School Trips in Newquay, Cornwall

Fun, Safe & Educational Watersports Adventures for all schools

Bring your students to the coast for an unforgettable school trip to Newquay with Newquay Watersports Centre – Cornwall’s longest running, AALA-Licensed outdoor education and watersports provider. Our school adventure packages combine learning, confidence-building and pure fun in the water, all within a safe, fully supervised environment.

Students will experience the beautiful Cornish coastline through activities such as surfing, paddleboarding, kayaking, coasteering, raft safaris, and raft-building contests, to name a few, all led by DBS-checked, first-aid-trained instructors. Whether you’re planning a one-day activity visit, residential trip, or a curriculum-linked educational tour, we’ll build a bespoke programme to suit your group’s goals and timetable.

We’ve been delivering school activity trips in Newquay for more than 25 years, working with schools and colleges across the UK and Europe. Our aim is to make your school visit as smooth and stress-free as possible, from risk assessments and consent forms to timetables, kit lists, and accommodation options. Every trip is tailored to your age group, learning objectives, and budget.

As a fully insured, AALA-audited adventure activity centre, you can be confident your students are in expert hands before, during, and after their adventure.

Our teacher packs include all the documents your school requires for approval: insurance certificates, health and safety policies, safeguarding policies, and detailed risk assessments for each activity and location.

Why choose us for your school trip to Newquay?

Newquay Watersports Centre has been offering School Adventure packages for many years and understands the needs and challenges of organising a school trip.

AALA Licensed—We are legally approved by AALA (Adventure Activities Licensing Authority) to take under-18s unsupervised for adventurous activities. This is a legal requirement for School visits and participation in Adventurous activities.

Fully Insured – With Activities Industry Mutual, an industry-leading expert in adventure activity insurance. We work closely with them to ensure that everything we do is covered and done to the highest health and safety standards.

Health & Safety – We provide annual risk analyses, operating procedures, emergency plans, etc., for your health and safety executive so that your school visit can proceed smoothly.

Highly Qualified Team – DBS checked, safeguarding, first aid, and customer service trained. So you are in great hands before, during, and after your adventure activities.

Premium Equipment – Top-quality PPE and kit to ensure comfort, safety, and fun. Feeling good about what you are wearing and using is essential to the outcome of a successful activity, and we believe providing the latest kit facilitates this. The location of our centre is paramount; based on the beach next to the water, it helps us provide you with a fantastic experience. See below for more details.

Who do we cater for?

We cater for schools, colleges, and universities, with programmes tailored for Key Stage 1 through to Key Stage Five (KS5) (ages 5-18+). Whether you want to build teamwork, boost confidence, or celebrate the end of term, our watersports school trips in Cornwall offer the perfect mix of education, adventure, and excitement.

Inclusive and accessible – Offering the most extensive range of activities of any centre in the area, both on and off the water, enables us to create a package that suits your needs. It will be inclusive and accessible for all students to participate, enjoy, and learn from the experience. We can develop a package that covers specific learning outcomes to reach those critical developmental plans. Activities are then tailored to provide different levels of challenge for each individual, covering key stage information and learning modules.

What we offer for your school visit.

At Newquay Watersports Centre, we make organising a school activity trip in Cornwall simple, safe, and exciting. Our watersports school packages are flexible and fully customisable—perfect for everything from primary adventure days to secondary and sixth-form residentials.

Choose from a vast range of sea and beach activities, including:

• Surfing lessons with qualified coaches.
• Stand-Up- Paddleboarding (SUP) and Monster SUP team challenges
• Kayaking and Coasteering around Newquay’s beautiful harbour
• Raft Safari, Surf Rafting in the white waters of Newquay’s coastline
• Rock pooling, Beach Cleaning and surveying
• Beach Games and Lifeguarding Skills

Each activity is led by experienced instructors who ensure safety, learning, and fun. They help students develop teamwork, confidence, and environmental awareness while making memories of the Cornish coast.

Our school group trips can run as:

• Day visits – perfect for local schools or end-of-term rewards.
• Multi-day residentials – complete with trusted local accommodation partners.
• Curriculum-linked learning experiences – tailored to KS1-KS5 outcomes in PE, geography, and outdoor education.

No two school visits are the same. We’ll work with you to design a bespoke itinerary that meets your group’s age range, ability level, and educational goals, with risk assessments, insurance details, and teacher packs ready to go from day one.

Large to small groups – Large Groups can be arranged into slightly smaller working groups, which work on a round-robin basis throughout the programme. Everyone will experience all we offer in your chosen program, with no one being left out. We cater to various group sizes, abilities, and needs, providing an extensive program at our large activity centre in Newquay.

Accommodation – Numerous accommodation options in Newquay cater to small or large school groups. We are partnered with many of them to offer the most suitable experience for you. All the accommodation providers we use are only a short walk away from our centre, so there is no need for extra transport.

Catering – You may need catering for your school groups, so we have developed some great options to help. Some of our accommodation partners offer inclusive catering. We also have some catering at our centre, where we can provide lunch and evening barbecues. There are also outside catering partners who can provide food at your accommodation.

Once you’ve booked your School Trips Package with us, you will receive –

• A Comprehensive Pre-Visit Safety Pack – Insurance/ Risk Assessments /EOP / Safeguarding /Parental Consent Forms etc.
• Appointed Liaison Education Officer.
• Fully tailored, hosted, Catered and Accommodated Activity holiday.
• Teacher support pack.
• Parent pack.
• All activity safety Equipment – Wetsuit / Buoyancy Aid / Helmet etc.
• Fully Qualified Expert Instructors.
• All activities run daily.
• Showers & Lockers – Changing facilities available at HQ.
• A Hot or Cold Drink at HQ.
• Photos & video of your lesson can be arranged in advance at the time of booking with our in-house team.

Lets plan your school trip to Newquay today!

School Trip Prices – Newquay Water Sports Centre

Hire / Lessons / Sessions

1-2 Hours

From £10pp

Full Day – Hire / Lessons / Sessions

4 – 5 Hours

From £10pp

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