Useful Links
Westcountry Watersports
From paddle-boards and advanced windsurfing gear to kite surfing kit these are the guys for you. They have a huge range of stock and a wealth of insider info for anyone who loves the water.
Click on this link: http://www.wcws.biz/index.php
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Wavelength One
For all your sit-on-top kayak needs, including Ocean Kayak, Robson, Fat Yak & Roto sports, plus all the accessories you’ve ever dreamed of, check out Wavelength One. What’s more, they’re based in our very own Falmouth!
Click on this link: http://www.wavelengthone.co.uk/index.html
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Ocean Bowl
Take the family to the newest and biggest ten-pin bowling centre in Cornwall. There are 12 lanes, a licensed restaurant and a fast-food diner, plus pool tables and video games. Good for kids’ parties, too.
Click on this link: http://www.oceanbowl.co.uk/2008/index.php
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XC Weather
A must for anyone for loves the great outdoors, this is the site for current weather observations and forecasts, providing near real-time weather maps of wind strength and direction across the UK and Europe.
Click on this link: http://www.xcweather.co.uk/GB/observations
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Windfinder
Our top tip for reports on wind, waves, and weather at surf spots worldwide. Plus statistics, webcams, satellite images, isobar maps, tide info and a guide to the windiest spots.
Click on this link: http://www.windfinder.com/
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Lusty Glaze
A beautiful privately-owned sandy beach in Newquay, that’s open to the public all year round. With its dramatic cliffs and north-coast surf, it is home to The Adventure Centre.
Click on this link: http://www.lustyglaze.co.uk/
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Gul
Cornwall-based wetsuit company who achieve the impossible by doing technical and fashionable at the same time. We’re loving their kit.
Click on this link: http://www.gul.com/
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Swanpool Beach Cafe
Read up on the mouth-watering menu from Swanpool’s very own beach cafe, home of Pete’s inimitable quirky ice-creams and the best flapjacks this side of the Tamar.
Click on this link: http://swanpoolbeach.co.uk/index.html
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Sea Kayaking Cornwall
A must for more advanced paddlers, these guys will take you set out from Swanpool in search of adventure and a nice hot chocolate at the end.
Click on this link: http://www.seakayakingcornwall.com/
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Met Office
The world’s leading weather service for the public, businesses and the government. Drop in for weather and climate change forecasts for the UK and worldwide, plus detailed info on conditions in the South West.
Click on this link: http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/sw/sw_forecast_weather.html
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Swanpool Nature Reserve
Swanpool Nature Reserve is one of the eleven most important brackish lagoons in Britain. The brackish conditions (a mixture of fresh and salt water) enable a wide variety of wildlife to thrive. One species – The Trembling Sea Mat – is found nowhere else in the UK
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