the waves, surf etiquette, board design and anything else that helps.
Then lunch in Newquay and back in the water for another surf session.
The last supper: our final night's meal is together at a booked restaurant overlooking Fistral (meal cost not included). A great time to share stories and plan the next surf trip.
After our final surf session, it's time to say goodbye and head home after an epic week of surfing, new surf buddies and hanging out in the UK's surf capital.
Cornish Wave is a surf school and adventure company in Newquay, running since 2012 from our shop on Fore Street and our licensed spot on Towan Beach. We run small-group surf lessons, coasteering and stand-up paddleboarding, plus surf camps, surf & yoga weekends and surf & coasteering weekends at our private woodland camp. Perfect for solo travellers, couples, friends and groups. Rated 5.0 from 2,500+ reviews.