Harness the power of the wind - windsurfing in Cornwall

Beginners enjoy the sensation of skimming across the open water on a lake then the challenge of turning round and getting back! After that it’s time to learn to tack and gybe. Light winds are better for learning and you’ll be on wide style boards to help you progress quickly.

The experienced windsurfers go out in the surf and carve the wave face, getting big air from massive jumps and loops off the back of the wave. The speeds they reach are incredible and the feeling of exposure of being out in the Atlantic Ocean is awesome.

In the waves you need higher winds to power you up for the jumps. At this level the boards are much smaller and look more like surfboards. We are lucky and get more than our fair share of good wind in Cornwall.

Outdoor Adventure has been an RYA recognised centre since 1981 approved to deliver RYA levels 1-3.

In addition to Windsurfing we also run the following activities which you are fuly able to try out during your stay with us - it's all included in the cost!
> surfing > bodyboarding > kayaking >sit-on-top kayaking > Canadia canoeing > climbing > abseiling > coasteering > Coastal traversing > archery > orienteering > coastal walking > and finally our evening entertainment!

Outdoor Adventure has always been totally customer focused and operates a quality assurance system that works. Our staff are always around asking you how things are going and we make sure we gain your open and honest feedback at the end of your week. Your ideas and suggestions prove invaluable to us and most of the Centre improvements and innovations to our holidays have come directly from you!

Outdoor Adventure is environmentally aware and pro-active. We are a provider of the John Muir Environmental Award and are on our way to becoming an Eco Centre. We work closely with English Nature, The National Trust, The Heritage Coast, The Forestry Commission and The Marine Conservation Society.

Our team pass on our knowledge of the environment to our customers with the John Muir philosophy for wild places: "Discover Explore, Conserve and Share." We regularly monitor all of our activity locations to ensure our usage is not having any negative impact and by taking this approach, we can enjoy these amazing places with our guests without spoiling them for others. For the benefit of everyone, it is important that everything we do is sustainable.

We only run our family activity holiday weeks from July 24th to August 26th so please do book early if you would like to come, especially if you would like a room with a sea view!

The Centre's setting is incredible. As soon as you arrive you will find yourself surrounded by a magnificent, naturally wild, coastal environment. The Activity Centre is perched on the cliff top overlooking the Atlantic Ocean and is set within it’s own 10 acres of beautiful grounds which have been designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest by English Nature and is now a European area of conservation. It even has its own beach!

With all this around you it doesn’t take long for everyone to start feeling very relaxed and happy! Our centre location also has the best of both worlds - although in a remote and spectacular location, the lively town of Bude is only 4 miles away with its vibrant surf culture.

The Activity Centre has everything you could need. A TV room with a sea view and extensive range of extreme sport DVDs, internet access, a laundry room, drying rooms, a secure equipment store, car parking, climbing wall, ten acres of beautiful Centre grounds to walk in, a problem solving course, orienteering course, spectacular cliff top seating, a campfire and acoustic music area - not to mention our own private beach!

The Boasrd Rider's Bar is a great place to relax and mull over your new experiences of the day with like minded people. With a Mediterranean feel, it has a great holiday atmosphere, wide selection of drinks, music and a spectacular seated patio area overlooking the surf.

Tamar Lake.
With stunning open, natural surroundings Tamar Lake catches great wind. An 81 acre windsurfing mecca for beginners and intermediates. Fifteen minutes from the centre with an extensive sailing area and clean South Westerly prevailing winds it is perfect. Outdoor Adventure is the only centre using this uncrowded lake. Facilities include picnic sites, a lake walk, Café, shop, toilets, showers & changing rooms. The lake also has rescue boats which are manned by our instructors.

Outdoor Adventure is situated on the unspoilt, rugged north Cornwall coast. It is easy to get to and only 1 hour from the M5 junction at Exeter.