{"id":41436,"date":"2024-10-28T17:51:48","date_gmt":"2024-10-28T16:51:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/9a04805b-9af8-46bb-aeb6-2b237f9293e9"},"modified":"2024-10-28T19:26:39","modified_gmt":"2024-10-28T18:26:39","slug":"britains-best-surfing-beaches-revealed-where-to-catch-the-perfect-wave","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/rss_feed\/britains-best-surfing-beaches-revealed-where-to-catch-the-perfect-wave\/","title":{"rendered":"Britain’s best surfing beaches revealed: where to catch the perfect wave"},"content":{"rendered":"

Surfs up! Go catch a wave at one of the UK’s best surfing beaches <\/p>

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Published: Monday, 28 October 2024 at 16:51 PM<\/p>

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With the UK\u2019s wealth of coastline, most parts of the country are only a few hours\u2019 drive from a good place to catch a wave. Here\u2019s a selection of the best surfing beaches<\/strong>.<\/p>

Britain’s best beach campsites<\/a><\/li> <\/ul>
Best surfing beaches in the UK<\/h2>
Coldingham Ba<\/strong>y, Berwickshire <\/strong><\/h3>

<\/div> <\/figure> <p>This is a lovely bay with a sandy seabed and consistent, gently rolling waves, making it a great spot for novice surfers and beginners, the more so since there\u2019s a good surf shop above the beach. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stvedas.co.uk\/\">St Vedas <\/a>offers both lessons and equipment hire and has hot showers (useful in Scotland!) and toilets, too.<\/p> <p>Coldingham Bay is patrolled by lifeguards in summer and there\u2019s also an award-winning caf\u00e9 above the beach. The nearby St Abb\u2019s Head National Nature Reserve, host to thousands of cliff-nesting birds, makes for a good walk to warm up after your session in the North Sea.<\/p> <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Saltburn, Cleveland <\/strong><\/h3> <figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"> <figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> Getty Images) <\/figcaption> <\/figure> <p>Saltburn is one of the original centres of the North East surf scene and has a variety of surf breaks to suit all levels of ability. Most surfers congregate around the Victorian pier, where you\u2019ll find a surf shop (saltburnsurfshop.co.uk), one of the longest- established surf schools in England (saltburn-surf. co.uk), various eateries and public toilets, as well as the curious water-balanced funicular railway \u2013 the oldest in Britain \u2013 which takes passengers up the sea cliffs to town. Lifeguards patrol the beach in summer.<\/p> <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong> Portrush, County Antrim <\/strong><\/h3> <figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"> <div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Big Wednesday at Portrush Giant wave surfing\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yCbi3V1JS8k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/> <\/div> <\/figure> <p><strong> <br\/><\/strong>The most popular surf spot in Northern Ireland, Portrush has the advantage of having two easily accessible beaches \u2013 East Strand and West Strand \u2013 right in front of the town. There\u2019s a surf school based above each beach. The smaller West Strand beach tends to have more consistent surf, and may have waves when the long, golden sweep of East Strand is flat. Both beaches are invariably busy in summer, and are patrolled by lifeguards.<\/p> <p>There are plenty of facilities in this busy, bustling seaside resort, including surf shops, caf\u00e9s, bars and public toilets, and if it\u2019s not a good day for surf you can visit the world-famous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.countryfile.com\/go-outdoors\/giants-causeway-unesco-world-heritage-site\">Giant\u2019s Causeway<\/a>, just eight miles to the east.<\/p> <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Hell’s Mouth, Llyn Peninsula <\/strong><\/h3> <figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"> <div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Surfing Hell's Mouth reef - April 2021\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RK20b62W1nA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/> <\/div> <\/figure> <p>The most consistent surf spot in North Wales, Porth Neigwl or Hell\u2019s Mouth is an impressive four-mile long bay with waves all along its length on a good swell. But beware of the rip beneath the cliffs at the south-east end of the bay \u2013 there\u2019s no lifeguard patrol here. On bigger swells these waves are best left to experienced surfers. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westcoastsurf.co.uk\/\">West Coast Surf School<\/a> in nearby Abersoch offers surf lessons and equipment hire.<\/p> <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Llangennith Beach, Gower<\/h3> <figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"> <div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Surfing Llangennith - Gower Peninsula, South Wales (DJI Mini 2 + GoPro Hero 5 Session)\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ae8tp3NmnsE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/> <\/div> <\/figure> <p>This is one of the most popular surf spots in Wales, with consistent waves for beginners and experts alike, and you can usually get away from the crowds if you don\u2019t mind walking south down the huge beach from the main car park at Hillend.<\/p> <p>You\u2019ll find waves here at all stages of the tide on a decent swell, but there is no lifeguard patrol. The local <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llangennithsurfschool.com\/\">surf school<\/a> can get you up and riding, and there are showers, a caf\u00e9 and a surf shop above the beach at Hillend. Head into Llangennith for an apr\u00e8s-surf drink at the King\u2019s Arms and to check out PJ\u2019s Surf Shop; the eponymous \u2018PJ\u2019 is a Welsh surfing legend.<\/p> <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Watergate Bay, Cornwall <\/strong><\/h3> <figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"> <div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Watergate Bay Surf, Newquay, Cornwall - Short Film\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mzPQsirgDBs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/> <\/div> <\/figure> <p><strong><br\/><\/strong>Watergate Bay has two miles of lifeguard-patrolled beach at low tide, so if the surf is busy in nearby Newquay this is a good option. On a good swell you can find waves all the way through from low to high tide, and since Watergate has several surf schools along with surf shops, restaurants, caf\u00e9s and loos above the beach, it\u2019s a great spot for beginners to get their first taste of surfing. A useful website is <a href=\"https:\/\/watergatebay.co.uk\/\">watergatebay.co.uk<\/a>, which also has a webcam for checking the surf.<\/p> <ul> <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.countryfile.com\/go-outdoors\/days-out\/britains-best-family-friendly-beaches\">Britain’s best family-friendly beaches<\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.countryfile.com\/go-outdoors\/five-of-the-best-dog-friendly-beaches\">Best dog-friendly beaches in Britain<\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.countryfile.com\/go-outdoors\/days-out\/britains-best-beaches\">Britain’s best beaches<\/a><\/li> <\/ul> <\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Surfs up! 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