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Surfing 

North Devon offers some of the UK's best surfing beaches with breaks for beginners and experts alike.

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Surfing

North Devon has become only the 12th location from around the globe to be selected as a World Surfing Reserve, an international designation that recognises and celebrates the area’s outstanding quality surfing beaches and brings together the local community and experts in actions to protect them. 

The area has been recognized not only for its high quality and diversity of surf breaks, but also for the unique natural beauty of its surroundings, its deep-rooted and historic surf culture, and its importance to the wider community. North Devon joins an exclusive list of World Surfing Reserves that includes Malibu and Santa Cruz in California, Ericeira in Portugal, the Gold Coast, Manly and Noosa in Australia, Punta de Lobos in Chile, Huanchaco in Peru, Guarda do Embaú in Brazil, and Bahía de Todos Santos in Mexico. 

The sandy, surfing beaches of Woolacombe, Putsborough and Croyde are within easy driving distance and are perfect for professional and amateur surfers alike.

Woolacombe and Croyde, are some of the most surfed areas in North Devon, with consistent west-facing beachbreaks, in particular the fabled low tide barrels at Croyde.  The other large beginner-friendly beaches thankfully absorb the numbers well. The whole west-facing coast of Devon and Cornwall favours W/SW swell and winds in the E quadrant. When big W swells close out the open beaches and the wind is in the S the north-facing coast of Devon hides some classy gems. The open beaches are reliable year round, the sheltered spots are winter only and as with most of the British Isles, September to November is prime time. These are the closest quality surfing break to Bristol and Exeter (apart from the artificial one at The Wave of course!) .

On request The Fernery can offer secure storage for all your boards, kayaks and bikes and is a great base for the perfect activity holiday. There plenty of safe parking for CamperVans on the road in front of the house - that is where we park our own VW California.
Surf School Woolacombe
http://www.nickthorn.com

Eyeball HQ
http://www.eyeballhq.tv
Hunter Surf School
http://www.huntersurf.com

Croyde Surf School
http://surfingcroydebay.co.uk
surfing holidays north devon
The perfect wave! Nearby Woolacombe,Putsborough, Croyde & Saunton offer some of the UK's best surfing.

Any questions - please contact Caroline & Chris Mitchell on +44 7912 205690 or email [email protected] 


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