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You can learn English while staying with a family, and learn to surf at the same time. Cool as!

You get individual attention and learn a lot in just one week.

www.myhousenewquay.co.uk/

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Lifestyle Holiday Lets

Posted by surferchick 30 October 2008

For self-catering accommodation in Newquay, try booking through Lifestyle Holiday Lettings.

They have a good range of high quality properties to choose from.

They were very friendly and easy to book with. A good service all round.

We got an amazing deal on a short winter break and stayed in a fab place, with views to die for.

www.life-styleholidaylets.co.uk/

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Buying wetsuits for the kids

Posted by mcreber 24 March 2008

Wetsuits for kids in Devon and Cornwall are cheap, they don't need top of the range (usually £35), just get the cheap ones (probably £10 or less). They give them sun protection, keep them warm if they are in and out of the water all day and give a bit of added buoyancy when they are learning to swim.

Get the ones with short arms and legs, you get more use out of them when they are growing fast, but remember to sun cream the lower arms and legs, or do like my kids do and wear a long UV sun suit underneath. Watch out if it's hot, especially if the kids are not going in the water much as they can get very hot with the black neoprene absorbing the heat.

They were the best things we ever bought, my daughter learned to swim in the sea when she was 4 in hers as she felt so confident.

You can buy them in surf shops (expensive), but also in most beach kiosks, bucket and spade shops in town and also in some supermarkets in beach towns. The ones from Decathlon in France are really good, and only 10 Euros.

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Go to Watergate bay

Posted by kayakking 7 August 2007

A beautiful long beach which has places to eat and is a brilliant place to see a sunset.

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