Surfing in the United Kingdom

Surfing was first introduced in the United Kingdom in 1929 when four Australian teenagers brought the sport to Britain.[1][2]

The sport has a small but significant following Cornwall is considered a hotbed of surfing in the United Kingdom.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ "Wave hello: the birth of British surfing". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
  2. ↑ "UK surfing history started in 1929". Surfer. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
  3. ↑ "The good surf guide to Cornwall". BBC. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
  4. ↑ "North Scotland's Surfers Are Harder Than You". Vice. Retrieved 2016-03-24.


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