Opening Times

March to November

What makes this a great venue for School group Fun or Educational Visits?

Surfing Croyde Bay Surf School is situated in the heart of the village of Croyde Bay, North Devon. Croyde is renowned for its excellent surfing beach and beautiful coastal scenery.
Surfing Croyde Bay is North Devon's premier surf school offering expert tuition with the best student to instructor ratio in the UK. Our centre has a great combination of everything you need for an active day at the beach including a cafe, solar panelled hot showers and our famous in-house sand pit training area.
Our surfing courses are designed to suit all ages and abilities and we have been awarded the British Surfing Association Level4, which is the highest accreditation available. Working with our 5 to 1 student to instructor ratio allows us to offer our students that personal touch. Why chose Surfing Croyde Bay?
-Year round tuition
-5:1 student to instructor ratio
-private enclosed sand pit “classroom”
-excellent facilities – male and female changing rooms
hot solar panel showers
cafe/take away
private terraced roof area
-we can provide breakfasts, lunches and BBQ dinners on request.
-In-house photographer to capture those memorable moments!
-Top quality British designed wetsuits and accessories
-Large range of surfboards for all sizes and abilities
-fully qualified BSA instructors with CRB checks
-although we don't provide accommodation ourselves we have various contacts available so please contact us if you require any assistance.

What are the activities?

All levels of surfing tuition.

What is the age range of the activities?

10 Years and above.

Sample programme of the activities:

We can tailor make courses depending on the specific needs of the school groups, but a standard session will run as follows:
On arrival at our centre, the students are handed our Health and Safety form to fill in and asked for any medication or special attention that might be needed during the session. We then issue out wetsuits, boots and identification rash vests for the students to change in to.
The introduction part of the lesson then takes place in our sand pit “classroom” where students are taught about their equipment and how to use it safely. They are then shown how to get to their feet without losing their balance. When the first part of the lesson is completed we walk to the beach for some water time!
Everyone will be split up into groups of 5 and allocated their instructor for the remainder of the lesson. All students are helped to catch the waves by being pulled onto the wave so all they have to concentrate on is getting to their feet, and hopefully staying there! Each student will be given feedback on their progress after each wave caught.
When the lesson is completed we all return to the centre to have a hot shower!
The total time of the lesson is 2 ½ hours.

What materials to you provide or suggest groups bring to support the visit?

All equipment is provided and included in the lesson price.

What are the minimum and maximum group sizes and the free Teacher Ratio?

Minimum group size : 5
Maximum group size : 40
Teachers come free of charge but are not included in our 1:5 ratio.

Do you have or how do you arrange risk assessment?

We have school packs available on request, these include – Insurance details ; risk assessments supported by an NOP and EAP ; pricing lists ; testimonial letters ; quick tour DVD of our centre.

What facilities are there for school groups for food and drink, shop etc?

We have a gift shop and take away on our premises. We can provide pack lunches on request and we also work closely with the local Blue Groove Restaurant who can supply lunches for up to 40 students for as little as £5 per head.

Is specific clothing required?

Swimming costumes/shorts and towels.

Do you have first aid on site?

All our instructors are fully qualified first aiders

Are there any restrictions on photos, copyright etc?

Photo's and video's are welcome with no copy write restrictions. We do have an in-house videographer/photographer who is available for in water sessions. He can then supply disks with the days surf photo's.