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GENERAL
GUIDES |
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British
Waterways Visit the hidden world of Britain's inland
waterways. It shows how you can find and enjoy them, how they
are managed and how you could get involved in their future
conservation
Countryside
Recreation Committed to exchanging and spreading information
to develop best policy and practice in countryside recreation.
Drifters
Canal Holidays, allowing you the freedom to cruise through
the unspoilt heart of the British countryside enjoying life
in the slow lane. Use this website to help you to unlock the
secret world that is Britain's Inland Waterways and find the
perfect location for your boating holiday.†
Ordnance
Survey Maps Produces digital & paper maps for business,
leisure, government and education.
Ramblers
Association Promotes rambling, protects
rights of way, campaigns for access to open country and defends
the countryside.
Sport
Breaks The definitive search engine for sports holidays,
activity days, leisure breaks, health farms, and corporate
entertainment throughout the UK
Talking
Guides A place to download
free and chargeable audio walking tours for some fantastic
Museum and Heritage Sites, also including outside tours.
UK
Safari Articles, photos, a free newsletter,
a free screensaver and the best places to visit for wildlife
watching.
Walka
LongWay Long
Distance Walking Walking from 2-15 days, throughout
Wales, using existing long distance walks as well as catering
for individual requests. Small groups (2-6), families, business
team building. Expedition type tours.
Youth
Hostels Association YHA offers a warm
welcome, comfortable bunk rooms, good food and affordable
prices in 230 Youth Hostels in England and Wales Whether you
want the comfort of an en suite room in a city centre, or
the chance to escape the crowds and enjoy simpler accommodation,
there's somewhere for you.
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COUNTRY
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Love
Horse is
a dating and friendship site designed for horse and country
singles. It's also an online community for country sports
enthusiasts in which they can discuss, chat, flirt, and
arrange to meet. Whether you are looking for romance,
flirtation, pen pals, or just some new friends who share
your passion for country pursuits you'll find exactly
who you are looking for here.
Muddy
Matches is a fun way for 'muddy',
or country-minded, people to meet each other, be it for
friendship, shared interests or dating. If you love the
countryside, enjoy meeting new people and are not afraid
of a bit of mud, this is the website for you. Join now
and find out how muddy you are.
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ARCHERY
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Bow
Archery International archery news, information and
resource centre from the publishers of BOW International archery
magazine. Large site, covering all levels in the sport from
beginners to the Olympic Games.
Grand National Archery Society Governing body for
the sport of archery in the UK.
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NATIONAL ARCHERY ASSOCIATIONS |
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REGIONAL ARCHERY ASSOCIATIONS |
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BALLOONING
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Balloons
over Britain
Balloons over Britain is a group of UK hot air balloon ride
operators who offer ballooning to people of all ages from
over 70 launch sites across the UK. |
CYCLING |
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British
Cycling Federation The BCF is the internationally
recognised governing body of cycle sport in the UK.† Visit
if you're into BMX, Cycle Speedway, Cyclo-Cross, Mountain
Bike, Road and Track.
OffroadAdventures-Online.co.uk
Articles, UK-wide route maps, forum, tips and tricks
Outdoor Guides, Coaches & Activity Workshops Cycle
Staffordshire offers a complete cycling experience from guided
mountain biking rides for individuals and groups, to on-road
cycle safety activities. We cover Staffordshire primarily,
but also operate in Derbyshire, Wales, Shropshire and Cheshire.
Cycling
News The first WWW cycling results and news service. |
CANOEING |
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Encounter
Cornwall Offering unique Canoeing, Cycling and Walking
trips and short breaks in the Mid Cornwall area. Pedal to
the Eden Project, Walk or Cycle across Cornwall, Canoe the
River Fowey, options for everyone.
Fluid
Skills Professional kayak coaching and BCU courses,
including basic to experienced kayak instruction with a qualified
instructor, and instructor qualification courses.
Keen
& Able Canoeing and Kayaking offer guided river
trips, kayak/canoe camping, team building activities and evening
sessions on the river.
The
British Canoe Union (BCU) The governing body for the
sport and recreation of canoeing and kayaking in the UK.
Scottish
Canoe Association Use this site to sample the large
variety of wonderful paddling opportunities in Scotland! How
to join; clubs; an overview of paddlesport; volunteer vacancies;
and insurance cover.
Irish
Canoe Union Official site.
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CAVING |
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CLOTHING |
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Mountain
Warehouse The
Mountain Warehouse supply a huge range of outdoor clothing,
footwear and equipment from Berghaus, Sprayway, Karrimor and
many more. Over 30 shops across the UK. |
CLIMBING
& MOUNTAINEERING |
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ClimbUK
Find climbing partners, guides, climbing walls, stolen gear,
news, routes - a real portal!
David
Matthews Adventure Activities
provides a range of outdoor activities and teambuilding events
in the Peak District, for adults and young people. They have
over 20 years experience and are AALA approved.
Highland
Adventure Centre Residential
outdoor activity centre in beautiful Glenisla, Perthshire,
Scotland.Activities for all ages, corporate events, stag &
hen groups also welcome.
The
British Mountaineering Council (BMC) The representative
body that exists to protect the freedoms and promote the interests
of climbers, hillwalkers and mountaineers, including ski-mountaineers.
UKClimbing The best place to climb on the web
MTN
Sports UK guide to climbing, hillwalking, trekking,
hiking, nordic skiing and mountaineering. Forums, free classified
adverts, articles, gear, accommodation, books, adventure travel,
guides and courses.
Outdoor
Horizons Mountaineering, rock climbing and guided
walking for individuals, families and groups. Navigation
and mountain skills training, including MLTE Mountain Leader
and Single Pitch Awards.
Hillwalking
Org Visit here for information and links on Climbing,
Mountaineering, Hillwalking and many other recreation and
leisure based subjects. Buy books and hillwalking maps on-line.
The
Alpine Club The object of the Alpine Club is to promote
mountain climbing and exploration throughout the world, develop
a better knowledge of the mountains through literature, science
and art and through its meetings and publications, encourage
protection of the mountain environment, and conserve the Club's
heritage.
British
Mountain Guides Their members hold the highest internationally
recognised qualification for instruction and guiding in rock
and ice climbing, mountaineering and off-piste skiing and
ski touring- the coverted IFMGA carnet.
UK
Crags Rock climbing in the UK. A quick crag guide
of places to rock climb in the UK. |
DIVING |
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Divernet
Everything for SCUBA divers and diving from Diver Magazine.
If
You Dive Thousands of diving holidays across the world. |
FELL
RUNNING |
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GLIDING |
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British
Gliding Association †All you wanted to know about
gliding: find out how to learn to glide; find a local club
plus Sailplane & Gliding Magazine and the BGA Shop.
Cotswold
Gliding Whether you would
like to learn to fly professionally or just experience the
beauty of gliding through the air and looking out on spectacular
scenery, you don't have to be a member to have a go.
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GOLF |
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Golf
Guide A search engine for golf courses and golf clubs
in Scotland, England, Wales, Ireland, Spain, Portugal, USA
and golfing resorts in other parts of the world.
Golflinks
The UK's largest database of golf information. UK Golf
Industry Directory with details on over 2,000 companies;
UK & Eire Golf Courses with contact and course
information on 3,000 courses; European Golf Courses
with course information on 2,300 golf courses in Europe; UK
Hotels & Guest Houses covering hotels cross linked
with the UK golf course guide with the majority near to open
venues; and Golf Web Links listing over 4,200 golf
related websites with drop down menu for quick and easy searching.
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HANG
GLIDING & PARAGLIDING |
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The
British Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association
Represents and supports the UK's free flight community
North
Wales Hang gliding and Paragliding Club (NWHGPC) One
of the oldest free flying clubs in the UK. Whether you're
a newly qualified pilot or an old hand they offer an environment
where you can enjoy your flying to the full. Their excellent
flying sites are in the north-east Wales area within easy
travelling time of Liverpool , Manchester and the Midlands.
Snowdonia
Paragliding School. The site
contains invaluable information about taking up paragliding.
All their instructors are experienced pilots with a caring
and enthusiastic attitude committed to maximising your enjoyment
and safe progress. Combine this with flying in some of the
most beautiful places on Earth and you've got a recipe for
bliss, Heaven meets Earth!
South
East Wales Hang Gliding & Paragliding Club If
you've ever watched the birds soaring effortlessly over
the Welsh countryside and longed to join them, take a look
inside this web site. Learn how modern hang gliders and
paragliders have turned the dream of Icarus into reality.
See how experienced hang glider and paraglider pilots can
today climb up to four miles high, and cover distances in
excess of 300 miles, with no power save the movement of
the atmosphere. Discover the exciting sport of hang gliding
& paragliding...
South
West Wales Soaring Club Paragliding and Hang Gliding
in the Swansea area, South wales.
Strathclyde
Gliding Club The club is friendly and informal with
a membership of around 20. Members of the British Gliding
Association.
Welsh
Free Flight Federation (WFFF) If you've ever watched
hang gliders and paragliders in action over the hills of
Wales and wondered if this exciting sport was for you, take
a look inside this site, and learn how modern hang gliders
and paragliders have turned the age old dream of personal
flight into a reality. Learn how the sport began, and discover
just how easy it is to learn to fly, and become a fully
qualified hang glider or paraglider pilot.
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MULTI
ACTIVITIES |
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Action
Trips Presents 287 tour operators and over 15,000
adventure trips around the world.
Aspire
Adventure Activities Provider of fun sake and adventure
outdoor activity courses in the Peak District for individuals
and groups.AALA Licenced
BlueDome
Major UK online outdoor activity magazine with guides
and articlex on Archery; Caving; Climbing; Mountain Biking
and Cycling; Orienteering; Sky Sports; Sub Aqua; Trekking;
and Water Sports.
Choose
Sport The UK's biggest and best adventure sports
company. It has details of over 5,000 different adventure
courses and holidays ranging from parachuting to rock climbing,
also selling adventure books.
Corporate
Team Building Events Internetoutdoors Ltd organises
green events for corporate companies, hen/stag parties
and famlies in Devon, Gower and Brecon. Bushcrafting, survival
skills, camp fires, storytelling, surfing ....
David
Matthews Adventure Activities
provides a range of outdoor activities and teambuilding
events in the Peak District, for adults and young people.
They have over 20 years experience and are AALA approved.
Encounter
Cornwall Offering unique Canoeing, Cycling and Walking
trips and short breaks in the Mid Cornwall area. Pedal to
the Eden Project, Walk or Cycle across Cornwall, Canoe the
River Fowey, options for everyone.
Highland
Adventure Centre Residential
outdoor activity centre in beautiful Glenisla, Perthshire,
Scotland.Activities for all ages, corporate events, stag
& hen groups also welcome.
Mountain
Mayhem Outdoor Pursuits Centre Set in sixty acres
of luscious and wild countryside on the edge of the Black
Mountains, Mountrain Mayhem provides the ultimate combination
of adventure activities and outdoor pursuits for activity
weekends, stag weekends, hen parties, corporate events,
team building and much more. Activities include paintballing,
rally karting, quad biking and target shooting.
Mustgo.com
UK Independent travel: Offering overseas adventure tours,
cultural exploration and outdoor vacations.
Outdoor
Leisure Shop An established family firm (founded
in 1840!) providing an online shopping experience for the
outdoor enthusiast.††Huge range of camping equipment and
outdoor pursuit products. Masses of tents, sleeping bags,
rucsacs, daysacs, survival equipment, compasses and hundreds
of other essential outdoor items.
Polar
Challenges - Adventure and Research Discover Antartica!
Information on the poles through research, adventure & expedtion
Raw
Sports Sports Search Engine
Searchsport.com
includes adventure sports
Touring-Camping.co.uk
Campsite listings, Camping Suppliers, Events, Tips &
Tricks, Classifieds, Days Out, They all here. Visit our
Message Board where we have forums especially for Tents,
Trailer Tents, Caravans and Motor
Tailormade
Ireland Holidays and corporate entertainment in Ireland
with accommodations in lodgings, hotels, country houses, cottages
with activities such as golf, horses, riding, walking, cycling,
gardens, sailing, fishing, racing, conferences, hunting, shooting,
music, greyhound racing, as well as events and festivals all
tailor made for you.
Travel-quest
The travel-quest specialist travel directory: offering 1,000's
of ideas for active, adventure sport and special interest
holidays and vacations from independent and specialist travel
companies ? both in the UK and Worldwide.
Waunifor
Rural centre offering cottage holidays, craft workshops and
courses, gardening, ecology, sustainability and arts events
and courses.
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ORIENTEERING |
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Scottish
Orienteering Association Orienteering is a very challenging
sport for all levels of athletic ability involving maps, navigation,
and route-choice, all against the clock...for further information
check out this site. |
OVERSEAS
ADVENTURE |
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Ghale
Treks & Expeditions Nepal Outdoor activities such
as trekking, mountain flights, rafting and extension tours
to Bhutan, India and Tibet. Additional information on home
stays.
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PAINT
BALLING |
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POLO |
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The
Hurlingham Polo Associaton (HPA) Official site providing
the definitive list of members, clubs and fixtures available
anywhere on the internet.Their newsdesk provides the latest
information from the HPA including notices, changes to rules
& regulations, competition results and essential advice
regarding many aspects of Polo.
Polo
Times UK magazine.
The
Federation of International Polo Includes a comprehensive
guide to polo and its rules. |
ROWING |
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Henley
Royal Regatta Results & photographs. Information
for crews and spectators.
Last ecent was held on 3rd - 7th July 2002. |
WIND
SURFING & SURFING |
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Learn
to Surf in Wales!
Owned
by the governing body for surfing in Wales and the only surf
school based at Llangennith, the best beach to learn to surf
in Wales."The
best surfer in the world is the one having the most fun."
The World Windsurfing Directory The leading internet
resource for windsurfing! Every day, over 1200 windsurfers
use this site. |
YACHTING |
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Bareboating
Guide award-winning interactive website
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Pages
UK online magazine for multihull cruising and racing
enthiusiasts with feature articles; dates and fixtures;
reviews and a comprehensive suppliers directory. |
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Royal
Yachting Association The
official website of the Royal Yachting Association (RYA) -
the UK National body for all forms of boating under sail or
power including disabled sailing. |
COURSES |
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Back
2 Basics
survival course run thoughout England and Scotland starting
from 1 day to weeklong hands on. They also give courses for
people wanting to learn more about survival and bushcraft.
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Muddy
Matches is a fun way for 'muddy', or country-minded,
people to meet each other, be it for friendship, shared interests
or dating. If you love the countryside, enjoy meeting new people
and are not afraid of a bit of mud, this is the website for you.
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