Prince William's surfing bachelor party

Britain's Prince William went surfing near his friend's Devon home for his bachelor party.

The second-in-line to the throne celebrated his upcoming nuptials to Kate Middleton with his brother Prince Harry and some close friends at the 12-century Hartland Abbey in Devon, Southwest England, where his pal George Stucley's family lives.

During the weekend break the group enjoyed activities such as surfing and clay pigeon shooting, although the prince's surfing skills were less than impressive according to one witness who saw him try and catch some waves at a nearby secluded cove called Speke's Mill.

Jordan Clark told Britain's Daily Mail: "I didn't realise who it was at first but then George Stucley came over to me and said, 'Can you watch out for these lads as they don't really know what they are doing?'

"I looked over and realised it was William. They weren't very good. They were just paddling about having a laugh."

Another source told of how the lads carried on celebrating until the early hours but were well-behaved.

The insider said: "It was a relatively tame stag weekend by a lot of people's standards. It was just about a group of lads having a good time without their other halves."

Others thought to have attended the party include James Meade, who William met at Eton, Thomas Van Straubenzee who attended Ludgrove Prep School in Berkshire with the prince and his father Prince Charles' grandson Hugh Van Custem.