Croyde, Devon, England
Surfing Croyde Bay
Surfing Croyde Bay is a surf school in Croyde, Devon, England.
Purpose-built surf centre at Baggy Lodge on Moor Lane, led by Damon Beveridge, former GB / England junior head coach and director of Surf Development UK. A Surfing England Centre of Excellence with ISA-qualified coaches who are also beach lifeguards (two ISA Level 2 coaches on staff). Warm indoor changing, hot showers, lockers, sea-view Café Croyde Bay, licensed bar, on-site accommodation, and a Nordic wood-fired sauna with cold plunge overlooking the bay. Also used for elite / Team GB pathway coaching via Surf Development UK.
Services
- Surf lessons (beginner, improver/advanced-beginner, intermediate, advanced)
- Private 1:1 and private family/group lessons
- Surf hire (boards, wetsuits, bodyboards, SUPs) with optional delivery
- Coasteering
- Weekend and one-day surf camps (adults and juniors)
- Surf instructor / beach lifeguard training
- Nordic sauna and ice bath
- Café Croyde Bay
- Gift cards
- Stag/hen, schools, military, corporate / team-building
Lessons
- 2.5-hour group surf lesson (beginner or improver)
- 3-lesson Progressor (3 × 2.5 hours)
- Intermediate group (2.5 hours, up to 6 people)
- Private 1:1 (2.5 hours)
- Private family/group (2.5 hours, up to 6 people)
- Minimum 1.5 hours water time within the 2.5-hour lesson
Rentals
- Surfboard hire (Softech softboards and Tiki improver boards; fleet 5'0"–9'0", 250+ boards)
- Wetsuit hire (Tiki and SRFACE; 500+ suits, men’s/women’s/junior)
- Bodyboard hire
- Stand-up paddleboard hire
- Door delivery available
- 10% off hire for returning lesson customers / surf-school students
Camps
- Weekend adult surf camp: 4 × 2.5-hour lessons over 2 days, lunch both days from Café Croyde Bay, group format, beginner–advanced
- One-day adult surf camp (Saturday-only option of the two-day camp)
- School-holiday junior camps: Groms 8–12 and Juniors 13–17, Easter, Whitsun and summer
Prices
- 3-lesson Progressor £46 per lesson
- Intermediate group lesson £60 per lesson
- Private 1:1 surf lesson £140 per lesson