Surfing Links

A Quick Introduction to Surfing in England and Wales

Fortunately, it is too cold in the waters around the UK for a lot of people, which means there are plenty of uncrowded good spots to surf.

Various WWW sites on surfing

Jonathan Lingard's Surfing Pages

Planning a UK Surf Holiday

People/Companies organising Surf-holidays

I get a lot of Emails from companies offering surf holidays.
Normally I ignore them because this is a non-commercial site,
but if you have anything interesting you can always try me.

North Devon (Barnstaple Area):
Croyde Beach and Information

Woolacombe Beach and Information
Saunton Sands and Information

North Cornwall (Bude Area):
Bude Information

Crackington Haven

South and West Wales:
Pembrokeshire Information

Bremmel Cottage B&B, Gower, South Wales

Mother Nature:
Sea Life like sharks

Weather Information
Equipment:
The Endless Summer
The Story of Ben's Broken Board

Other:
Jonathan's Other Home Pages

Crowds are a problem near Newquay, Cornwall, but the simple solution to this is to go elsewhere. Given the water pollution new Newquay, this is a pretty good idea anyway.

If you are thinking of going on a surf trip around the UK, Here is a sample list of places worth visiting.

Cornwall:
1. Fistral Beach, Newquay,
2. Sennen Cove & Gwenvor, West Penwith
3. Praa Sands

Devon:
1. Croyde Bay, North Devon
2. Woolacombe & Putsborough beaches, North Devon

Wales:
1. Hells Mouth, North Wales
2. Whitesands Bay, West Wales
3. Worm's Head, Rhossili & Llangennith

I recommend you allow a month. The months of August-November are best.

Being an Island, the UK does receive all sorts of swell from all directions. Unfortunately, the place that I live, Boscombe is famous for it's beautiful beaches and cliffs but not for it's raging seas.
About six times a year, you can surf by Boscombe Pier and Bournemouth Pier, so come and visit for the scenery, but don't expect too much swell.
The same goes for much of the south coast of England.