Surf Lessons In Newquay - Learn to Surf with the Best! The Escape Surf School is based at the centre of UK surfing; Newquay in Cornwall and has been teaching people to surf for over 13 years. As well as being one of the longest running UK Surf Schools we are also one of the only schools in Newquay with a 35 year Pro Surfer as Head Coach (our very own Mike Young - Surf Guru!) We love teaching complete beginners but we also teach intermediate and advanced coaching and are the only school in Newquay offering outback, progressive lessons on a daily basis. We are open 12 months of the year, 7 days a week, so if you want to learn to surf or improve your surfing, then look no further.