Our Top 5 Coasteering Spots

During this pandemic our minds wonder back to simpler times and to places where we would love to visit again once this is all over. In no particular order, here are our top 5 favourite coasteering spots.   

1. Tintagel- North Cornwall, UK  

Poseidon guide Nick taking on a huge wave in Cornwall

Cliff jumping in Tintagel

 A Baptism of fire - this is where our coasteering careers began, on a cold Sunday morning in February.  As you can see, a heavy wave's about to descend on Nick as he clings onto the side of a cliff just for a thrill. It's that thrill that keeps you in the 'now'. 

Tintagel is home to the legend of King Arthur, which gives this spot a unique mystical feel. Hidden caves can open up playgrounds of features, from 12 meter cliff jumps to gushing over-pours that will wash any cobwebs away, and exposed Islands that you can hop along as the waves crash around you.    

Every time we've visited Tintagel we've not been disappointed, even in more placid conditions on a summer's evening it still feels magical. 
 
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2.  Abereiddi- 'The Blue Lagoon' Pembrokeshire Wales , UK  
 
The South West coast of Wales boasts the birth place for commercial coasteering.  This particular spot has a deep lagoon feature formed from an old quarry which was active up until 1910. The quarry is now flooded every time the tide rolls in making it a perfect feature for coasteering and big cliff jumping! It's that perfect that Red Bull has used the lagoon to host their World Cliff Diving Series in 2012 and 2013.  

The Blue Lagoon was home to Red Bull Cliff Diving

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3. Anstey's Cove- Devon UK. 
 
This spot is a classic, it's the bread and butter for most freelance coasteer guides based in South Devon. It's a commercial spot for sure, however there are many different options available to not meet other groups or wait for jumps. Its great at both high and low tides and has some awesome sump* features that really test your nerve.  
If your daring to go the whole route from beach to the quarry' Long quarry point'  you will encounter this spot's, best features including a range of jumps each with different take-offs available. The pick of the jumps being the 'cave jump'. ​
*sump- underwater tunnel.

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4.  The Lizard Cornwall –UK  
The Lizard offers a plethora of coasteering options. This particular region of southern Cornwall is unique and is the most southerly point of mainland England.  
The best thing about the peninsula are the options available in such a small area of coastline. You don't have to drive miles to reach a decent spot. The spots that we love  most in this area are:

• Cadgdwith Cove 
• Church Cove 
• Kynance Cove ​

The Lizard Peninsula

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5. Sagres, Algarve-Portugal
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At last we hear you cry! Of course Sagres was going to be up there in our list of favourite places to go coasteering. Located in the south west Algarve and at the most south westerly point of mainland Europe 'The End of the World' is one of the most beautiful places to visit and explore. 
This makes it our final favourite spot , we thought it was that good here that we started a business to spread the word of our passion!
We have 3 spots that we use around Sagres, each bringing something different to the table or should I say waters. 

South coast cave dwelling

West coast dad dunking

Mid coast island hoping