You’ve probably seen people stand up paddling when you’ve been on holiday, right?

It’s where you stand up on a giant surfboard-like board and use a tall paddle to propel yourself – and it’s become really popular in the UK in the past few years.

Whether you’re six or 80 years-old, the beauty of stand up paddling is everyone can give it a try.

We went down to Newquay to meet with Gordon Ingram from Ticket To Ride to take us through the basics of learning to stand up paddle.

All photos taken by Cornwall based photographer Luke Gartside