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Bournemouth Surf School Ltd.

Toft Steps, Undercliff Drive, Bournemouth BH5 1BN, England
44 0800 043 7873
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Ranked #3 of 16 activities in Bournemouth
Type: Surf Camps
Owner description: How to describe it? I’m not sure, and even if I could, I wouldn’t do it justice. When you stand up on your first wave it is the uncontrollable, throw... more » Owner description: How to describe it? I’m not sure, and even if I could, I wouldn’t do it justice. When you stand up on your first wave it is the uncontrollable, throw your hands in the air and scream feeling, if only for a few seconds!! Once you can ride a wave, it is the undeniable urge to go back for more, and when you are on the beach and the sun is shining it is enormous fun!! Learn to surf...the only way you can really understand what all the fuss is about is to get some gear and get wet!! That’s where we can help. « less
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Oxford, England, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 June 2013 NEW

Me any my girlfriend took an extended weekend off to Bournemouth to learn to wind-surf. Unfortunately the wind was blowing the wrong way that weekend, so we decided to just learn to surf instead. Surf Steps were able to accommodate us at short notice, and we had an excellent time! We spent a couple of hours in a small group... More

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Reading, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 May 2013

Me and my mate went for a surfing weekend and had a lesson at surf steps. we found everyone very helpful and friendly the instructors were brilliant, they were a good laugh and helped out when you needed it. We also hired equipment from them which was very reasonable price. I will go back and use them again. it is... More

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Kiwiandyj, Manager at Bournemouth Surf School Ltd., responded to this review
14 May 2013

Hi Tom and all the other new reviewers, thank you for the positive feedback, it makes us happy that you thought we are providing a good service:-) Your comments help inspire us to do the best we can, hopefully making your experience the best in the water it can be. Kind regards, Andy Joyce-Director Surf Steps. More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 April 2013

We took our son and his friend as a birthday treat - they had a great time and by the end of the 2 hours were able to stand on a surf board and ride the waves on Boscombe Beach! The booking was handled well from the initial enquiry and when we turned up today all went smoothly - the... More

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Bournemouth, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 April 2013

If you are looking for something for your children to do this Spring/Summer then I cannot recommend enough the services of these guys (and gals). Firstly and of most importance - Safety. These people really know their stuff. The surf in Bournemouth isnt great so dont expect 20 foot rollers but what you do get are qualified chatty instructors who... More

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Kiwiandyj, Manager at Bournemouth Surf School Ltd., responded to this review
10 April 2013

Hi, thanks for your review of our surf school, we try to do our best no matter what the conditions we have outside. Glad you had a great time with us and look forward to hopefully seeing you in the surf again:-) Andy Joyce, Manager More

Bristol, United Kingdom
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 December 2012

On the whole the day was enjoyable however the group size was far too large (there were about 15 of us). This meant that, given the limited amount of beach-front, we were very cramped together and that we didn't get much in the way of tuition once we were in the water. Also despite booties being available, they weren't given... More

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SurfSteps, Manager at Bournemouth Surf School Ltd., responded to this review
22 December 2012

Hi Joe, Thanks for your review, we're sorry to hear that you were a bit disappointed with your lesson. The boots are always available on request, but we will make sure in future that we make this clearer and offer them to our customers. we never work over the recommended ratio of 1:8 so if your group was around 15... More

Southampton, United Kingdom
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 November 2012

my daughter and i had a fab time at surf steps Bournemouth. The staff were really helpful and really encouraged us with good support and supervision. We have been twice and look forward to going again. A really fun time. the only difficult bit was putting on and taking off our wetsuits but this is done in the privacy of... More

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London
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 November 2012

I had booked a morning lesson and an afternoon practice session for myself and a few friends at Surf Steps. There was some confusion with the booking which I thought was rectified beforehand by email, although I never seemed to speak to the same person on each exchange. When we arrived at Surf Steps, I felt like I was being... More

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Bournemouth, England, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 October 2012

I haven't had a lesson with the surf school but regularly hire the equipment from them. They are really helpful. As someone new to surf and totally hooked it can be intimidating renting from surf schools and knowing what to excpect.Amazing value for money (just check the prices of others in the local area) relaxed and a great beach front... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 October 2012 via mobile

I bought my boyfriend a surf lesson for his birthday. I had already arranged a weekends in Bournemouth and when looking for things to do surfing came up. I ummed and arred as I thought October would be a crazy month to surf. I bought it anyways and for £25 for a two hour lesson I thought I'd join in.... More

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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 October 2012 via mobile

We went as a group of 8 girls (late 20s) some were first timers. I surf, but thought I would join the girls. The foamies (big learner boards) were all child size- so none of our group had a good chance of surfing really. Boards were just too small for our height and weight. The instructor wasn't. Very helpful, she... More

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SurfSteps, Manager at Bournemouth Surf School Ltd., responded to this review
24 October 2012

Hi, I'm really sorry to read this review you recently posted about our surf school. We try to always deliver the best lesson for each group or individual who books with us. But you obviously weren't happy with the service you received from us so by way of apology and to make up for it we would like to offer... More

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