Learn how to surf and have surfing lessons at BigStyle, an ASI accredited surf school, located at Killadoon, Co Mayo, Ireland, only a few kilometres outside Louisburgh town.

BigStyle offer Surf and Stay packages at their BigStyle Atlantic Lodge – a 14 en-suite bedroom hotel, with great facilities, yoga, sauna and more.  

Surf lessons are held at nearby Cross Stand Beach, with perfect conditions for beginners learning to surf with open space and nice sandy area with small white water waves.   More advanced level surfing conditions are also nearby.

Surrounded by a coastal mountain range on the landward side and two picturesque islands out to sea, it’s a scenic location, to improve your surfing skills, get into the surf lifestyle or just to chill out !

BigStyle is owned and operated by Kris Goodbody. He is a surfer, kitesurfer, skateboard and stand up paddleboarder.  He has taught surfing and other water sports in a few different schools in New Zealand, Kenya, Sri Lanka and Ireland.

He set up the surf school to complement kitesurfing and standing up paddling activities.  Upon opening the BigStyle hotel on the west coast of Ireland, the beach, where kitesurfing is taught, was also incredible for surf and offering ideal beginner waves.   

Kris is an ASI Surfing Instructor, and SUP Instructor, holding rescue and first aid qualifications.  He also is a senior kitesurfing instructor, lifeguard, and coasteering guide.  

He is assisted in the school by experienced ASI accredited Surfing Instructors.

BigStyle offer surf lessons and rentals and surf and sauna packages for all ages, parties and corporate groups.

Kids camps are also available in summer holidays.

They specialise in surf and stay / accommodation at their hotel, BigStyle Atlantic Lodge.  Kite surfing lessons are also offered.

The BigStyle instructors will ensure you have the most fun they’ve ever had on the water! 

BigStyle Atlantic Lodge, have a range of facilities -  bathrooms, showers, a pub, a restaurant, a yoga studio and a sauna. The beach is a five minute drive and down on the beach we have a small set up with a tent and toilets during the busy season. 

The surf school is located at their hotel, BigStyle Atlantic Lodge.

Surf lessons are held at Cross Stand Beach in Co. Mayo, only a few kilometres outside of Louisburg town.  It  is a wild and secluded beach surrounded by a coastal mountain range on the landward side and two picturesque islands out to sea.  It gets plenty of swell and is nice and quiet most of the year.

Cross Sand each is a perfect beach for learning to surf as it’s got minimal rocks and no reef, loads of wide open space and a nice sandy shallow beginner area with small white water waves.

For more advanced surfers on good offshore day Cross beach dishes out some phenomenal conditions.

It’s an amazing part of the world. 

BigStyle Atlantic Lodge. 
It’s a 14 en-suite bedroom hotel overlooking over the beaches.  In addition to the surf school, there is a huge yoga studio, sauna, spectacular indoor and outdoor chilling areas… and a fantastic traditional pub and restaurant.