Paddleboarding Around Newquay's Coastline: Learn the basics and explore wildlife and history
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97 Ratings
Cornwall
Experience the thrill of paddleboarding around Newquay's coastline. Learn the basics, explore wildlife, and uncover the area's rich history. Book your session now!
Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Newquay Activity Centre - With the correct safety advice and instruction, stand up paddle boarding is quick and easy to learn. First, our instructors teach you the basics, then the tour kicks off with a unique and exhilarating perspective from which to view Newquay’s dramatic coastline. From the sheltered smugglers coves of Towan Head, to the harbour and Newquay Bay; Newquay has SUP locations and coastal routes perfect for SUP adventures of every description.

You’ll be provided with your own paddle board, paddle, wetsuit and buoyancy aid at our purpose-designed centre, just a short walk from Towan beach. After a water safety briefing and a lesson in basic paddle skills, you’ll launch from a sheltered section of coastline and begin your stand-up paddle board adventure in Newquay!

By the time you step back on dry land, our SUP Lesson & Tour should have transformed you from complete newbie to confident paddler within a few short hours. Our experienced instructors will take you through the motions of standing up with a step-by-step guide on balance and control. Starting out on your knees, you will get a feel for this exciting new sport before advancing to a stand-up position when you feel safe and confident.

What's Included
  • Professional, qualified surf instructor
  • All paddleboarding equipment included
Additional Information

Ever admired those surreal photos of paddle boarders in dreamy locales? The tranquil scene of a paddle boarder’s silhouette cast against the background of a colourful sunset? It’s about time you experienced the fastest growing water sport globally! Stand up paddle boarding progresses quickly, and we promise you’ll be coasting along the shore by the end of your first practice session.

Our Stand Up Paddleboard Lesson & Tour aims to teach you essential skills such as launching and landing the board, standing up and maintaining balance, handling the paddle, executing base strokes, and making direction changes. Beyond technical skills, we also aim to enable you to continue paddleboarding as a thrilling new hobby. This involves learning to judge optimal weather, wind and wave conditions - a skill our trainers will ensure you master. Our professional instructors will also enrich your experience by sharing local historical stories and facts about the indigenous wildlife.

  • This experience requires reasonable weather conditions. If it’s cancelled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered an alternative activity, different date or a credit note.
  • Suitable for children over 8 years of age
Location
Newquay Activity Centre
Fore Street
Newquay Activity Centre 60 Fore St, Newquay, Cornwall, TR7 1LW, UK *Please message us your email address to receive a confirmation email from us, with all the details in. Please meet us at 60 Fore Street, Cornwall, TR71LW. Your nearest parking is Tower road car park.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Ross
Jun 10, 2024
Well worth a visit- paddleboard experience - Fantastic experience! We did the paddleboard tour with Oleks. We loved the relaxed approach, no pressure from him but some gentle encouragement to get involved if you wanted to. Really good value for money too and had a full 2 hours out on the water. We were given some tuition first and then made our way out into deeper water to get more practice in. The only thing I would feedback is that the descent down to the cove where the SUP’s launch from is very steep and don’t remember seeing any warning on the booking. It was fine for us, but if you have reduced mobility you will likely struggle to navigate it. Otherwise a great experience and would recommend 100%, especially with Oleks!
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Tahminaa816
Jun 9, 2024
Highly recommend - Oleks was amazing! - Had a great time! Oleks was very accommodating. He made the experience enjoyable for beginners. Would highly recommend!
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Nisher2024
Jun 9, 2024
Oleks was fantaaaastic! - Oleks was an excellent instructor! He made our experience even more enjoyable! We had a fabulous time, would highly recommend!!
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Nabihahf2024
Jun 9, 2024
Highly recommend - Oleks is fantastic! - Had a lovely first-time experience paddle boarding with Oleks! He made the whole process easy, fun and comfortable. Would highly recommend Newquay Activity Centre.
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Jamiedh5575gu
Jun 3, 2024
Great experience - First time paddle boarding, James & Lottie were very helpful and explained everything step by step, also loved the little challenges we had, would definitely recommend to anybody considering doing an activity whilst in Newquay.
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Caitlinck9231fm
May 18, 2024
Beautiful views and incredible experience - Absolutely amazing experience, our instructor nick was incredible from knowing nothing about paddle boarding to standing up in the sea going through caves.Shown us some amazing sights.Price is good for what you get wetsuit,board and safety equipment included in the price.
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Freedom55431866469
Nov 21, 2023
Newquay Gannel Estuary SUP Tour - My son and I had a fantastic Sunday morning paddleboarding up and down the Gannel Estuary with our expert guide James. The weather was fantastic, with the water being surprisingly warm. We'd only paddleboarded once before, but James had us up and running in no time, and it wasn't long before my 12 year old was doing tricks! James was really knowledgeable, not just about paddleboarding, but the local area itself. It was a really interesting and fun couple of hours. Great value, would highly recommend to anyone.
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Andrewny2997pt
Oct 23, 2023
Fantastic morning of paddleboarding. - Me and my daughter went out on the river paddleboarding with James and we had a fantastic time. We are real novices and James put us at ease and was so friendly, approachable and knowledgable. And best of all it was great fun. A morning that will live long in the memory. Thank-you so much.
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Katel1251
Sep 16, 2023
Fantastic Paddleboarding Tour - Fantastic guide Amy led 3 of use around the harbour. So good as we had different experiences and challenged the more experienced to try different things.
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Mobile15002061409
Sep 9, 2023
Trafford Water Park - Paddleboarding - Went to Trafford Water Park and had 1 hour with instructor Rachel. Absolutely brilliant! £20. Would recommend to anyone. Rachel was lovely and made us feel really confident. Thanks for a great day!
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