From Surf to Summit

Elemental organised our company ski trip for the 2024/2025 season, and it was fantastic – very well organised and hosted. I would thoroughly recommend Elemental, and we are already planning our next trip with them.

JLL have used Elemental to run their annual client ski trip for many years throughout Europe. Dany and team bring a level of professionalism and knowledge that is hugely appreciated by us and our clients alike. Safety comes first but fun is always the focus.

I have enjoyed corporate ski trips organised by Elemental for the past 18 years. Elemental has mastered the ability to create a friendly and professional atmosphere both on and off the slopes, from tuition to refine your skiing technique to a relaxed atmosphere with plenty of laughs in the finest restaurants. Over the years I have met an amazing array of people who have become both friends and clients. From arriving at the airport to leaving the resort you are in safe and capable hands, allowing you to switch off from the day-to-day pressures you’ve left behind.

I have been going to Newquay on watersports residentials since 2014 and every year the students have had an incredible experience with ElementalUK. Each year their team is professional, friendly and highly knowledgeable, ensuring that everyone feels safe and confident on the water. The equipment is top-notch and well-maintained, catering to all students’ abilities. Whether you’re into paddleboarding, surfing or coasteering, they offer a wide range of activities that are fun and exhilarating. The instructors are patient and provide excellent guidance, making the experience enjoyable for all skill levels. I highly recommend Elemental UK for an unforgettable experience on the water filled with excitement and adventure.

We have worked closely with Elemental for many years and have always had the most amazing experiences. Elemental’s Cornwall Adventure trip is a rite of passage at our school and the stuff of legend! Our land-locked Midlands students love how much beach and sea time we get on the trip, and they enjoy lots of unfamiliar activities. We use both the Falmouth and Newquay bases, and the staff and activities are excellent. The recent addition of the Elemental Surf Lodge is fantastic and has made an already brilliant trip even better. Elemental’s Cornwall Adventure has enabled thousands of children at our school over the years to make lifelong memories and enjoy opportunities and experiences that build confidence, resilience and independence that you just can’t teach in a classroom.

We had a great trip and I know the staff are excited to return next year. Thank you to all the team who prepared breakfast, lunch and supper, plus all the instructors and the team at head office who did so much to make our trip a success. Best Y6 residential!

I would like to thank the Elemental team for all their support, and how friendly and welcoming they were with our students. It takes a lot of planning and hard work to ensure that residential trips like this create many lasting experiences, and the students were able to make some very fond memories of Cornwall. So I would like to say a massive thank you for the experience on behalf of the staff, students and parents.

We love it so much we come back every year! Excellent location, with excellent instructors who are knowledgeable and fun, great facilities and high-standard equipment. Students talk about how much they enjoyed their enrichment week even years later. For both staff and students, it’s the highlight of the year.

We have been delighted with the excellent package that Elemental provide, and with the care, support and guidance they offer throughout the whole process. Since our first trip with Elemental we have never looked back.

The kids said it was amazing – possibly the best school trip they have ever been on.

This was by far the easiest, most organised and well-run trip. Elemental staff were fantastic and worked so well with all our Year 9 students. They knew when to push them to do something and when to back away. The students want to go again next year as do the staff! Parents have praised the trip highly and can’t believe how much their sons and daughters enjoyed themselves. Couldn’t recommend Elemental more highly.

I have been running a watersports school trip with Elemental for the last 10 years. Every year the team go out of their way to make it a fantastic – and in some cases a life-changing – experience. I can’t rate it highly enough.

Every single student, whatever their needs, is given the holiday of a lifetime, allowing them to develop all-important interpersonal, social and team-building skills that can only come from a quality residential experience. I can confidently recommend Elemental to any school.

Not only does Elemental supply a thoroughly comprehensive package of activities for students, but they also provide a truly comprehensive service when planning and organising the trip. Never have we been in better hands. The action-packed week enjoyed by our Year 8 students has been talked about for weeks afterwards. Parents have been full of praise for the experiences their youngsters have had and for the excellent care and commitment that was shown by the Elemental team. We cannot praise Elemental highly enough.

Fifteen years of consecutive bookings tell their own story. Safety, value for money and personal service really are the key points for any school trip. Using a trusted company in a trusted resort makes life a whole lot easier.

Our trip to Les Orres with Elemental was the best ever. It ran smoothly and was an absolute pleasure for all.

I have been delighted with the number of pupils who have mentioned that the Alps trip was the highlight of the year. We knew they’d had had a fantastic time, but when I read the accounts and opinions of each of our skiers it became evident that they had gained so much. More than simply six days of skiing, they referred to the journey, the staff, the hotel and each activity as having been superb. Your company has, once again, made a difference and we will be eagerly booking again for next year.

With 30 years’ experience I have never had any greater trust or confidence in working with local and national Outdoor Education providers, as I do with ElementalUK and I can unreservedly recommend Dany Duncan and his team to you.

I cannot speak highly enough of the facilities and staff at Elemental UK. They are kind, courteous and sensitive to the needs of all children. Their equipment is of high quality and well-maintained and the services they offer are at a reasonable price. I will not hesitate to use ElementalUK again for beach and water activities. Given the chance I would send my children every week!

My kids have been down with their classes for end of term school trips and have both come home buzzing with their experiences.

My nine-year-old thoroughly enjoyed his recent Kayaking and Coasteering day with you. The instructor was great – just the right balance of cool and challenging for the kids, plus reassuring and informed with the parents.

We had two very friendly and knowledgeable coasteering guides who took us to the jumps in exciting conditions. Our experience was made even better by a seal coming right past and up to the group. It was a fantastic half day well spent!

This was our third year, and our 10-year-old absolutely loves Kid’s Club. The staff are fab.

wonderful time was had by all our gang of various ages. Fabulous instructors. Amazing – thank you!

Excellent support for a short-notice booking for dinghy sailing. Prices included wet suit hire. Bay is ideal for water sports.

My son attended the half-day Kids’ club and had a fantastic time! the instructors were brilliant and great with the kids. 100% recommend and will be booking him in again soon.

Elemental UK is awesome for adults and kids alike. My daughter attends the summer holiday Kids’ Club and loves it. The staff are knowledgeable and fun. My daughter’s confidence in the water has dramatically improved. Highly recommended.

We decided to go and try stand up paddleboarding whilst away. So glad we went to Elemental. Everyone so friendly and helpful, there’s a lovely relaxed atmosphere and it’s super organised. Loved the experience and will definitely return each time we come back to Cornwall.

Wonderful morning coasteering around the headland from Swanpool. Our instructor was brilliant – friendly, helpful, funny and safety conscious – and he made our morning a great experience. Would highly recommend it to anyone who lives in Falmouth or visitors.

My fiancée and I had a two-hour sea kayaking session. It was an amazing experience, and we had wonderful time. It was enjoyable and a bit of a challenge, and the opportunity to see the shipwreck down the coast was really cool. Highly recommend, worth the money for couples or a family. The instructor was brilliant.

This was a really fun way to spend a couple of hours of our holiday in Falmouth and was great value as well. Highly recommended.

Another fabulous couple of hours spent doing a private family coasteering trip with the team from Elemental. All instructors are highly qualified, caring and make the trip fun. Been going for years and always a good half-day out.

Elemental were fantastic from start to finish. They responded to my email enquiry super-fast and communicated really well. I booked my ten-year-old daughter on a group session. She went on the mega-sup and then did some coasteering. She loved it!

Such lovely staff! They went the extra mile for my daughter who had the most amazing time! Highly recommended.

Excellent activity centre based on Swanpool Beach, Falmouth. We’ve been during our holidays for the last 4 years, making use of the fantastic Kids’ Club. Lots of activities to keep them occupied and worn out by the end of the day!

We love it so much we come back every year! Excellent location, with excellent instructors who are knowledgeable and fun, great facilities and high-standard equipment. Students talk about how much they enjoyed their enrichment week even years later. For both staff and students, it’s the highlight of the year.

We have been delighted with the excellent package that Elemental provide, and with the care, support and guidance they offer throughout the whole process. Since our first trip with Elemental we have never looked back.

The kids said it was amazing – possibly the best school trip they have ever been on.

This was by far the easiest, most organised and well-run trip. Elemental staff were fantastic and worked so well with all our Year 9 students. They knew when to push them to do something and when to back away. The students want to go again next year as do the staff! Parents have praised the trip highly and can’t believe how much their sons and daughters enjoyed themselves. Couldn’t recommend Elemental more highly.

I have been running a watersports school trip with Elemental for the last 10 years. Every year the team go out of their way to make it a fantastic – and in some cases a life-changing – experience. I can’t rate it highly enough.

Fifteen years of consecutive bookings tell their own story. Safety, value for money and personal service really are the key points for any school trip. Using a trusted company in a trusted resort makes life a whole lot easier.

Our trip to Les Orres with Elemental was the best ever. It ran smoothly and was an absolute pleasure for all.

I have been delighted with the number of pupils who have mentioned that the Alps trip was the highlight of the year. We knew they’d had had a fantastic time, but when I read the accounts and opinions of each of our skiers it became evident that they had gained so much. More than simply six days of skiing, they referred to the journey, the staff, the hotel and each activity as having been superb. Your company has, once again, made a difference and we will be eagerly booking again for next year.

With 30 years’ experience I have never had any greater trust or confidence in working with local and national Outdoor Education providers, as I do with ElementalUK and I can unreservedly recommend Dany Duncan and his team to you.

I cannot speak highly enough of the facilities and staff at Elemental UK. They are kind, courteous and sensitive to the needs of all children. Their equipment is of high quality and well-maintained and the services they offer are at a reasonable price. I will not hesitate to use ElementalUK again for beach and water activities. Given the chance I would send my children every week!

My son attended a half-day Kids’ Club and had a fantastic time. He came away more confident than ever in the water. The instructors were all very experienced and made me feel at ease leaving my son in their hands. I can highly recommend Kids’ Club!

I booked my ten-year-old daughter on a group session. She went on the mega-sup and then did some coasteering. She loved the instructors and had the best time. The staff were brilliant getting her the right equipment and I would highly recommend this company. 10/10 experience.

Excellent activity centre based on Swanpool Beach, Falmouth. We’ve been during our holidays for the last four years, with the kids making use of the fantastic Kids’ Club. Lots of activities to keep them occupied and worn out by the end of the day!

Such lovely staff! They went the extra mile for my daughter who had the most amazing time. Highly recommended.

Elemental hosted our boys birthday party this weekend and looked after us brilliantly. My eight-year-old said it was the best day of his life. Thank you so much for the energy and fantastic day you gave them. I would definitely recommend booking Elemental to look after your children, either as part of a Kids’ Club or, like us, hosting a private party.

My son (7) attended Kids’ Club all day. He had such a fantastic time SUP-ing, coasteering, swimming and jumping into the water among other things. It really boosted his confidence in the water, and he had so much fun!

Elemental Surf Lodge has its own in-house surf school, where you can learn how to ride the waves with qualified instructors and hire all the equipment you need.
Whether you are a beginner or an expert, you will find the perfect spot to surf in Newquay, with stunning views and friendly locals.

Our instructor had a great sense of humour and made our two hours fun. We paddled out to see a shipwreck and looked at the sea creatures on the way. I cannot recommend Elemental enough and will definitely be coming back next time we are in Cornwall.

As novice kayakers our instructor made sure we had an excellent time. A great way to spend two or three hours to see the Falmouth coastline. We were safe and well looked after. Fully recommend it. Thank you.

Fantastic morning coasteering! Highly recommended. Our instructor was excellent. A lot of fun, but we felt safe and well organised.

Our instructor was very informative and quickly put us all at ease. We kayaked from the beach and saw some amazing varieties of seaweed and looked for spider crabs. After leaving our kayaks on a small beach our adventure truly began, clambering rocks and jumping from a selection of heights. We all felt completely safe and reassured, jumping from heights we never thought we’d be brave enough to do. We are all extremely proud of ourselves. Thank you – we will be back.

Our instructor made it safe, understandable, fun, reachable. I jumped in (almost) every jump, crawled up rocks ready for the next one, got rescued from floundering on the rocks (most undignified) around the caves and laughed more than I have for a long time. As a 59-year-old woman with absolutely no confidence in water I can totally recommend this as a safe, happy bet.

Our 14-year-olds went coasteering and had the best time! Really well organised company, lovely front of house team, super helpful and nice. The boys loved it. Highly recommend!!

Fantastic coasteering experience! Our family of four absolutely loved coasteering. We were a mixed ability group, but the morning worked for all of us. We were all challenged but also supported. The biggest jump we did was eight metres and all of us managed it and loved it. We also explored a small cave and had lots of laughs on the way. I would recommend this for anyone, don’t hesitate or be scared, we loved it!

Another fabulous couple of hours spent doing a private family coasteering trip with the team from Elemental. All instructors are highly qualified and caring, making the trip fun. Been going for years and always a good half-day out. Highly recommend it.

Our family went coasteering during our visit to Falmouth in August. The whole family (children 10 and 13) had a wonderful time. Our guide did an excellent job of providing instruction and was great company, too. She was kind and encouraging with our 10-year-old who was a little uneasy at some of the jumps. She provided just the right reassurance. We knew we were in capable hands and enjoyed the adventure. The coast was beautiful, and we all enjoyed the challenge of climbing over rocks, jumping from progressively higher rocks, and swimming into caves. The outing was a highlight of our holiday to England (from Canada).

My boyfriend and I went coasteering with Elemental this week and had an incredible time. Our guide was brilliant – very friendly, reassuring and knowledgeable. We really enjoyed her company as well as her guidance! I was nervous at the beginning, but she put me at ease straightaway and went at our pace. I loved every second and will definitely go back.

My wife, my nine-year-old daughter and I went for an hour’s lessons on the SUP. It was great and we were able to stand and paddle amongst other tricks at the end. Our instructor was an absolute dude and really helpful for all of us.

We had an absolutely brilliant two-hour beginner’s SUP lesson today, at the end of which even I (age 63) was able to stand up and paddle. Our instructor challenged my 20-year-old son, making the whole lesson incredibly good fun. My son is now completely hooked and can’t wait to paddleboard again. We really cannot recommend highly enough. We will definitely be back.

We had a fantastic SUP lesson and all really enjoyed our time out on, or more often in, the water. It’s been a while since I’ve done watersports but it won’t be as long until the next time… We will be back and will defo use Elemental again.

I had a fantastic sailing lesson with Elemental UK. This was a reintroduction to sailing after a break of some 35 years, so I was certainly very rusty. They were very accommodating, allowing me to pick between a Laser Pico with safety boat cover or a Bahia with the instructor in the boat with me. I opted for the latter, which worked out very well. After shopping around I felt that Elemental was very competitively priced and I’d recommend them!

Thank you for the sailing experience yesterday and for the great instruction we received. We would really recommend Elemental to others. This year we did the Level 1 course. Excellent tuition and by the end of the two-day course we felt very happy on the water. Would recommend for anyone in the area.

I booked a raft-build for my Hen do. It was absolutely brilliant! The team were so much fun, patient and lovely. There was 15 of us and we were very entertained building a couple of rafts and then we got to go on a paddle on the mega-sups. We all laughed so much. I cannot recommend it enough. It was absolutely fab and we all had the best day!

Thank you for the sailing experience yesterday and for the great instruction we received. We would really recommend Elemental to others. This year we did the RYA Level 1 course. Excellent tuition and by the end of the two-day course we felt very happy on the water. Would recommend for anyone in the area.

I attended the RYA Power Boat 2 course, which was extremely well organised and great value for money. I had a brilliant instructor and learned a great deal, both theoretical and practical. Well worth the money and time – thank you very much.

I completed my RYA Powerboat 2 through Elemental. Such a great experience! My instructors were amazing – super communicative and very accommodating. Felt super safe and they made it so much fun. Overall an amazing experience – cannot recommend Elemental enough.

Did the RYA Powerboat 2 course with my sister last week. Had a brilliant time despite the windy weather and choppy sea. We felt safe and well looked after throughout. Many thanks.

We have recently returned from the most incredible experience in the French Alps. The package put together by Elemental was outstanding – completely child-focused and designed to give the students an unforgettable and life-changing experience.
This is a trip like no other, where ALL students can thrive, build new relationships and have a brilliant time.
Parents have commented that they have not stopped hearing about their child’s adventures.
As staff, we could sit back and let the reps take the lead. We were so impressed with their passion and the ethos of respect and appreciation for the outdoors that they impressed upon our students. We could not have asked for more!

Hands down the best outdoor session I have ever taken part in. I myself am a part-time outdoor instructor and our session was both personal and professional, teaching us the necessary skills in a relaxed environment. We felt safe and in control at all times