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Hello All, I'm still on the Cornwall/North Devon search (fishing/near a beach etc) but I was just wondering if there are other parts of the UK coastline that are good for surfing/body-boarding?

Perhaps after years of heading off down the M5, there might be somewhere else to head for.

If you do know anywhere, is there a local campsite you'd also recommend.

Thanks, murfus

have you tried bracklesham bay ???

or east wittering ??

A bit far away,....but - The Isle Of Tiree (4 hour ferry from Oban) looks great for surfing - atlantic swell, warm gulf stream sea, the sunniest place in the uk !

Also - St Ouen's Bay on the island of Jersey is supposed to be "the best place in britain to surf"....their words not mine

oops ..

Thanks everyone. Chelsea,I like the sound Jersey! Sonja, I can't seem tp find anything on the places you have suggested but I'll keep looking.

murfus

We have a caravan that is in storage in Anglesey and  we use this site http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/sites/reviews.asp?revid=3646

It always seems to have surfers staying there and the beaches are stunning

How about Tynemouth?

They have surfing competitions here regularily

then you can head north up the coast for a hundred of miles of beaches and surf

murfus.. i misread your location.  I don't think Wittering/bracklesham is guaranteed surf enough to travel from oop north.  There's a webcam on the http://www.shore.co.uk/ website.

Bracklesham bay is nice... from the shoreline outwards

Hi

Try Cayton Bay, North East near Scarborough, we stay at the Flower of May usually and Newgale Beach (4 ish miles from St Davids, Pembrokeshire) - we were there 3 weeks ago and stayed at the camp site opposite the beach - Newgale Campsite.  You can hire surf canoes there too.

Regards