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Ben's Surf Clinic

Lahinch Beach, Lahinch, Ireland
+353 (0) 86 8448622
Ranked #1 of 6 attractions in Lahinch
5.0 of 5 stars 28 Reviews
Type: Surf Camps
Owner description: Ben has been coaching surfing since 1993 and set up Bens Surf Clinic in Lahinch Co. Clare to become the top Lahinch surf school. We provide top...... more » Owner description: Ben has been coaching surfing since 1993 and set up Bens Surf Clinic in Lahinch Co. Clare to become the top Lahinch surf school. We provide top quality surf lessons with a difference. We work in small groups (max 6) with a level 2/3 surf coach to give lots of personnal attention and hopefuly help you progress quickly. We coach all levels from beginner to advanced including video analysis. We were Irelands first hard board surf school and are delighted to coach you on your own board, or bring you throuhg the complete basics.All our lessons are for two hours in the water, as we believe time in the water is waht people really wnat and is also the best place to learn. We have a wide range of lessons and course for kids right through to the old adventurer so come along and try a new surf experience. « less
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dublin
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 30, 2012

after over ten years of faffing about thinking i could surf i finally learned from "ben's surf clinic". i did a five day course with his super cool instructors, waaay to cool for school. By the end of it i was transformed. Surfing is a totally different experience for me now, it's what i always wanted it to be like,... More

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Dublin, Ireland
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 29, 2012

I have been to Ben's surf clinic a couple of times now and can safely say in the words of Curtis Mayfield these guys are 'superfly'! Whatever your level of surfing is the lessons are a cut above any other and I know many people who believe the same. You may have had a lesson before or maybe you are... More

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Ben Bennett, Owner at Ben's Surf Clinic, responded to this review
April 30, 2012

hi thanks for the great review. nice to know our hard work is paying off and people appreciate good service. glad you enjoyed yourself and got lots out of the sessions, hope see you soon ben More

Ennis, Ireland
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7 reviews 7 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 20, 2012

Excellent supervision and tuition for both adults and children.The groups are very small and can be one to one if required - Ben and his team are really professional, knowledgable and friendly and the equipment used is of high quality. More

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Dublin, Ireland
2 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 15, 2012

Excellent coaching and very positive approach. Didn't push beginners beyond what they were comfortable with and helped better surfers improve their edge. Highly recommended. More

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Munich, Germany
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 26, 2012
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I spent a great weekend in February in Lahinch at one of the intensive courses run by Ben and his team. I had been on two surf holidays prior to this but I hadn’t made all that much progress and was starting to get a bit frustrated. Two days in Lahinch sorted that!! The lessons were great – the guys... More

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 20, 2012
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Id an awesome time with the guys. I have had surf lessons in the past but the classes had too many people and not enough instructors! Bens surf clinic was the opposite, small classes and plenty of instructors. I had two lessons and really noticed a big improvement, Silly mistakes Ive been making for years were spotted straight away and... More

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liverpool
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 13, 2012
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We arrived on Saturday morning looking forward to a nice lazy weekend by the sea....? Having been on a few surf holidays in other countries we all expected the usual... 20minute warm up streaching.. followed by half an hour practicing pop up's on the sand ... and if we were lucky maybe an hour in the water swallowing seawater and... More

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Ben Bennett, Owner at Ben's Surf Clinic, responded to this review
March 18, 2012

Thanks so much for the positive feed back, always good to hear we are doing it right, and encouages us to to keep working on improving our standards and keeping youguys happy. ben More

Lahinch, Ireland
1 review
5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 13, 2012

I live in lahinch and do some of the surfing. I have two friends who had been surfing for a year are so and who dont live on the coast so they felt there surfing was more frustrating then entertain , I sent them down to Ben's surf clinic to book a lesson which they did , So they spent... More

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Dublin, Ireland
2 reviews
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 10, 2012
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people found this review helpful

These guys are brilliant! I’ve been surfing for around 5 years. Ben coached me at the start and then I've been going back to him from time to time ever since. I recently did an intermediate weekend surf clinic with two other people on the course. On Saturday we surfed on one of the local reefs which was smallish, clean... More

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Limerick, Ireland
2 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed February 29, 2012

i have had lots of lessons and these guys are the best in ireland no question, maybe anywhere!!! More

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