Little Surfers Chat ...

Top 5 Beaches To Bodyboard In Cornwall

Posted: July 12, 2021

Off to Cornwall for the first time with children? Bodyboarding is an easy and fun accessible watersports for all the family. Young children can get involved very easily at the edge of the breakers and older teens can really pick some speed up further out so it really should be on your “To DO” list this summer. In our experience we have found the North Cornish Coast to be best for bodyboarding (correct me if I’m wrong!)

Using various sources (Cornwall Live and Tripadvisor mainly) but drawing from my personal experience of visiting Cornwall every year, here our my Top 5….

Wetsuit thickness guide for travelling in the UK and abroad

Posted: May 26, 2021

Tags: wetsuit thickness guide, wetsuit buying guide, kids wetsuit thickness guide

Wetsuits work by catching a thin layer of water between your skin and the neoprene. Your body heats up this water and keeps you warm so it’s imperative that the wetsuit fits properly or cold water will flush the warm water out. Neoprene acts as insulation against the colder water so the thicker the neoprene the better the warmer the wetsuit.

What are the best kids wetsuits for keeping warm in the UK?

Posted: April 29, 2021

Tags: best kids wetsuits

Kids wetsuits are no longer only found in surf shops and niche online stores, they can now even be seen in supermarkets but are they something that you should be buying alongside your baked beans or is it worth investing in a really good kids wetsuit? Well, we certainly think investing in a high-quality kids wetsuit is essential for a happy holiday and this is why…

How to choose the correct size bodyboard…

Posted: March 25, 2021

Our selection of bodyboards are designed for beginners and children to have fun in the sea and get started bodyboarding.

Discontinuing Cheap Polystyrene Bodyboards - Here's Why

Posted: March 11, 2021

There is now a petition calling for a national ban expanded polystyrene bodyboards after 16,000 of them were left on our beaches last year.

480 snapped plastic bodyboards were recovered from just two south-west beaches by Keep Britain Tidy ‘Beach Care’ programme. The bodyboards, were collected from Watergate Bay in Cornwall and Croyde Bay in Devon, and were found littered on beaches, dumped in sand dunes or left abandoned beside rubbish bins.

Unfortunately, whe

Keeping kids safe in the sun

Posted: June 10, 2019

Do your children wear UV tops in the sunshine, or do you go for the factor 50 approach? Having just returned from a VERY hot Cyprus with my two children I can safely say that I’m a UV top convert!

SUP-er duper!

Posted: May 16, 2019

If you are a family of beach lovers and you’re looking for something a little different to do with the kids, paddle boarding may be exactly what you are looking for.

Duukies Beachsocks

Posted: May 01, 2019

If your beach or poolside trips aren’t always an idyllic scene of happy children frolicking in the water and you are maybe on the receiving end of a grumble or two about the…

Top 5 Travel Toys

Posted: June 25, 2018

Summer is the time for long journeys be it by car, plane or train. Away from home for a couple of weeks it’s also worth while packing a few craft activities and smaller toys to keep children entertained in restaurants so you can relax and enjoy your holiday too.

Surfers Against Sewage

Posted: May 15, 2018

A community dedicated to the protection of oceans, waves, beaches and wildlife

Back Garden Fun - Five Easy Activities

Posted: May 03, 2018

Now the weather has finally turned pleasant and we actually are hopeful for a warm bank holiday, my thoughts have turned to getting the back-garden tidy. Which reminded me of some simple but fun things I used to do when my children were toddlers.

What’s the difference between sports sunscreen and normal sunscreen?

Posted: April 30, 2017

SolRX is classed as a waterproof sports sunscreen. Unlike regular sunscreen, sport sunscreens are usually tested to measure how water resistant a formula is before its Sun Protection Factor (SPF) starts to wear off. While such testing is tailored for prolonged water immersion, such as sunscreen for swimmers, it can also reflect sweat resistance.