Hobbies · Sports · Crafts
Outdoor & adventure
Getting into open country, onto rock, or under the sky.
Birdwatching
Finding, identifying and recording wild birds — a hobby you can start from a kitchen window.
£25–£100 to start · outdoors · gentle
Fihu / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
Geocaching
Using GPS coordinates to find containers hidden by other people, in places you would never otherwise stop.
Free or near-free to start · outdoors · moderate effort
Annatsach / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
Astronomy
Observing the night sky, from naked-eye constellations to telescopic deep-sky objects.
£100–£300 to start · outdoors · sedentary
Metal detecting
HobbySearching ground with a detector for coins, artefacts and history — under a legal framework that matters.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsModerate effort
Disc golf
SportGolf played by throwing discs at chain baskets, on free public courses, usually in parkland or woodland.
£25–£100 to startOutdoorsModerate effort
Orienteering
SportHobbyNavigating between control points on a detailed map, at whatever speed suits you, against the clock.
Under £25 to startOutdoorsDemanding
Whittling
CraftShaping wood with a single knife — the cheapest, oldest and most portable making craft there is.
£25–£100 to startIndoors or outdoorsGentle
Wild swimming
SportHobbySwimming in rivers, lakes and sea — enormously rewarding, and the one hobby here that regularly kills people who get it wrong.
£25–£100 to startOutdoorsDemanding
Bouldering
SportClimbing short, hard problems close to the ground, with mats instead of ropes — the lowest-friction way into climbing.
£25–£100 to startIndoors or outdoorsVery demanding
Cycling
SportRiding a bicycle for transport, fitness or pleasure — the parent of a large family of quite different sports.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsDemanding
Hiking
SportHobbyWalking longer distances over rougher ground — the cheapest way into the outdoors, and the one whose risks are most underestimated.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsModerate effort
Mountaineering
SportClimbing mountains where rock, snow, ice and weather all have to be managed at once — reached through walking and scrambling rather than started from scratch.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
Indoor climbing
SportRoped climbing on an artificial wall — the route into the sport for almost everybody who now does it outdoors.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsDemanding
Wild camping
SportHobbySleeping out in open country away from any campsite — legally straightforward in Scotland, considerably less so almost everywhere else in Britain.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsDemanding
Marathon running
SportRacing 42.195km on the road — an ordinary distance to train for and a genuinely hard one to finish well.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
Fly fishing
HobbySportCasting a weighted line to present an almost weightless artificial fly — the one branch of angling where the casting is the skill.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsModerate effort
Bikepacking
SportHobbyMulti-day riding with everything you need strapped to the bike — camping, navigation and cycling combined into one problem.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
Angling
HobbySportFishing with rod and line — the parent of several very different sports that share a licence, a set of ethics and almost nothing else.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsGentle
Scrambling
SportAscending steep ground where hands are needed but ropes usually are not — the middle ground between hillwalking and climbing.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsDemanding
Sea fishing
SportFishing the coast from shore, pier or boat — free to start, open all year, and the branch of angling with the most serious safety story.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsModerate effort
Ski touring
SportClimbing under your own power on skis and descending away from lifts — mountaineering with a fast way down, and the avalanche knowledge that makes it possible.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
Recumbent cycling
SportHobbyRiding seated and reclined, on two wheels or three — usually taken up to stay cycling rather than to go faster.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsDemanding
Fastpacking
SportCovering multi-day routes on foot at running pace, carrying everything — between thru-hiking and trail running, and served by neither.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
Treehouse building
CraftHobbyBuilding a structure carried by a living tree — where the tree, not the timber, sets every rule.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsDemanding
Yacht cruising
HobbySportMaking passages and living aboard a cruising yacht — where the planning, the maintenance and the weather decide far more than the sailing does.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsModerate effort
Thru-hiking
SportHobbyWalking a long trail end to end in one continuous push — a logistics and attrition problem far more than a walking one.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
Fell running
SportRacing up and down open hillside on unmarked routes — a navigation sport with running attached, where GPS is banned outright.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
Packrafting
SportCarrying a boat in your rucksack so a walk can cross or follow water — what the boat is for, how it differs from kayaking, and where the risk actually sits.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsDemanding
Trail running
SportOff-road running on unpredictable ground — what actually changes from the road, how the sport divides by surface, and where the boundary with fell running sits.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
Downhill mountain biking
SportRiding gravity tracks at uplift-served bike parks — what the sport actually is, what it costs, and why this page covers everything except how to ride it.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
Kayaking
SportPaddling a closed boat — four different sports sharing a paddle, and why sorting out which water you want comes before choosing a boat.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsDemanding
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164 activities in the catalogue, 31 written up so far.
3D archery
SportShooting foam animal targets at unmarked distances through woodland, judging range by eye.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Adventure caching
HobbyLocation-based puzzle trails completed on foot, a newer branch of geocaching.
Free or near-free to startOutdoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Adventure racing
SportMulti-discipline team racing over long distances, navigating throughout.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Aid climbing
SportAscending by placing and standing in gear rather than by free movement, on big walls and steep rock.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Animal tracking
HobbyReading tracks, scat and field signs to work out what passed and when.
£25–£100 to startOutdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Badger watching
HobbyWatching setts at dusk from downwind, with legal protection that shapes how close anyone may get.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Barbecue & smoking
HobbyCraftCooking with live fire and smoke over hours, controlling temperature by hand.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Bike trials
SportRiding a bike over obstacles without dabbing, judged on balance rather than speed.
Over £1,000 to startIndoors or outdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Bikejoring
SportBeing towed on a bike by one or two harnessed dogs, on forest track rather than road.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Blokarting
SportSailing a small three-wheeled land yacht on beaches and airfields.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
BMX freestyle
SportTricks on a small strong bike, in a park, on street or on a ramp.
£300–£1,000 to startIndoors or outdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Bodysurfing
SportRiding waves on the body with swim fins and at most a handplane, the cheapest surfing there is.
£25–£100 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Bothying
HobbyWalking to and staying in unlocked mountain shelters, maintained by volunteers and run on an etiquette.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Bottle digging
HobbyExcavating Victorian household tips for glass and stoneware bottles, with landowner permission.
£25–£100 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Bushcraft
HobbyLiving skills for the outdoors — fire, shelter, water, cordage, tools.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Camping
HobbySleeping outdoors under canvas at a site, with or without a car.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Canoe camping
HobbySportMulti-day journeys by open canoe, carrying camp in the boat rather than on your back.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Canoeing
SportPaddling an open canoe with a single blade, solo or tandem.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Canyoning
SportDescending a river gorge by scrambling, abseiling, sliding and jumping.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Carp fishing
HobbySportSpecialist long-session fishing for large carp, with its own tackle culture.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Cave diving
SportDiving flooded cave systems on guideline, with no direct route to the surface at any point.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Cave photography
HobbyPhotographing underground, where every light source must be carried and placed.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Cave surveying
HobbyMeasuring and drawing cave passage to a grade standard, which is how new systems get recorded at all.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Caving
SportHobbyExploring cave systems underground, often wet, tight and dark.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Charcoal burning
CraftProducing charcoal from coppiced wood in a ring kiln, a multi-day woodland operation.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Church crawling
HobbyVisiting and recording parish churches for their architecture, fittings and monuments.
Under £25 to startIndoors or outdoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Clay pigeon shooting
SportBreaking flying clay targets with a shotgun across a course of stands.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Coarse fishing
HobbySportFishing for non-game freshwater species on lakes, canals and rivers.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Coast path walking
HobbySportWalking long coastal routes in stages, with tide, cliff and weather planning that inland routes lack.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Coasteering
SportTraversing a rocky coastline by climbing, swimming and jumping into the sea.
£25–£100 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Competitive wood chopping
SportTimed axe and saw events — underhand, standing block, and crosscut sawing.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Conservation volunteering
HobbyPractical habitat work with a local group — scrub clearance, coppicing, surveys.
Under £25 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
County topping
SportHobbyReaching the highest point of every county, which takes you to hills nobody else visits.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Cross country running
SportWinter league racing over mud and grass, the oldest and cheapest competitive running in Britain.
£25–£100 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Cross triathlon
SportSwim, mountain bike and trail run — triathlon moved off the road entirely.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Dartmoor letterboxing
HobbyThe original letterboxing tradition on Dartmoor, with hand-cut stamps and a long-standing code.
Under £25 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Deep water soloing
SportClimbing above deep water without ropes, where the fall is into the sea and the tide is the belay.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Dirt jumping
SportRiding and building shaped earth jumps for tricks, on short hardtails, at self-maintained trails.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Dry stone walling
CraftBuilding walls from unmortared stone, each one chosen to lock the others in place.
Under £25 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Dry tooling
SportClimbing rock with ice axes and crampons, competed indoors and used to train for winter routes.
£300–£1,000 to startIndoors or outdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Enduro motorcycling
SportLong off-road motorcycle competition over timed sections and liaison stages, on road-legal machines.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Enduro mountain biking
SportTimed descents linked by untimed climbs, the dominant modern MTB race format.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Eventing
SportDressage, cross-country and showjumping on one horse over one competition, at every level from unaffiliated up.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Field archery
SportShooting a course of targets at unmarked distances through woodland.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Field target shooting
SportAir rifle shooting at knockdown metal targets over a woodland course, at unmarked ranges.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Fire performance
SportHobbySpinning and manipulating burning props, taught with strict safety protocol.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Foraging
HobbyFinding, identifying and using wild food — with identification as the whole skill.
Under £25 to startOutdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Geocache hiding
HobbyDesigning, placing and maintaining caches rather than only finding them.
£25–£100 to startOutdoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Gold panning
HobbyPanning rivers for placer gold, legal only with permission and in specific places.
£25–£100 to startOutdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Gorge walking
SportAscending a river gorge on foot, scrambling and swimming, usually with a guided group.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Gravel cycling
SportRiding unsurfaced lanes and tracks on a drop-bar bike built for them.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Green lane and byway walking
HobbyWalking the unsurfaced rights of way that predate the road network, with map and access knowledge.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Green laning
HobbyDriving legal unsurfaced rights of way, where route research and access etiquette are the whole hobby.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Hammock camping
HobbySleeping suspended between trees rather than on the ground, with its own kit and site-choice problem.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Highball bouldering
SportBouldering high enough that a fall is serious, on pads and nerve.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Highlining
SportWalking slackline rigged at height on a leash, with rigging redundancy as the entire safety system.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Ice climbing
SportClimbing frozen waterfalls and winter gullies with axes and crampons.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Kayak surfing
SportRiding breaking waves in a short surf kayak or waveski, judged in competition on the same waves as surfers.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Kite buggying
SportHobbyBeing pulled across sand or hard ground in a three-wheeled buggy by a power kite.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Kite flying
HobbyFlying single-line, stunt or power kites — quietly, or not quietly at all.
£25–£100 to startOutdoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Land yachting
SportSailing three-wheeled craft on beaches and airfields, one of the fastest wind-powered things you can do.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Landboarding
SportRiding a large skateboard pulled by a power kite on open ground.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Landscape photography
HobbyPhotographing land and sky, which mostly means being somewhere at the right hour.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Letterboxing
HobbyFinding hidden boxes from written clues and stamping a personal logbook.
Under £25 to startOutdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Lighthouse visiting
HobbyVisiting and recording lighthouses, which is a coastal walking hobby with a list attached.
£25–£100 to startOutdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Live-fire cooking
CraftCooking over wood and charcoal at controlled low temperatures for many hours.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Long-distance walking
SportHobbyWalking a named trail over days or weeks, carrying or forwarding your kit.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Longboard surfing
SportSurfing on boards over nine feet, where trim, noseriding and small waves are the point.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Mammal tracking
HobbyReading prints, trails and signs to work out what has passed through.
Under £25 to startOutdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Map and compass navigation
HobbyLand navigation as a taught skill — bearings, pacing, contour interpretation and relocation.
£25–£100 to startOutdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Milestone recording
HobbyFinding, recording and conserving road milestones and mileposts, most of them unlisted and unrecorded.
Under £25 to startOutdoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Mine exploration
SportHobbyVisiting disused mines with the appropriate club, training and permission.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Mölkky
HobbySportThrowing a wooden pin to knock numbered skittles for an exact score, from Finland.
£25–£100 to startOutdoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Motocross
SportOff-road motorcycle racing over jumps and ruts on a closed circuit, with strong youth and club structures.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Motorcycle touring
HobbyLong-distance travel by motorcycle, where route planning and luggage become the craft.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Mountain biking
SportRiding off-road trails, from forest singletrack to alpine descents.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Mountain marathon
SportA two-day self-supported navigation race over mountain terrain, carrying camp between stages.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Mountain rescue volunteering
HobbyServing on a volunteer rescue team, with years of training before a first callout and a pager after it.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Mountainboarding
SportRiding an off-road board with pneumatic tyres down tracks and dedicated parks.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Mudlarking
HobbySearching tidal foreshore for historical objects, which requires a permit on the Thames.
Under £25 to startOutdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Munro bagging
HobbySportWorking through the 282 Scottish mountains over 3,000 feet, which takes most people decades.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Narrowboating
HobbyCanal cruising at walking pace, with locks, licences and a wholly separate culture.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Night orienteering
SportOrienteering after dark by headtorch, where map reading and route choice change completely.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Nordic tour skating
SportSkating frozen lakes and fens on long blades, judging the ice as you go.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Offshore yacht racing
SportRacing yachts overnight and across open water, with watch systems, weather routeing and safety qualifications.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Open canoe touring
SportHobbyJourneying by open canoe on rivers and lochs, camping as you go.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
OpenStreetMap surveying
HobbySurveying and editing the open map of the world, from a phone or from a GPS trace.
Free or near-free to startIndoors or outdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Outdoor bouldering
SportBouldering on real rock, where pad placement, spotting and reading the landing are the new skills.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Paragliding
SportFlying a foot-launched fabric wing from a hill or by tow.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Parkour
SportMoving through built environment efficiently, taught in gyms before it is done outdoors.
£25–£100 to startIndoors or outdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Peak bagging
HobbySportWorking through a defined list of summits — Munros, Wainwrights, county tops.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Plein air painting
CraftHobbyPainting outdoors from life in one session, where light and weather set the deadline.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
QRP operating
HobbyAmateur radio at five watts or less, often on home-built sets, where the challenge is the constraint.
£100–£300 to startIndoors or outdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Radio direction finding
SportHobbyLocating hidden transmitters on foot with a directional aerial — orienteering with radio.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Recreational tree climbing
SportClimbing standing trees on rope, using arborist technique for its own sake.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Rocket stove building
CraftHobbyBuilding high-efficiency combustion stoves for cooking or outdoor heating.
£25–£100 to startOutdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Rockpooling
HobbyFinding and identifying the animals that live in shore pools at low tide.
Under £25 to startOutdoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Rogaining
SportLong-format team navigation events, scoring controls over many hours.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Roundnet
SportFour players around a small trampoline net, spiking a ball off it.
£25–£100 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Rucking
SportWalking distance with a weighted pack, borrowed from military training.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Sailing
SportUsing wind to move a boat, from a dinghy on a lake to a yacht offshore.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Sand sculpture
CraftHobbyCarving compacted sand, from beach work to competitive festival sculpture.
Under £25 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Score orienteering
SportNavigation events scored by controls visited within a time limit.
£25–£100 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Scouting volunteering
HobbyRunning sections of a uniformed youth group, which is a training, safeguarding and logistics commitment.
Under £25 to startIndoors or outdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Sea kayaking
SportKayaking on open coast, where tide and weather planning matter more than paddling.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Seaweed foraging
HobbyGathering and drying edible seaweeds from the shore, with tide and water-quality judgement.
Under £25 to startOutdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Skateboarding
SportStreet and park riding, now an Olympic sport with a large adult beginner population.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Skiing
SportDescending snow on two skis, on piste or off it.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Skimboarding
SportRunning onto a thin board on wet sand and skimming out to meet a wave at the shore break.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Slacklining
SportBalancing on flat webbing between two anchors. Cheap, portable, and harder than it looks.
£25–£100 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Snowboarding
SportDescending snow sideways on a single board.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Snowkiting
SportCrossing snow on skis or a board under a traction kite, which can climb as well as descend.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Snowshoeing
SportWalking over deep snow on frames that keep you on the surface.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Speed climbing
SportRacing a standardised route against the clock, now an Olympic discipline.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Splitboarding
SportTouring on a snowboard that separates into skis for the climb and reassembles for the descent.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Sport climbing
SportLead climbing on routes protected by pre-placed bolts.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Traditional climbing
SportClimbing while placing and removing your own protection as you go.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Trail mountain biking
SportRiding singletrack for its own sake, on natural and built trails.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Trail orienteering
SportPrecision navigation without a running element, designed to be inclusive of mobility.
£25–£100 to startOutdoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Trail riding
SportHobbyRiding off-road motorcycles on green lanes and enduro trails.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Trail ultrarunning
SportRunning beyond marathon distance off-road, with its own pacing and nutrition problems.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Trig point bagging
HobbySportVisiting Ordnance Survey trig pillars, a walking hobby with a well-defined list.
£25–£100 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Trigpointing
HobbyFinding and logging Ordnance Survey triangulation pillars across the country.
Free or near-free to startOutdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Ultrarunning
SportRacing beyond marathon distance, where eating and pacing decide the result.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Urban sketching
HobbyDrawing places on location, on the spot, in whatever time you have.
Under £25 to startOutdoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Via ferrata
SportClimbing a fixed cable and ladder route clipped in with a shock-absorbing lanyard.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Wainwright bagging
HobbySportWalking the 214 Lakeland fells of Wainwright’s guides, the most followed list in England.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Whale and dolphin watching
HobbyWatching and recording cetaceans from headland or boat, with sightings submitted to national schemes.
£25–£100 to startOutdoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
White water kayaking
SportPaddling rapids, where reading water is the whole skill.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Whitewater rafting
SportDescending rapids in a crewed inflatable raft, paddled to commands from a guide at the stern.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsDemanding
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Winter camping
HobbySportCamping in cold conditions, where the margin for equipment and judgement errors narrows sharply.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsDemanding
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Winter climbing
SportMixed snow, turf and ice climbing on axes and crampons, graded separately from summer rock.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
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Winter hillwalking
SportHillwalking in snow and ice, which is a different sport wearing the same boots.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet