Lessons run all year at Inchydoney Surf School, located on the beautiful blue flag beach at Inchydoney, County Cork, and the school is open seven days a week throughout the summer. During the winter months individuals and small/large groups are catered for on Saturdays and Sundays and large groups (eight+) during the week. Individuals and groups are welcome and birthday parties, stag/hen parties are catered for. Beginner to intermediate lessons, once off taster lessons, beginner to improver five to 10 day courses, schools and corporate packages are available plus kids and teen camps run each week of the summer from the start of June through to the end of August plus during mid-term, Easter and Hallowe’en.

Wetsuits, surfboards are provided, while boots, hoods and gloves are available if required. Changing rooms are also provided. Gift vouchers are also available. Check website for more details and special offers including deal of the week.

Nearby Clonakilty looks like a living postcard. It is one of Ireland’s best-known tourist destinations. Its heritage is more varied than the image suggests. The town is a melting pot of music and musicians, and it’s possible to find live music most nights at a multitude of pubs (Clonakilty was home to the late Noel Redding, one-time bassist with the Jimi Hendrix Experience). And that’s not even getting started on the local black pudding.