Coasteering is an adventurous outdoor activity that combines swimming, climbing, scrambling, and jumping along a coastline. Participants move through rocky shorelines, cliffs, and sea caves, often navigating waves, pools, and coves, while staying close to the water. Unlike traditional rock climbing or swimming, coasteering blends both, allowing you to explore coastal terrain in a dynamic and exciting way.

It’s usually done with safety gear, including wetsuits, helmets, and buoyancy aids, and is guided by experienced instructors to ensure safety while making the experience fun, challenging, and adrenaline-filled.

When coasteering, it’s essential to wear appropriate clothing and footwear to keep you safe and comfortable. All participants must bring suitable footwear that can be used in the ocean, such as trainers or thick-soled wetsuit boots. Flimsy shoes like flip-flops, sandals, or lightweight beach shoes are not acceptable, as they do not provide enough grip or protection on slippery rocks.

If you have your own thick, full-length winter wetsuit (5mm), you are more than welcome to use it; otherwise, we will supply a wetsuit for you. Helmets and buoyancy aids are provided and are mandatory to wear during the session.

Please note: failure to bring suitable footwear may result in being unable to take part in the session, with no refund given.

To ensure the safety and enjoyment of all participants, we have minimum age requirements in place in line with governing guidelines and safety protocols.

For Group Coasteer sessions, the minimum age is 10 years.

For Private and Family Coasteer sessions, the minimum age is 6 years.

Ages will be checked prior to the session to ensure all participants meet the requirements. These guidelines help us provide a safe, fun, and appropriate adventure for everyone taking part.

The safety of our customers and guides is always our top priority. In the event that weather conditions pose a danger—such as extremely strong winds, large or hazardous waves, or other unsafe sea or coastal conditions—we will cancel the session and contact you promptly to arrange a suitable alternative date and time for your session.

Please note that coasteer sessions are not cancelled due to rain or moderate wind. Only when conditions meet the safety criteria outlined above will we cancel a session. This ensures that sessions can go ahead wherever safely possible, so you can still enjoy your adventure even in typical Cornish weather.

For full details of our cancellation policy, please refer to our Terms and Conditions. Wherever possible, we always aim to be flexible and will do our best to rearrange any sessions you are unable to attend, provided sufficient notice is given.

Please note that sessions cancelled at very short notice, or where participants do not attend their booked session (no-shows), cannot be refunded. This is due to the advance planning required, including staff allocation, equipment preparation, and venue logistics.

On the Lizard Peninsula, we run coasteering adventures at a range of spectacular coastal locations, including Mullion Harbour, Church Cove, Bass Point, Enys Head, and Predannack. Due to the ever-changing nature of sea and weather conditions, the exact location for your session cannot be selected at the time of booking. Instead, our experienced team carefully chooses the most suitable venue the day before your session to ensure the safest and most enjoyable experience possible.

The day before your booking, we’ll send a confirmation by SMS and email with the final location, clear directions, where to meet, and what to bring, so you have everything you need ahead of time. Wherever your session takes place, you can be confident of an action-packed adventure, stunning scenery, and expert guidance throughout.

All participants must be confident swimmers to take part in coasteering. This activity involves moving through the sea, swimming short distances, and navigating coastal features, so being able to swim comfortably in open water is essential for safety and enjoyment throughout the session.

Each session lasts approximately 3 hours, including changing time.

Yes. On arrival you will be handed a thick winter wetsuit, a buoyancy aid, and a helmet to wear throughout your adventure.

If you have your own thick winter wetsuit, you are more than welcome to wear this.

You MUST bring your own footwear, such as trainers or wetsuit boots. Beach shoes are NOT acceptable.