If you want an exciting holiday packed with adventure then be sure to check out this list!
1. Sea kayaking, Highlands of Scotland
Difficulty rating- 4/10
Ages- 16+ preferably with an adult.
This kayaking experience is most suited to those with lesser experience as it aims to blend the sport with gentle hiking. In addition to the amazing 4 days on the water, wandering the bays and islands, you are also able to admire various wildlife such as sea eagles and porpoises. If all this wasn’t enough to interest you then maybe the guided walk from the village of Gairloch, that’s also included, will.
2. River swimming, Oxfordshire
Difficulty rating- 7.5/10
Ages- 16+
The beautifully calm and tranquil water makes open air swimming look very tempting. However this isn’t just your standard sea swimming, this itinerary from SwimTrek is instead in sheltered water. It goes along the riverbank from Buscot Lock, by Lechlade, to Buckland Marsh, by Faringdon, tracing along England’s most famous waterway. We advise having a basic understanding of open-water swimming and a capability of completing the daily distance of 6km. However help and guidance is made available by a safety team throughout.
3. Kite-buggying, East Sussex
Difficulty rating- 5/10
Ages– 7+
Using both the skills of kite-flying and go-karting, kite-buggying is a thrilling way to spend your time at the beach, you’ll be zipping across the sand at up to 50mph in a low three-wheeler. With vast, open beach, Camber Sands is an amazing place to try this extreme and exciting sport. Get lessons at the Kitesurf Centre from qualified instructors, they’ll teach you everything from how to fly the kite to using it to power you along in the buggy, with courses varying in length to choose from.
4. Coasteering, Giant’s Causeway, County Antrim
Difficulty rating- 6/10
ages- 7+ with an adult
With this you can explore the shoreline by leaping, scrambling and swimming – and even take part in optional cliff jumping. Causeway Coasteering offers guided sessions along the Causeway coast and accompanying beautiful water. Geared up in wetsuits, buoyancy aids and helmets, you’ll challengingly make your way through hidden coves and islands, with a guide drawing your attention to interesting objects and providing helpful tips.
5. Learn navigation, Foolow, Peak District
Difficulty rating- 2/10
ages- 18+
Whether you find yourself stranded in fog or losing your way in the fells your worries regarding walking will be aided with this navigation course that covers the essentials and should provide you with some added confidence. Run by expert mountain leaders and rock climbing instructors, this day long course takes place in the gorgeous Peak District village, Foolow, which has a facinating limestone landscape and spring orchids. It teaches map reading, compass navigation, route planning and walking on a bearing. After mastering the basics, there is also the additional option of moving onto a more advanced course and challenging yourself further.
6. Rock climbing taster day, Snowdonia
Difficulty rating- 5/10
ages- 10+
Have you ever tried rock climbing up vertical walls? well here’s your opportunity. Gaia Adventures offers great climbing experience days for those who are beginners to the sport, with everything ranging from rope skills to belaying (assisting others) and abseiling safely down the rock face. With them you’re guided by an expert instructor, in up to groups of 6, challenging your brain and body, as you climb smaller mountains and cliffs, such as Tryfan, and slate quarries on the flanks of Elidir Fawr, with the incredible view overlooking Snowdon. After their expertise has been passed on to you hopefully you’ll be able to climb without supervision at an indoor climbing wall following the course.
7. Orienteering, nationwide
Difficulty rating- 5/10
ages- any
You’ll be well equipped with a map, compass and electronic dibber and be forced to navigate through the wilderness as fast as you possibly can. Orienteering simply refers to racing over a course and is increasingly popular and clubs across the UK hold recreational and competitive events where you can further challenge your orienting abilities.
8. Paragliding, Surrey
Difficulty rating- 4/10
ages- any but under 18’s must provide parental consent
This is most certainly an activity for those of you who consider yourself thrill seekers. You’ll have the experience of a lifetime gliding 500ft above the Surrey countryside while hanging from a material canopy. while it may sound very daring in reality no experience or skills are required if you book a tandem flight with the Green Dragons, in Woldingham, they’ve been operating for a staggering 44 years and so know how its done. With a qualified instructor, the hardest part as a passenger is managing your nerves as you swoop through the air, riding the wind and watching the landscape of the North Downs unfold beneath your very own feet.
9. Foraging courses, various locations
Difficulty rating- 1/10
ages- any
This is the activity holiday suitable to all and so may be a great idea for those looking as a family with small children. With this experience you’ll be breaking stems, tasting leaves and discovering where things grow. Learning all about wild food, its most certainly a more adventurous experience than what you’ll find in restaurants. Wild Food UK holds foraging courses in various locations across Britain including Suffolk, Wiltshire, Kent, Edinburgh and Cardiff. Such courses help identify edible shoots, plants and flowers that you come across in the wild so they may be cooked up and transformed into dishes such as wild garlic pesto, elderflower champagne and mushroom pasta.
10. Snorkelling and wildlife, Hebrides
Difficulty rating- 1/10
ages- 8+ with anyone under 16 needing to be accompanied with an adult.
Wander at the amazing wildlife and sea that the UK has to offer. The Oban and Lorn coastline has masses of wildlife to see, which you can do on a snorkel and wildlife tour provided by Basking Shark Scotland. You’ll start from Oban and take an incredible tour that is based on the 13 mile-long Isle of Coll, where there are a staggering 23 beaches and accompanying wildlife. Just a selection of such wildlife includes basking sharks, otters, grey seals, porpoises and bottlenose dolphins. Gain even more life experience when you’re underwater as you snorkel past starfish, sea-urchins, kelp forests and rays, with a guide and marine biologist at your beck and call throughout.
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