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Why Choose Us?
The ESF Surf School and Rob Barber’s Bodyboarding School have been established
since 1998 and are now recognised as the flagship coaching facilities for surfing and
bodyboarding in England. The school has achieved BSA level three status.
Owner, manager and head coach Rob Barber has 20 years surfing experience and has coached
all abilities from total novice to international competitor, having been selected as a
British team coach on 5 separate occasions. The ESF prides it’s school as leading
through example as far as safety and coaching are concerned.
We are totally flexible to the customers needs and are constantly refining our courses
and events to offer the premium service in the industry. We aim to teach you to surf the
right way from the start, in a fun, relaxed atmosphere and have gained a strong reputation for this.
Check out the following reasons to choose our school:
- The English Surfing Federation is a non profit making organisation. A percentage
of the profits from the surf school are ploughed back in to English surfing to promote
and support surfers from a grass roots level to the countries top competitors.
- We’re open all year round.
- Discounted equipment hire is available if you would like to try out your new skills after your lesson.
- Stag/Hen/birthday groups receive a bottle of bubbly on completion of the lesson!
Amazing photo opportunity!
- We have individual changing facilities.
- All instructors are qualified lifeguards and qualified British Surfing Association coaches.
- We offer full 2 hour ‘beach and ocean’ instruction in each lesson.
- Lessons can be as formal or as relaxed as you want (within our safety rules).
- We get results, we have an 80% stand up rate after one lesson.
- Our surf school is 100 metres from the sand.
- As the Flag ship school of English surfing we pride ourselves on strictly adhering to the
national standard safety rules. Particularly with reference to Student to pupil ratios.
Please check out the information for our various courses and prices and our events. For more information or to book please click the following links booking online, contact us or call our bookings manager ‘Aidan’ on 01637 879571 or 07885603885 to pay with your debit or credit card.