Why Choose Us?

Aside from our experience, location and reputation - here are some more good reasons for choosing us!

• The ESF Surf School and Rob Barber’s Bodyboarding School have been established since 1998 and are recognised as flagship coaching facilities for surfing and bodyboarding in England. The school has achieved BSA level four status.
• The School actively supports UK surfing through the English Surf Federation - a percentage of our profits are ploughed back into English surfing. Without our support UK surfers would have an even harder time competing and achieving their potential.  See About the ESF for more details.
• Owner, manager and head coach Rob Barber has 20 years surfing experience and has coached all abilities from total novice to international competitor.  He has also been selected as a British team coach on 5 separate occasions.
• The school has been awarded a Level 3 Certificate by the British Surfing Association (the highest achievable).  Staff coaches are National Coaching Federation members and the school has £2,000,000 public liability insurance.
• The ESF prides itself on leading through example as far as safety and coaching are concerned. We strictly adhere to the national standard safety rules, and always have the correct ‘student to pupil’ ratios.
• We are totally flexible to the customer’s needs and are constantly refining our courses and events to offer the premium service in the industry. We aim to teach you to surf the right way from the start in a fun, relaxed environment.
• We’re open all year round!
• Discounted equipment hire is available if you would like to try out your new skills after your lesson.
• Stag/Hen/birthday groups receive a bottle of bubbly on completion of the lesson!
• We have individual changing facilities.
• All instructors are qualified lifeguards and qualified British Surfing Association coaches. All of our instructors are very experienced surfers; most have competed at national level and beyond...  Check out the Coaches pages for each of the instructor’s credentials.
• We offer full 2 hour ‘beach and ocean’ instruction in each lesson: maximum water time.
• Lessons can be as formal or as relaxed as you want (within our safety rules).
• We get results. We have an 80% stand up rate after one lesson.
• Our surf school is 100 metres from the sand.
• We are flagship school for English Surfing!

Please check out our various courses and prices and our events. For more information please contact us or to book go to the booking online page.
If you have any questions or would rather book over the phone then please don’t hesitate to give Rob a call on 01637 879571 or 07974729639.