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Maps of Cornwall :

The Ordnance Survey publishes the Explorer series of maps which are ideal for walkers.

Scale 1 : 25 000
2.5 inches to 1 mile /
4cm to 1km.

Available in local bookshops or click on the links below to order online.

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Map of Isles of Scilly:

101 Isles of Scilly

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Surfing in Cornwall

Cornwall's surfing beaches are the best in the UK.

Cornwall's north coast provides ideal conditions for great surfing from Bude in North Cornwall to Sennen near Land's End. The south coast of Cornwall has many surfing beaches including Praa Sands, Church Cove Gunwalloe and Kennack Sands. Whether you are an experienced surfer or a beginner, Cornwall has surfing beaches to suit all abilities.

Newquay is famous for Fistral Beach, the best surfing beach in Cornwall and the UK.

Many surf championships are hosted in Cornwall every year including National, European and International events such as the British Bodyboard Championships and UK Pro Surf Tour. Perranporth, Porthtowan Watergate Bay, St Agnes, Trevaunance Cove are regular venues for prominent surfing events.

Surfing on the North Cornwall Coast
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East coast beaches in Cornwall such as Whitsand Bay and Pentewan provide excellent surfing conditions.

See the map below for surfing beaches around Cornwall and click on the links below the map to view surfing locations with surf reports and information for all the main surfing baches in Cornwall.

Cornwall has a great reputation for surfing so why not check it out for yourself and find out what makes it the first choice for European surfing.

Surf schools and surfing academies at beaches around Cornwall provide full tuition and training with instruction from professionally qualified B.S.A. coaches.

Check our Surfing Schools for all your training and surf equipment needs. Surfing schools and academies provide for all levels of training from the beginner to expert.

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Books:
Books can be purchased online by clicking on the links below :

Surfing Britain (Footprint Surfing Guide) (Footprint Activity Guide)
The Stormrider Guide Europe (Stormrider Guides) 2007 B.Sutherland
Surf UK Wayne Anderson
Comprehensive guide to British surfing beaches Surfing - A Beginner's Manual Wayne Alderson
The History of Surfing (2nd edition) Nat Young
Learn to Surf James Mclaren

For other books of surfing interest please click on the following link to buy books online:

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Surfing events

May Events:

Date: 31 May to 2 Jun / Time: Daily for 3 days - Student Surf Tour 2013

Theme to be confirmed. Gwithian, Cornwall.

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Full range of surf boards and wet suits available plus
all your other boardsports items, clothing and lifestyle accessories.

More Surfing Information:

Surfing Archive :
BPSA UK Tour 2004 Newquay.

View surfing conditions at Summerleaze Beach, Bude

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Map of Surfing locations in Cornwall

Use the + scale on the left of the map to zoom in on an area. Click on a marker to see the name of the location and click the box to go to the information about that place. To zoom out click - on the scale.

(Google Map integrated by www.choughmountain.eu)

Surfing locations in Cornwall


Bude Carbis Bay Chapel Porth Constantine Bay Crackington Haven Crantock Duckpool Fistral Beach Gunwalloe Gwithian Harlyn Bay Hayle Holywell Bay Kennack Sands Marazion Mawgan Porth Mount's Bay Newlyn Newquay		Pentewan Pentreath Beach Penzance Perranporth Perranuthnoe Polzeath Porthcurno Porthleven Porthtowan Portreath Praa Sands Sennen St Agnes St Ives Trevone Treyarnon Bay Watergate Bay Whitsand Bay Widemouth Bay