Surf, Coasteer and Wild Camp in Cornwall
Catch waves, swim, cliff-jump, throw axes and unwind in the woods
What's Included?
Small Like-minded Groups
Solo-friendly by design, join our small n’ sociable groups of up to 12 like-minded, active and outdoorsy people…
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What's it like?
Learn to surf from the experts on some of the UK’s best beaches
Push outside your comfort zone with wild swims, rocky traverses and cliff jumps as you navigate a rugged headland
Get stuck in to woodland games, throw axes and learn slack-lining before wild camping in the woods
Key Information
Day 1
Wild Woodland Camping
Meet at your host's Headquarters in Newquay and transfer to your wild camp. Head into the woods and settle into your luxurious bell tent for an evening around the campfire.
Day 2
Surf, Coasteer and Wild Camp
Surfing
Coasteering
Wake up to birdsong, enjoy a camp breakfast and then kick off with a morning surf lesson at a local beach where your professional instructors will have you paddling, popping up and riding the waves in no time. Grab some lunch at a beachside restaurant, then gear up for an afternoon coasteering. Navigate Towan Head by any means necessary – swim, traverse and cliff-jumps included. Grab some BBQ essentials, and head back to camp. Relax, or play some woodland games from giant jenga, balance games to woodland swings. You can challenge the others to an axe-throwing contest and then gather around the campfire for dinner.
Day 3
Back to the beach
Surfing
After another camp breakfast, head back to the beach for some more surfing. Today your instructor will either help you hone your skills or work on new ones. Find a restaurant with beach views for lunch and then toast your new skills before heading home.
The Area
Logistics
Starts
Host's Base: Central Newquay
18:00 on Day 1
Ends
Host's Base: Central Newquay
13:00 on Day 3
Transfers
Your adventure begins at your host's base in central Newquay which is easily accessible by car or train. If you arrive by train it’s only a 15-minute walk (1.2km) from the station to the start point. Alternatively, you can also travel by air to Newquay Airport, and get a 20 minute taxi to the start point. If you're arriving early or staying on after you trip - feel free to ask your local host for accommodation suggestions in Newquay.
Your adventure ends in at your host's base in central Newquay at 13:00.
Travel options
There are regular trains and flights to Newquay from across the UK.
Day 1
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Day 2
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Day 3
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
What is the food like?
Newquay has a range of restaurants for any budget, as well as a supermarket across the street from the surf shop. You'll need to buy ingredients for dinner at the camp, simple is best as you will be BBQ’ing and cooking over the camp's open fire. Your host will provide you with breakfast on Days 2 and 3. Given the diversity of food available in town, all diets can be accommodated including vegetarian and vegan. You will be provided with a basic camp breakfast that should be enough to keep you going but please bring some extra snacks if you're an extra hungry morning person.
What is the accommodation like?
Wild Camp
You’ll wildcamp on untouched private land 11 miles outside Newquay. Home for the weekend is a spacious canvas bell tent, arranged in a tranquil woodland setting with festive banners and twinkle lights. Each bell tent sleeps 4 people and comes with simple carpet and airbeds. You'll need to bring your own sleeping bag & pillow (or you can rent a sleeping bag from your host if you prefer to travel light - see Optional Extras). There are composting toilets, washing-up facilities and rustic gas showers, all outdoors in the peaceful countryside.
Upgrades
Friends or couples wishing to stay in their own two-man bell tent equipped with an air bed can request this after booking (unfortunately solo occupancy is not available in the bell tents). See Optional Extras for prices.
Beautiful Campsite, friendly and knowledgable Guides at Cornish Wave. Felt in safe hands at all times.
This trip was so much fun - great group dynamic with a mix of group and solo travellers, lovely campsite, excellent hosts/instructors, amazing activities. Coasteering was so fun and the surf lessons were really great, fantastic instructors who got me standing up on the board in the first session!
Great trip. Highly recommend it. It was my first time coasteering and surfing but will be back for more.
Fantastic experience Our host, Victor was really knowledgeable & encouraged us to push ourselves. The wild camping location was paradisiaque however too cold to sleep properly, beds were the only let down of the trip. I really enjoyed the whole experience and will recommend it. Thank you M
This was such a great weekend in a beautiful location.
Great fun! Definitely do this trip. Its a great weekend full of fun and meeting new people. It was as described. It's not luxury as it's wild camping but it is wild camping so it's exactly as you can imagine. Company provide safe instructions and equipment and if the conditions are not suitable they will happily arrange another activity.
I went with some girls friends on the surf, coasteering and camping weekend. It was brilliant!! The most amazing instructors and guides, a friendly & fun group and a great set up. We laughed the whole weekend and had such a good sense of achievement after we all managed to stand up on our boards and all challenged ourselves in the coasteering- we all pushed ourselves and went higher than we thought we could. The best bit was that Vic and James were so encouraging and created such a good group dynamic that everyone felt comfortable to do as much or as little as they wanted. And then in camp we had such a laugh playing games and sitting round the fire. Can’t recommend enough.
Travelled down and signed up for this as a solo Traveller but did not need to worry the group I met up with were fantastic and I had a brilliant time. From start to finish our instructor Victor looked after us , had fun and really took an interest in everybody, he was a fantastic surfing coach and a really nice guy and made everyone feel at ease with what they were doing. Coasteering was so much fun and i will be definitely trying this again at some point. The wild camp was fantastic, large bell tents , a kitchen, BBQ, fire pit , games etc. Surfing took place on two different beaches one with lighter waves on the first day to get a good experience and then the famous Fistral Beach the next day to really become surfer dudes. Highly recommend this company their staff the vibe and instruction. Go do it.
Well organised for a mix of abilities, with no pressure to do anything you’re uncomfortable with. The instructors were great, in particular a guy called Willow who was lively and encouraging. The surfing was great fun and something I’d definitely do again. The coasteering was an amazing experience too, with many big exciting jumps. I’ve wild-camped before and this was a bit more comfortable with air beds, tents and surprisingly nice toilets. It’s rewarding to get involved with the group over a fire at night and play drinking games after the bbq. If you’re interested in surfing, this is a great introduction
The activities were really well organised . Matt the surf instructor was amazing and the whole team made everyone really welcome and couldn’t do enough
What a great weekend with a wonderful group. Our instructors were professional, fun, attentive and ensured we all got the very most out of our weekend. Loved it all and would recommend it to anyone considering this trip. Created lasting memories and pushed all our boundaries. Loved it.
Great Trip, can't wait to go do it all again!
Staff were awesome, conditions perfect, waves consistent and cliffs suitable high (or low if height isn't our thing) to jump from!
All topped off with a great campsite to spend time with newly made friends.
Just book your own trip already!
Fantastic experience and I will be returning next year! Highly recommend!
Great location, guides and activities
This is such a good trip with amazing staff! We made friends on the trip really easy and learnt so much with all the coaching tips. For a couple who are completely new to this kind of trip, we can't wait to do something similar again! Just do it!
This activity weekend is incredible! This was my first time travelling solo and I had such a good time! The local hosts were friendly, funny and all round great guys! I'd definitely recommend if you're after a fun weekend in Cornwall
Had an awesome time, great camping spot and easy way to make friends through fun activities
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This was a great mini adventure. The activities were great fun and the instructor was a great teacher (particularly for surfing!). The wild camping was well laid out and ideal for a night in the woods, plus they had games to play and a lovely campfire to sit around. Definitely recommend!
What an incredible trip! Booking was straight forward, communication was great and all the staff I spoke to through Much Better Adventures and Cornish Wave were really friendly and helpful. All the information was sent to you beforehand and Zoe was great at responding to any queries about the trip. On arrival we were told that as we ended up being a smaller group we were allowed to take part in yoga too! It was so needed and so magical in the barn after an action packed day. Surfing was great fun, we all progressed throughout the trip, even trying some bigger waves on the second day and I can't wait to get back out on the water soon! I was a little more apprehensive about the coasteering but so pleased that I booked it. The jumps gave you such an adrenalin rush! It was fab to be part of such a lovely group of people. Thank you so much to our amazing instructors Victor, Adam and Amy!!
This was my first time booking with Much Better Adventures and I can't wait to have a look at what other adventures they offer! Bring on the next trip!
Amazing couple of days with some amazing people. Big thanks to Zoe for welcoming us, Victor & Adam who took us out surfing/coastering and Aimee for hosting us at the camp. The surf instructors will have you standing in no time, they were super friendly and gave individual feedback which really helped. Coastering was super fun and had some awesome cliff jumps. The wild camp set up was top class, great times around the campfire. Highly recommend!
I booked this for my girlfriend and got a few of her friends to come along too. This trip did not disappoint. The weekend was action packed and everyone had a great time. The instructor (Max) was friendly, knowledgeable, and fun - as were all the other staff.
Initially, I was particularly bad at surfing, but he was able to get me standing up and enjoying it by the end of the weekend. All the activities were safe and tailored to the needs of each participant - and the camp was awesome! We will return.
I loved this experience so much! I went as a solo traveller and made some great friends on the trip. The activities were a brilliant balance of adrenaline rushes, laughs, and fun times.
Booked this trip last minute as a solo male traveller and had a brilliant time. Coasteering was a personal highlight, and the campsite was incredible. Very much recommended!
The trip was great fun and excellent value for money!
Brilliant weekend experience. The equipment, guides, tuition and group were all incredible and I would highly recommend the trip
Everything about this trip was perfect, well Planned, facilitated and executed. From the finishing touches at the wild camping venue, the friendliness of everyone and the attention to detail made it a weekend to smile and remember for a long time
We booked a surf, wild camp & coastering weekend with much better adventures. They did a fab job, everything was well explained and well equipped. Wild camp was fun. Group size was good enough so all of us got lots of time with the instructors. Adam and Phil were both fantastic guides, super friendly, accommodating and made us feel very much at ease! Also helped a lot & were really encouraging when we found some of the jumps a little challenging!
Thanks for a great weekend - would deffo recommend and would do again
Absolutely great experience, great activities, and perfect locations. Fun in wild camp aswell !
Highly recommend this trip! Due to weather conditions our activities were changed and we did paddleboarding, coasteering and surfing, which were all super fun. Thanks Max and Adam for an awesome time! 🤙
Guides
Experienced, certified surfing and coasteering instructors
Accommodation
2-nights of woodland camping in luxury bell tents
Equipment
All your surfing and coasteering equipment
Meals
Basic camp breakfasts
Our trips are hassle-free by design. We include all the activities and equipment, as well as many of the meals, so you can simply rock up with your rucksack and share the adventure with your new pals.
Personal Expenses
You know your own spending habits best, so please budget an appropriate amount for things like optional meals and drinks, shopping, optional activities, and laundry.
What's included?
- Surfing: Surfboard and full-length wetsuit
- Coasteering: Full-length wetsuit, helmet, buoyancy aid
- Camping: Tent, air bed
What do I need to bring?
- Sleeping bag (also available to hire - please see Optional Extras)
- Lace-up trainers that you don’t mind getting wet
- Swimwear
- Shoes for the beach
- Towel
- Sun protection (hat, sunglasses, sunblock)
- 1 litre of water per person/ a full reusable water bottle
- Rain jacket
- Spare warm clothing and a hat
- Warm hat
- Torch
- Suitable footwear for a night in the outdoors (the farm entrance can be very muddy: wellies can be hired on-site)
- Toiletries, toothbrush and toothpaste
- BBQ food and drinks for dinner (this can all be picked up after your surf session from the supermarket across the road)
Optional 2-Person Tent Upgrade (2 nights. Min. 2 people)
Payable Before Departure
Optional 2-Person Tent Upgrade (2 nights. Min. 2 people)
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We partner with the World Land Trust to ensure this trip achieves Net-Zero emissions. We also support their Buy an Acre programme, helping local communities to buy and protect natural habitats in perpetuity.
What's the number?
It works out on average at 17kg of CO2 emissions per person, including all local transport, accommodation, food, activities, guides, staff and office operations.
The only thing it doesn’t include right now is flights and travel to the destination. We do make an overall estimate across all our customers separately, but as we don’t book flights, have customers from all corners of the world, and no way of reliably knowing their travel plans, we simply can’t include an individual number in the figure on display here. We’ve got a goal to fix that, so that when you book, there is a way to measure and mitigate the carbon emitted by your flight too.
But what does the number mean?
Yep, hard to picture eh? To give you an idea:
- Driving 1000 miles/1609km would be approximately 281kg of CO2 in an average car (or 140.5kg per person, if there were two of you in it).
- A return economy class flight between London and New York would be approximately 1619kg (1.66 tonnes) per person.
- 10 trees in a temperate forest are estimated to remove approximately 250kg of CO2 from the air in a period of 5-10 years.
What are we doing about it?
Our trips are relatively low-carbon by design, and we're working with all our hosts to develop long term carbon reduction plans. We partner with the World Land Trust to ensure this trip achieves Net-Zero emissions. We also support their Buy an Acre programme, helping local communities to buy and protect natural habitats in perpetuity, ensuring the protection of the reserve and its wildlife.
Want to know more?
Amazingly, no international travel company has ever publicly published their carbon measurements before, as far as we know. We believe that must change, quickly. So we’re openly sharing the method we used in the hope that other companies will be able to more easily follow suit and build on what we've done so far. You'll find it all here.
You’ll learn the basics of surfing in two comprehensive lessons; starting with water safety, then paddling technique, catching waves and steering the board. When you’re ready, your instructor will teach you how to pop-up and ride a wave back into shore. While it can’t be guaranteed, your instructors are confident that you’ll be standing up and surfing by the end of your lessons.
Coasteering is the sport of navigating the features of a coastline by any means necessary. You’ll make your way around Towan Head through a combination of wild swimming, traverses, sluices, whirlpools and low-level and deep-water cliff jumps. While you’re encouraged to push your comfort zone, you’ll never be forced to do something you’re not comfortable with.
The surf camp is a place to immerse yourself in the peace of an untouched forest or just have a good chat around the campfire.
Hone your campfire BBQ skills, challenge your friends to an axe throwing contest and practice your balance on the slack line. You’re welcome to do as much or as little at you want. Relaxing in your bell tent with a good book is always an option.
Your camp has a large covered BBQ area suitable for cooking in all weathers. There’s also a basic camp cooker and all the utensils, plates, cups etc.
If you struggle to see without your glasses then please do wear them. We suggest securing them with a piece of string so as not to lose them. Daily throwaway contact lenses are the best option for surfing. Contact lenses are also fine while coasteering.
Some of the weekends will run with two groups at the same time so will be split into two groups of 12. If you are travelling with a friend but have booked separately just let your host know before arrival so they can ensure you are in the same group. Or let them know the name of your friend when booking, easy!
Whilst most of our trips are exclusive to Much Better Adventures, due to the nature of this destination and the design of the trip, this particular host also sells this adventure via other channels. This means that it’s possible that your group may consist of people who haven't booked through the Much Better Adventures website. But rest assured, anyone booking this trip is in search of an active, outdoors adventure, just as you are!
Sure can! Over 70% of our travellers travel solo, it’s a great way to meet like-minded people.
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All of our group adventures are specially designed for adults to enjoy as we want these adventures to bring together outdoorsy people who are truly like-minded. You must be over 18 to join one of our trips.
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Our trips are typically made up of a mixture of solo travellers and small groups of 2 or 3 friends, with most in their 30s-50s.
Our sociable adventures are solo-friendly by design and naturally attract outdoorsy people with a shared mindset; a love for adventure, a desire to push themselves and meet awesome, like-minded people along the way.
It’s this camaraderie that has so often turned a great adventure into a life-changing one.
Don't just take our word for it:
- 95% of people rate the group dynamics on our trips 5/5
- 90% of people recommend joining a trip to make new friends
- 75% of people have met people on our trips that they would now consider friends
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