Bigbury is our main location, we operate surfing and SUP lessons here as well as a small surf shop and hire of wetsuits, surfboards, bodyboards, kayaks and SUP's (Stand Up Paddle boards).

Bigbury on-Sea is located in the South Hams, South Devon, England. Post Code; TQ7 4AS. Our base/shop is in the lower beach carpark.

Lessons and hire are available all year round from Bigbury.

Burgh Island, Bigbury on-Sea.

From our base at Bigbury we have lots of surf breaks to pick from, from straight in front of our shop (pic shown), to the sheltered protection of the causeway beach (shown pic below).

On smaller swell days we surf the 'superbank', that has long peeling waves along the river bank. All the breaks can be seen from our base.

Bigbury is in a perfect position to get waves on any given day.

Lower car park, Bigbury on-sea.

Bigbury on-Sea is home to Burgh Island's famous art decor hotel and the Pilchard Inn, a walk or sea tractor (seen below) ride across from Bigbury.                                                

Facilities at Bigbury include Venus Cafe, toilets, shower, Beach Shop, Post office, Henley Hotel, and Bistro. There's also lots of self catering accommodation.

Protected Causeway beach at Bigbury.

Bigbury is a great location for children, highlights include a ride on the Sea Tractor, an ice cream at the Venus Cafe, exploring the rock pools, swimming (RNLI lifeguard beach) and lots of sand castle building.

There is a big council car park and also an Economy car park as you come down the hill into Bigbury on-sea. Plus some free car park spots next to the Sedgewell slipway.

Sea Tractor

During the Summer we also have a trailer on the beach, so we have instant access to lots of surfboards.

There are dog restrictions in the Summer, although there are allocated areas on the beach/river to walk the dog.

Trailer of surfboards

                     The Venus Cafe is right next door to Discovery, overlooking Bigbury. Perfect for a post surf feed, their food is of the highest quality.          

High tide view from Venus Cafe

There is a seasonal ferry crossing the river Avon, running from Bantham slipway to Cockleridge Ham (Bigbury-on-sea).

Dates: From May to September

Times: 10.00 - 11.00 - 15.00 - 16.00 (Except Sundays)

Tel: 01548 561196

View from Folly Farm of the River Avon.

Discovery Surf School is situated very close to the surf action, perfect for easy access for lessons and hire, and next door to the Venus Cafe.

Discovery's Bigbury base. Low tide

Challaborough Bay is the next bay around from Bigbury on-sea, its about a 5 minute walk. A great spot to walk the coastal path from, or a visit to the Journeys End in Ringmore for a pub lunch. The post code is TQ7 4HU.

This is one of South Devon's top surf beaches, and from Easter 2017 Discovery Surf School will be offering more activities and a varied calendar of events from our base at Challaborough.

High tide at Chally

Our base/shop is located on the Park Dean Caravan Park, which is a stones throw from the beach.

Facilities on Park Dean include Indoor pool, soft play area, bar/restaurant, Costa Coffee and a very warm welcome from all the Park Dean staff. The beach is RNLI lifeguarded though the Summer.

Surf shop on Parkdean

2017 Activities:

Surf Lessons and paddle boarding

Kids Club

Youth Club

Activities are determined by the surf/weather/tide forecast for the week, so please contact us for which activities are running on which days.

Adults and children aged 12+. 1hour
Stand Up Paddling Taster £20
Adults and children aged 6+. 1hour.
Surf Lessons £20

Discovery Contest 2012

Youth Club £15

Children aged 6 to 11. 1hour. 9:30am
Kids Club £15
Children aged 12-16. 1hour. 12pm.

Whether it's sunny and flat or stormy and grey we always have a session planned for any condition. This is a list of the activities we pick from on the day.

Lifeguard skills

Sea based games like run the gauntlet

Bodyboarding

Exploring

Paddle Boarding

Surfing

XL Board

At our base at Chally, inside the shop we have a dry area so the children can watch surfing as they have lunch, with a view of the surf out the window and a surf film on the projector.

Discovery Surf Camp

For holidays/caravans at Parkdean, Challaborough, please visit their website.                  

ParkDean

Eat, drink and surf again

From Challaborough we run our ASI Surf Instructor and SLSGB Beach Lifeguard courses.

Our Challaborough surf shop/base is very close to the surf!                                                                             

View of Chally, photo by Ollie Howe