Jenny Jones is a British professional snowboarder who became the first Briton ever to win an Olympic snowsport event, after winning a bronze medal at the 2014 Winter Olympi...
From laidback go-with-the-flow attitudes, to post-punk-hipster, lifestyles have been shaped around the ‘cool’ of surfing.
Surfing is one of the best activities to take you outside of your comfort zone by immersion in a liquid environment.

7 May

The ‘Shortboard Revolution’

by Sam Bleakley

Shred surfing at The Wave, inland surfing lake in Bristol
Walking through The Clubhouse at The Wave is a feast for the senses, and hung from the walls is a quiver of vintage surfboards that celebrate design breakthroughs from the...
A wave breaking at The Wave Bristol inland surf destination
Surfing is set to make its Olympic debut in the Tokyo Games this year and UK Sport recently announced a £1.35 million investment into surfing, as part of a new Progression...

13 Jan

Ice Ice Baby

by The Wave Team

Cold water has been receiving a lot of attention of late, being touted as a treatment for depression, a way to slow down dementia and a brilliant boost for our immune...

24 Dec

The Year We’ve Had

by The Wave Team

We look back on our first year of opening...What a year that was.

18 Nov

The Realisation of a Dream

by The Wave Team

Founder Nick Hounsfields talks about his dreams for The Wave to be truly accessible for all and how adaptive surfing is at the very core of what we do.
Nick Hounsfield surfing at The Wave in Bristol
Over the years I’ve become aware of thousands of other people using water and surfing to help restore people’s mental and physical health and boost their wellbein...