Hi Jo,
Where in the UK are you? There's a couple of stores around that have a stock of freedive fins so depending on where you are you might get lucky.
When I bought my first bifins I put them on with socks and sat on the floor in the store for about 10 minutes to check that nothing started hurting. If it hurt after 10 minutes sitting still then you could bet that it would hurt a fair bit in the water.
As far as type goes, don't fuss if you're a beginner. There's good and better ones at a beginner level but the crucial thing is the comfort of the footpocket, it's pointless getting a fin that everyone recommends if it doesn't fit properly. I ended up getting the cheapest fin in the store because the footpocket was a little wider which suited my feet. The fins got me past 30m no problems at all and over 100m dynamic so good value for money really! Plus I felt no guilt when scratching them on rocks or generally banging them around.
Cheers,
Ben
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