Taster Bodyboard Lesson in Newquay, Cornwall
Overview
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2 hours
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Grab a taste for bodyboarding in Cornwall and catch crystal-clear waves on Newquay’s scenic coastline. Our Taster Bodyboard Lessons are ideal for complete newbies or for improvers looking to up-skill their existing knowledge.
These lessons have been designed to improve your riding - whatever your age, level or ability. A small group ensures plenty of useful tips and close-quarters tuition for faster progression.
Our coaching team of fully insured and experienced instructors tailor tuition to your individual ability. Having been in-house trained by former European Number 1 and British Team Bodyboarding Coach Rob Barber, you really couldn’t be in safer hands when bodyboarding in Cornwall.
Additional Info
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
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
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Bodyboards are smaller and lighter than surfboards; this means they’re generally easier to manoeuvre and quicker to learn on. These smaller boards, combined with a lower centre of gravity, make bodyboarding much less tiring than surfing. It’s also widely considered a much safer sport as the boards are made from foam and they avoid the sharp edges and fins synonymous with surfing. Due to the nature of bodyboarding, your lowered centre of gravity increases the feeling of speed. This means that catching even the slowest of waves will make you feel like you’re whizzing past the rest of your group in a magnificent blur! If you’re a complete beginner, we guarantee you’ll be catching your first white-water wave within the first 10 minutes of the lesson! We’ll teach you how to paddle out, trim correctly and how to select the right kind of waves for your ability. Bodyboarding is addictive to learn due to early goals being quickly attained. The initial learning curve of bodyboarding skyrockets exponentially with solid practice and time in the water. Our expert instructors will quickly progress you from broken white-water waves, to green, unbroken) waves for an unforgettable experience.
What‘s Included
Professional, qualified, bodyboard instructor
All bodyboarding equipment provided
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Taster Bodyboard Lesson in Newquay, Cornwall
Reviews
63 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Excellent one-to-one coaching in heavy swell
504dominikac,Mar 18, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I had two one-to-one coaching sessions with James Nutbrown and they were incredibly valuable. The conditions were challenging with heavy swell and quite big waves, but James was calm, attentive, and really focused on helping me build both skill and confidence in the water. We worked a lot on refining the fundamentals, especially wave catching and improving my duck dive, which made a huge difference in more demanding conditions. I felt properly supported throughout. We were also joined by Amy who took photos of one session, which was such a great addition as it gave me useful footage to review afterwards. On second session she joined us in the water, and her tips, especially around landing a 360, were really helpful. Overall, it was a fantastic experience, much more effective than going out on my own, and I came away feeling more capable and with clear things to work on. I’d highly recommend James and Amy to anyone looking to progress their bodyboarding in a supportive and technical way.
The best body boarding experience ever with the brilliant Salvador
Caloobrus,Oct 27, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Went for a lesson with my nine year old son. Cannot recommend highly enough. We’ve had surf lessons before but this was different level of fun, expertise and individual detailed coaching. My (at the start very poor) bodyboarding was transformed by the brilliant Salvador. As was my son’s - and Salvador pitched the teaching at both of us differently to really help us both get better. I went from catching maybe one in ten waves to basically catching most viable waves going. (And I’m an… erm… big boned… man in his 50s!) Transformational. And just a lot of fun - really relaxed and fun atmosphere. Thank you Salvador! And also thanks for the pre-booking communication, which was excellent - especially Dan for last minute phone call. I can totally see why this place is award winning and a solid 5 stars - me and my son WILL be back for sure to get the fins on and take it to another level!
Bodyboarding lessons with the best
748sp0,Sep 20, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Day 2 and Day 3 review with our instructor Amy. Its been an amazing 3 days and we have learnt so much, from beginners to achieving a few green waves, OMG we could never of thought we would of done this, Amy is the best, she taught us at our own comfort level and the knowledge we go away with to continue our bodyboarding journey.Thank you so much.
Body board lesson intro
748sp0,Sep 18, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Awesome day one learning to Bodyboard. Amy was a great patient teacher, worked at our pace. Learned so much of what we have been doing wrong. After the lesson we went out for another 3 hours to practice. Looking forward to Day 2 tomorrow. Many thanks Amy and Newquay Acrivity Centre
great experience
gracecP9306BZ,Sep 17, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Had a fantastic experience bodyboarding for the first time with James as an instructor. I was a complete beginner and he was very friendly, knowledgeable and felt safe going out with him. Well priced at £60 as this included hire of wetsuit, board and use of showers, changing rooms and lockers. Would definitely go again and would be fantastic to have James as instructor again!
Great experience with James as our instructor.
H2222WUmatthewc,Sep 1, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Had an amazing time with James as our instructor. He was very friendly, very informative. Started with safety training followed by technique then we were given plenty of time to enjoy being in the water and he was always able to advise where we could improve. He was also very knowledgeable about where to find further information after our lesson, renting kit, finding the best beaches at the right time for body boarding etc. would highly recommend.
Great Bodyboarding Experience!
Meander55723497216,Aug 25, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00What a superb experience with two helpful, kind and patient teachers. I can’t recommend them enough, a real highlight of our time in Cornwall. Thank you so much Dylan & Zak. Awesome!
It was fab. Highly recommended.
samanthalaws,Aug 11, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Great experience. Sasha is a superstar. We had a brief lesson on the sand and then straight into the sea to catch some waves. I got some top tips. Everyone in the company is lovely.
Bodyboard, Coasteer & Kayak/SUP
grahamsX7818ZC,Aug 3, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00My son & I had 2 days booked which consisted of a Bodyboarding lesson on Tuesday with Ellie & the Coasteer/SUP/snorkelling the next day with Rosie. Both the girls were excellent. Patient, helpful, knowledgeable and full of interesting facts which I loved! Safety briefing was very indepth and this helped the sessions go off without any hiccups. My son, 17, loved it as did I. GS
Excellent individual Bodyboarding
sprince1066,Jul 30, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Individual bodyboarding session with Amy. She was very professional & engaging. I certainly learnt a lot. Highly recommended.
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