Sports

Physical activities with rules and a measurable outcome — whether or not you ever enter a competition.

What counts as a sport here: A physical activity with rules, a measurable outcome, and some form of organised play — even where most participants never compete. Activities can belong to more than one strand, and several here do — miniature painting is a hobby and a craft; orienteering is a sport and an outdoor pursuit.

Written up in depth

Padel
Sport
A doubles racket sport played in a glass-walled court where the walls are part of the game.
£100–£300 to startIndoors or outdoorsDemanding
Pickleball
Sport
A paddle sport on a badminton-sized court with a perforated plastic ball and a non-volley zone.
£25–£100 to startIndoors or outdoorsModerate effort
Disc golf
Sport
Golf played by throwing discs at chain baskets, on free public courses, usually in parkland or woodland.
£25–£100 to startOutdoorsModerate effort
Archery
Sport
Shooting arrows at a target with a bow, under a club and governing-body structure that begins with a beginners’ course.
£300–£1,000 to startIndoors or outdoorsModerate effort
Orienteering
SportHobby
Navigating between control points on a detailed map, at whatever speed suits you, against the clock.
Under £25 to startOutdoorsDemanding
Wild swimming
SportHobby
Swimming 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
Sport
Climbing 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
Running
Sport
Covering ground on foot — the cheapest sport there is, and the parent of a very large family of disciplines.
Under £25 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
Table tennis
Sport
Bat and ball across a net on a table — the most accessible racket sport, and at club level a genuinely brutal one.
£25–£100 to startIndoorsModerate effort
Cycling
Sport
Riding a bicycle for transport, fitness or pleasure — the parent of a large family of quite different sports.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsDemanding
Yoga
SportHobby
A family of movement and breathing practices with a long history, now most commonly met as a class in a hall — and far more varied than that suggests.
Under £25 to startIndoorsModerate effort
Hiking
SportHobby
Walking 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
Sport
Climbing 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
Sport
Roped climbing on an artificial wall — the route into the sport for almost everybody who now does it outdoors.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsDemanding
Wild camping
SportHobby
Sleeping 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
Sport
Racing 42.195km on the road — an ordinary distance to train for and a genuinely hard one to finish well.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
Karate
Sport
A striking art of forms, partner drills and graded belts — taught in several distinct styles that disagree more than beginners expect.
£25–£100 to startIndoorsDemanding
Calisthenics
Sport
Strength training with your own body as the load — pull-ups, dips, handstands, and the long ladder of steps between them.
Free or near-free to startIndoors or outdoorsVery demanding
Half marathon
Sport
Racing 21.0975km on the road — far enough to need preparing for, short enough to run rather than survive.
£25–£100 to startOutdoorsDemanding
Fly fishing
HobbySport
Casting 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
Triathlon
Sport
Swim, bike and run in one race, with the transitions counting too — an endurance sport where the hardest part is usually the water.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
Mobility training
Sport
Deliberate work on active range of movement — distinct from stretching, and distinct from strength work, though it overlaps with both.
Free or near-free to startIndoorsModerate effort
Bikepacking
SportHobby
Multi-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
HobbySport
Fishing 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
Sport
Ascending steep ground where hands are needed but ropes usually are not — the middle ground between hillwalking and climbing.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsDemanding
Road cycling
Sport
Riding drop-bar bikes on tarmac, solo, in clubs or in races — the discipline where distance and pace become the point.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
Bodybuilding
Sport
Training and eating for how the body looks rather than what it lifts — the largest gym pursuit there is, and the worst served.
£25–£100 to startIndoorsVery demanding
Athletics
Sport
Track and field as an organised club sport — running, jumping and throwing under one roof, and open to adults at every level.
£25–£100 to startIndoors or outdoorsVery demanding
Wing foiling
Sport
Holding a handheld inflatable wing while riding a hydrofoil board — the newest wind sport, and the one with the steepest first fortnight.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsDemanding
Indoor cycling
Sport
Structured training and virtual racing on a smart trainer — a season of its own rather than a wet-weather substitute.
£300–£1,000 to startIndoorsVery demanding
Sea fishing
Sport
Fishing 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
Sport
Climbing 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
Historical European martial arts
SportHobby
Reconstructing longsword and other historical fighting from surviving manuals — a martial art with a reading list and no unbroken lineage.
£300–£1,000 to startIndoorsDemanding
Navigational rallying
Sport
Competitive motoring on public roads decided by map reading and timekeeping rather than speed — the cheapest way into motorsport in Britain.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsGentle
Indoor rowing
Sport
Training and racing on the ergometer — a measurable sport in its own right, not a substitute for a boat.
£300–£1,000 to startIndoorsVery demanding
Recumbent cycling
SportHobby
Riding seated and reclined, on two wheels or three — usually taken up to stay cycling rather than to go faster.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsDemanding
Pool
Sport
The pub and club cue game — and the three different rulebooks everybody assumes are one.
Under £25 to startIndoorsGentle
Fastpacking
Sport
Covering 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
Target shooting
Sport
Precision shooting at paper and electronic targets — a club sport where the certificate and the club come before the rifle.
£100–£300 to startIndoors or outdoorsGentle
Yacht cruising
HobbySport
Making 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
SportHobby
Walking 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
Sport
Racing up and down open hillside on unmarked routes — a navigation sport with running attached, where GPS is banned outright.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
Olympic weightlifting
Sport
The snatch and the clean and jerk — a technique sport rather than a strength sport, what a session actually looks like, and why the coach is the whole thing.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsVery demanding
Packrafting
Sport
Carrying 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
Sport
Off-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
FPV drone flying
HobbySport
Flying a small aircraft from its own camera view — the law that makes it a two-person activity, the simulator that teaches it, and the kit you almost certainly build yourself.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsSedentary
Downhill mountain biking
Sport
Riding 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
Horse riding
SportHobby
Learning to ride — the routes in, what it honestly costs, and the horsemanship that comes with it, from a page that stops short of the horse’s care.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsDemanding
Kayaking
Sport
Paddling 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

All sports

448 activities in the catalogue, 49 written up so far.

3D archery
Sport
Shooting 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
3x3 basketball
Sport
Half-court basketball to a single hoop, with a shot clock, a twelve-minute game and Olympic status.
Under £25 to startIndoors or outdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Acrobatic gymnastics
Sport
Balance and dynamic routines performed in pairs and groups, where partners are the apparatus.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Acroyoga
HobbySport
Partner acrobatics with a base, a flyer and a spotter, practised in jams rather than performed.
Under £25 to startIndoors or outdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Adult ballet
HobbySport
Classical ballet technique taught to adults, beginners included.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Adult gymnastics
Sport
Recreational gymnastics classes for adults, which most clubs now run and nobody advertises.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Adventure racing
Sport
Multi-discipline team racing over long distances, navigating throughout.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Aerial hoop
Sport
Circus performance on a suspended steel ring, taught in classes and genuinely strenuous.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Aerial silks
Sport
Climbing, wrapping and dropping on suspended fabric. Upper-body strength is the barrier.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Aid climbing
Sport
Ascending 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
Aikido
Sport
Redirecting an attacker’s movement into throws and joint locks, non-competitively.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Air hockey
HobbySport
A fast table sport with a competitive circuit almost nobody outside it knows about.
£300–£1,000 to startIndoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Alpine ski racing
Sport
Gate racing in slalom through downhill, with masters categories that adults genuinely enter.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Amateur sumo
Sport
Sumo practised as an amateur weight-class sport, with a small but real international circuit.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
American football
Sport
Eleven a side, heavily coached, with a substantial playbook to learn.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Aquathlon
Sport
Swim then run, with no bike — the cheapest way into multisport racing.
£25–£100 to startIndoors or outdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Arm wrestling
Sport
A table sport of hand control and specific tendon strength, with a real club and league structure.
Under £25 to startIndoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Arrow making
CraftSport
Building arrows to a spine and length, which is a precision craft archery clubs still teach.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Artistic cycling
Sport
Gymnastic routines performed on a fixed-gear indoor bicycle, judged like floor gymnastics.
£300–£1,000 to startIndoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Artistic swimming
Sport
Choreographed routines in water, judged on execution and difficulty, with adult and masters entry routes.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Atlatl throwing
Sport
Throwing darts with a spear-thrower, a prehistoric weapon with a modern following.
£25–£100 to startOutdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Australian rules football
Sport
An oval-ball running game with no offside, now with established amateur leagues across Britain.
£25–£100 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Autograss racing
Sport
Grassroots oval circuit racing on grass in home-built cars, the cheapest real motorsport in Britain.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Autosolo & autotests
Sport
Timed low-speed precision driving around cones, in an ordinary road car.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Axe throwing
Sport
Throwing hatchets at a wooden target, usually in a supervised venue.
£25–£100 to startIndoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Backyard ultra
Sport
A last-runner-standing format: a fixed loop every hour until only one entrant remains.
£25–£100 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Badminton
Sport
The fastest racket sport, played indoors with a shuttlecock.
£25–£100 to startIndoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Ballroom dancing
HobbySport
Partner dancing through a graded syllabus of standard and Latin styles.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Bandy
Sport
An eleven-a-side stick-and-ball sport played on a football-sized sheet of ice.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Bartitsu
Sport
The reconstructed Victorian self-defence system of cane, boxing and jujutsu, revived from its own manuals.
£25–£100 to startIndoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Baseball
Sport
Bat and ball on a diamond, nine a side.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Basketball
Sport
Five a side on a hard court, or three-on-three on any playground.
£25–£100 to startIndoors or outdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Beach tennis
Sport
Volley-only racket sport played over a high net on sand.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Beach volleyball
Sport
Two a side on sand, where the surface does most of the damage.
£25–£100 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Bell boating
Sport
Paddling twin-hulled stable craft, used as an accessible introduction to team paddling.
£25–£100 to startOutdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Benchrest shooting
Sport
Precision rifle shooting from a supported bench, where the sport is ammunition and equipment consistency.
Over £1,000 to startIndoors or outdoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Biathlon
Sport
Cross-country skiing interrupted by rifle shooting at a racing heart rate.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Bike polo
Sport
Three-a-side polo on bikes in a hard court, with home-made mallets and an urban club culture.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Bike trials
Sport
Riding 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
Sport
Being 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
Blind football
Sport
Five-a-side football with a ball containing bearings, played blindfolded with a sighted guide.
£25–£100 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Blokarting
Sport
Sailing a small three-wheeled land yacht on beaches and airfields.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
BMX
Sport
Racing and freestyle on small-wheeled bikes, at tracks and skateparks.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
BMX freestyle
Sport
Tricks 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
Boccia
Sport
A precision target ball sport designed for athletes with high support needs, played to Paralympic level.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Bodyboarding
Sport
Riding waves lying on a short foam board, with fins.
£25–£100 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Bodysurfing
Sport
Riding 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
Boxing
Sport
Punching only, in weight classes, with an enormous fitness base underneath.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Boxing training
Sport
Bag, pad and footwork training without sparring — the fitness half of the sport.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Brazilian jiu-jitsu
Sport
Ground grappling and submissions, with full-resistance sparring from early on.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Breakdancing
SportHobby
Toprock, footwork, power moves and freezes, battled one against one and now an Olympic sport.
Under £25 to startIndoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Broomball
Sport
A team game on ice played in shoes rather than skates, with brooms and a ball.
£25–£100 to startIndoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Camogie
Sport
The women’s stick-and-ball code of the Gaelic games, with its own association and rules.
£25–£100 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Canicross
Sport
Running attached to your dog by a bungee line and harness.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Canoe camping
HobbySport
Multi-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
Canoe polo
Sport
Five-a-side ball game played in kayaks, with contact.
£300–£1,000 to startIndoors or outdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Canoe sailing
SportHobby
Sailing an open canoe under rig, a distinct tradition from both canoeing and dinghy sailing.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Canoeing
Sport
Paddling an open canoe with a single blade, solo or tandem.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Canyoning
Sport
Descending a river gorge by scrambling, abseiling, sliding and jumping.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Capoeira
Sport
Brazilian art blending acrobatic movement, music and play in a roda.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Carom billiards
Sport
Pocketless billiards scored by caroming off both object balls, the dominant cue sport in continental Europe.
Under £25 to startIndoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Carp fishing
HobbySport
Specialist long-session fishing for large carp, with its own tackle culture.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Carriage driving
SportHobby
Driving harnessed horses to a vehicle, competitively or for pleasure, with its own licensing culture.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Carrom
HobbySport
A flicking board game of South Asian origin, played on a powdered board with pockets at the corners.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Cave diving
Sport
Diving 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
Caving
SportHobby
Exploring cave systems underground, often wet, tight and dark.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Cheerleading
Sport
Competitive stunting, tumbling and pyramids performed to music, now a sport rather than a sideline.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Chess boxing
Sport
Alternating rounds of speed chess and boxing, won by checkmate, knockout or the clock.
£25–£100 to startIndoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Circus skills
HobbySport
Aerial hoop, silks, trapeze, acro and hand balancing, taught in classes.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Clay pigeon shooting
Sport
Breaking flying clay targets with a shotgun across a course of stands.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Club motorcycle racing
Sport
Circuit racing on closed tracks through a club licence, which is the amateur route into road racing.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Coarse fishing
HobbySport
Fishing for non-game freshwater species on lakes, canals and rivers.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Coast path walking
HobbySport
Walking 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
Coastal rowing
Sport
Rowing stable open boats on the sea, in crews, often in community clubs.
£25–£100 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Coasteering
Sport
Traversing a rocky coastline by climbing, swimming and jumping into the sea.
£25–£100 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Combat archery
Sport
Team archery with foam-tipped arrows, run as a venue-booked group activity.
£25–£100 to startIndoors or outdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Combat robotics
HobbySport
Designing and fighting radio-controlled machines to weight classes, from ant weight upwards.
£300–£1,000 to startIndoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Combined events
Sport
Decathlon and heptathlon — scoring across ten or seven disciplines over two days.
£100–£300 to startIndoors or outdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Competitive diving
Sport
Springboard and platform diving, judged on entry and execution, learned from dry land upwards.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Competitive sheep shearing
SportHobby
Shearing against the clock and on quality, judged in graded competition classes.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Competitive wood chopping
Sport
Timed axe and saw events — underhand, standing block, and crosscut sawing.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Cornhole
HobbySport
Pitching bean bags at a raised board with a hole, a American lawn game with a serious league scene.
£25–£100 to startIndoors or outdoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
County topping
SportHobby
Reaching 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
Cricket
Sport
Bat and ball between two teams, over an afternoon or five days.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Croquet
Sport
Driving balls through hoops on a lawn, with far more tactics than its reputation suggests.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Cross country running
Sport
Winter 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
Sport
Swim, mountain bike and trail run — triathlon moved off the road entirely.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Cross-country ski touring
Sport
Travelling on skis over rolling country rather than descending pistes.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Cross-country skiing
Sport
Travelling over snow under your own power, classic or skating.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Crossbow target shooting
Sport
Target shooting with a crossbow at a club, under its own governing rules.
£300–£1,000 to startIndoors or outdoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
CrossFit
Sport
Constantly varied high-intensity training in a coached class.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Crown green bowls
Sport
Bowls on an uneven green, a distinctly northern English code.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Curling
Sport
Sliding stones down ice towards a target, sweeping to steer them.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Cycle speedway
Sport
Short oval racing on unbraked bikes with no gears, on a shale track, in a league.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Cyclocross
Sport
Short, brutal winter racing on mud, sand and barriers you carry the bike over.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Cyr wheel
HobbySport
A single large ring the performer rides and spins inside, learned at circus schools.
£300–£1,000 to startIndoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Darts
Sport
Three darts, a board, and more arithmetic than anyone expects.
Under £25 to startIndoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Deep water soloing
Sport
Climbing 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
Dinghy racing
Sport
Racing small sailing boats around courses, where tactics matter as much as speed.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Dinghy sailing
Sport
Sailing small responsive boats where every mistake is immediate.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Dirt jumping
Sport
Riding 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
Dodgeball
Sport
Throwing, dodging and catching foam balls, played seriously in leagues.
Under £25 to startIndoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Dog agility
Sport
Guiding a dog around an obstacle course at speed, on voice and body cues.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Doubles squash
Sport
Squash played four to a court, on a wider court where positioning replaces retrieving.
£25–£100 to startIndoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Drag racing
Sport
Two vehicles, a straight quarter or eighth mile, and a sport decided largely by the start.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Dragon boat racing
Sport
Twenty paddlers in one boat, to a drum, over short sprints.
£25–£100 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Dressage
Sport
Riding a horse through precise judged movements at a marked arena.
Over £1,000 to startIndoors or outdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Drifting
Sport
Judged sustained oversteer through a marked course, scored on line, angle and commitment.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Dry slope skiing
Sport
Skiing on brush matting, which is how most British skiers actually learn.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Dry tooling
Sport
Climbing 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
Duathlon
Sport
Run, bike, run — triathlon without the swim, and a common way in.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Endurance riding
Sport
Long-distance competitive riding with veterinary checks that decide as much as speed does.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Enduro motorcycling
Sport
Long 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
Sport
Timed descents linked by untimed climbs, the dominant modern MTB race format.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
English billiards
Sport
Three balls, cannons, pots and in-offs on a full-size table — the game snooker displaced.
Under £25 to startIndoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Épée fencing
Sport
Whole-body target, no right of way, and the fencing weapon closest to a duel in logic.
£300–£1,000 to startIndoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Equestrian vaulting
Sport
Gymnastics performed on a cantering horse on the lunge, judged as a team or individual routine.
£300–£1,000 to startIndoors or outdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Esports
HobbySport
Competitive video gaming in teams and leagues, trained for like a sport.
£300–£1,000 to startIndoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Eventing
Sport
Dressage, 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
Fencing
Sport
Sword sport in three weapons, decided by electrical scoring.
£300–£1,000 to startIndoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Field archery
Sport
Shooting a course of targets at unmarked distances through woodland.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Field hockey
Sport
Eleven a side with sticks on artificial turf.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Field target shooting
Sport
Air 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
Figure skating
Sport
Jumps, spins and edge work, choreographed and judged.
Over £1,000 to startIndoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Filipino stick fighting
Sport
Stick and blade-based martial arts from the Philippines, drilled in flowing partner patterns.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Finswimming
Sport
Racing in a monofin or bifins, on the surface or below it, at very high speeds.
£300–£1,000 to startIndoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Fire performance
SportHobby
Spinning and manipulating burning props, taught with strict safety protocol.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Fistball
Sport
A net sport where the ball may bounce once and is struck with fist or forearm only.
£25–£100 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Five-a-side football
Sport
Short-sided football on a small pitch, usually one booked hour a week.
Under £25 to startIndoors or outdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Flag football
Sport
American football with belts and flags instead of tackling.
£25–£100 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Floorball
Sport
Indoor stick hockey with light sticks and a perforated ball, huge in the Nordics and cheap to start.
£25–£100 to startIndoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Flyball
Sport
Relay racing for dog teams over hurdles to a ball box.
£100–£300 to startIndoors or outdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Foil fencing
Sport
The fencing weapon with right of way and a torso target, and the one most beginners start on.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Football
Sport
Eleven a side, the most played team sport in the world.
£25–£100 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Footgolf
Sport
Golf played by kicking a football into oversized holes, on courses that already exist.
Under £25 to startOutdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Freediving
Sport
Diving deep on a single breath, with formal training in safety and technique.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Freestyle skiing
Sport
Park, pipe and mogul skiing, judged on tricks and technique rather than time.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Frontenis
Sport
Two players striking a ball against a front wall with strung rackets, from the Basque court tradition.
£100–£300 to startIndoors or outdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Futsal
Sport
Indoor five-a-side on a hard court with a low-bounce ball and real rules.
£25–£100 to startIndoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Gaelic football
Sport
Fifteen a side, hand-passing and kicking towards an H-shaped goal.
£25–£100 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Gig rowing
Sport
Racing six-oared wooden pilot gigs off the south-west coast, a revived Cornish tradition.
£25–£100 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Gliding
Sport
Flying an unpowered sailplane using rising air, from a club airfield.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Glima
Sport
Icelandic folk wrestling fought upright on a fixed belt grip, with throws rather than groundwork.
£25–£100 to startIndoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Goalball
Sport
A Paralympic team sport played blindfolded with a bell ball, where everybody plays blind.
£25–£100 to startIndoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Gorge walking
Sport
Ascending a river gorge on foot, scrambling and swimming, usually with a guided group.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Grass track cycling
Sport
Racing on grass ovals at village sports days and dedicated meetings.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Grassroots coaching
SportHobby
Coaching a club or junior side, which is a taught qualification and a genuine second hobby.
£100–£300 to startIndoors or outdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Gravel cycling
Sport
Riding unsurfaced lanes and tracks on a drop-bar bike built for them.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Grip sport
Sport
Competitive gripping — grippers, pinch, thick bar and holds — with standardised implements and records.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Hand balancing
SportHobby
Handstand training as a discipline in itself — line, wrist conditioning and slow strength.
£25–£100 to startIndoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Handball
Sport
Seven a side, indoors, throwing at a goal — fast and physical.
£25–£100 to startIndoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Hang gliding
Sport
Flying a rigid-wing glider suspended in a harness beneath it.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Hapkido
Sport
A Korean art combining strikes, joint locks and throws, closer to jujutsu than to taekwondo.
£25–£100 to startIndoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Hardbat table tennis
Sport
Table tennis with pimpled rubber and no sponge, producing longer rallies and a different game entirely.
£25–£100 to startIndoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
High jump
Sport
A curved approach and a back-first bar clearance, learned almost entirely through drills.
£25–£100 to startIndoors or outdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Highball bouldering
Sport
Bouldering high enough that a fall is serious, on pads and nerve.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Highland dancing
SportHobby
Solo Scottish dancing on the balls of the feet, judged on technique at Highland games and championships.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Highland games
Sport
Traditional Scottish heavy events — hammer, stone, weights and the caber — with a season.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Highlining
Sport
Walking 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
Horse showing
Sport
In-hand and ridden classes judged on conformation, way of going and turnout rather than a clock.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Horseball
Sport
A mounted team ball sport, part rugby and part basketball, played at a canter.
Over £1,000 to startIndoors or outdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Hot air ballooning
HobbySport
Flying a balloon, which mostly means understanding the wind at every height.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Hound trailing
HobbySport
Racing hounds over a laid aniseed trail across open fell, a Cumbrian sport.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Hurdling
Sport
Sprinting over barriers to a fixed rhythm, which is a technical event disguised as a running one.
£25–£100 to startIndoors or outdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Hurling
Sport
Ancient Irish stick-and-ball game, and one of the fastest field sports there is.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Hyrox
Sport
A standardised indoor fitness race — eight runs alternating with eight stations.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Iaido
Sport
The solo art of drawing, cutting and resheathing a sword, performed as precise set forms.
£300–£1,000 to startIndoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Ice climbing
Sport
Climbing frozen waterfalls and winter gullies with axes and crampons.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Ice fishing
HobbySport
Fishing through an augered hole in lake ice, usually from a shelter, and entirely dependent on ice thickness.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Ice hockey
Sport
Six a side on ice, at considerable speed and expense.
Over £1,000 to startIndoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Ice sailing
Sport
Sailing bladed craft across frozen lakes at several times wind speed.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Ice skating
Sport
Skating on a rink for its own sake, before any discipline is chosen.
£25–£100 to startIndoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Ice swimming
Sport
Swimming in water near freezing, a governed sport distinct from ordinary cold-water dipping.
£25–£100 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Indoor bowls
Sport
Bowls played year-round on an indoor carpet rink.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Indoor skydiving
Sport
Bodyflight in a vertical wind tunnel, which is a real discipline rather than only a taster for the sky.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Inline hockey
Sport
Four-a-side hockey on skates on a hard floor, with no offside and no icing.
£300–£1,000 to startIndoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Inline skating
Sport
Skating on a single line of wheels, for distance, slalom or urban travel.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Irish dance
SportHobby
Step dancing in soft and hard shoes, with a competitive feis circuit and a strict body carriage.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Javelin throwing
Sport
The most technical of the athletics throws, and the one where poor technique reliably injures shoulders.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Jodo
Sport
Japanese short-staff forms practised in paired sets against a swordsman, with no free sparring.
£25–£100 to startIndoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Judo
Sport
Throws, holds and submissions from a jacket grip, on a mat.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Jujutsu
Sport
The Japanese grappling and joint-locking tradition judo and aikido came out of, still taught in its own right.
£25–£100 to startIndoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Kabaddi
Sport
A raiding and wrestling team sport played on breath, enormous in South Asia and growing in Britain.
Under £25 to startIndoors or outdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Karting
Sport
Racing small open karts on short circuits, the usual entry to motorsport.
£100–£300 to startIndoors or outdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Kayak surfing
Sport
Riding 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
Keelboat racing
Sport
Club and one-design racing in ballasted boats, sailed as a crew with defined roles.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Kendo
Sport
Japanese sword sport in armour, with bamboo shinai and full-voice strikes.
£300–£1,000 to startIndoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Kettlebell training
Sport
Ballistic and grind lifts with a single implement, in a corner of a room.
£25–£100 to startIndoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Kickboxing
Sport
Striking with hands and feet, widely taught as a fitness class as well as a sport.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Kite buggying
SportHobby
Being 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
Kitesurfing
Sport
Riding a board pulled by a steerable power kite.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Knife throwing
Sport
Throwing knives and hatchets at wooden targets, with a governed competitive circuit.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Kobudo
Sport
The Okinawan weapon arts — bo, sai, tonfa, nunchaku — usually studied alongside karate.
£25–£100 to startIndoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Korfball
Sport
A mixed-gender court sport with a high basket and no dribbling.
£25–£100 to startIndoors or outdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Krav maga
Sport
A self-defence system taught as scenario drills rather than as a graded competitive sport.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Kung fu
Sport
The Chinese martial arts as a family — forms, conditioning and application across many named styles.
£25–£100 to startIndoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Kyudo
Sport
Japanese archery practised as a discipline of form, where how you shoot matters more than where it lands.
£300–£1,000 to startIndoors or outdoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Lacrosse
Sport
Carrying and passing a ball in a netted stick, at speed.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Land yachting
Sport
Sailing 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
Sport
Riding a large skateboard pulled by a power kite on open ground.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Lawn bowls
Sport
Rolling biased bowls towards a jack on a flat or crown green.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Light aircraft flying
HobbySport
Learning to fly and then flying small aeroplanes under a private licence.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Long-distance walking
SportHobby
Walking 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
Sport
Surfing 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
Longboarding
Sport
Cruising and downhill on longer boards, closer to surfing than to street skating.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Marathon swimming
Sport
Long-distance open water racing and channel crossings, ratified by observers rather than timed on a scoreboard.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Marbles
HobbySport
Competitive ring marbles, played in Britain to a fixed ring size and an unbroken championship.
Under £25 to startOutdoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Masters athletics
Sport
Age-banded track and field from thirty-five upwards, with its own records and championships.
£25–£100 to startIndoors or outdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Masters swimming
Sport
Structured adult squad swimming with age-group competition, open to anyone over about twenty-five.
£25–£100 to startIndoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Microlight flying
Sport
The cheapest genuine route to a pilot licence, in small aircraft flown from grass strips.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Mine exploration
SportHobby
Visiting disused mines with the appropriate club, training and permission.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Mixed martial arts
Sport
Striking and grappling combined under one rule set.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Model yachting
HobbySport
Radio-controlled sailing on ponds, raced competitively in classes with strict rules.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Mölkky
HobbySport
Throwing 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
Sport
Off-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 trials
Sport
Riding a lightweight bike over obstacles without putting a foot down, scored on balance rather than speed.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Motorsport hillclimbing
Sport
Timed solo runs up a closed road or private hill, the cheapest way into competitive four-wheel motorsport.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Mountain biking
Sport
Riding off-road trails, from forest singletrack to alpine descents.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Mountain marathon
Sport
A 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
Mountainboarding
Sport
Riding an off-road board with pneumatic tyres down tracks and dedicated parks.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Mounted games
Sport
Fast relay races on ponies with batons, poles and vaulting mounts, run by clubs across all ages.
Over £1,000 to startIndoors or outdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Muay Thai
Sport
Thai boxing using fists, elbows, knees and shins.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Munro bagging
HobbySport
Working 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
Muzzleloading shooting
Sport
Target shooting with black powder originals and reproductions, under its own governing body.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Naginata
Sport
The Japanese polearm art, practised as form and as armoured competitive striking.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Netball
Sport
Seven a side, no dribbling, positions that limit where you may go.
£25–£100 to startIndoors or outdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Night orienteering
Sport
Orienteering 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
Sport
Skating 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
Nordic walking
Sport
Walking with poles that recruit the upper body, taught as a technique.
£25–£100 to startOutdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Obstacle course racing
Sport
Trail racing broken up by walls, water, carries and mud.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Offshore yacht racing
Sport
Racing 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
One-wall handball
Sport
Striking a small ball against a single wall with a gloved hand, from an urban street tradition.
Under £25 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Open canoe touring
SportHobby
Journeying by open canoe on rivers and lochs, camping as you go.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Outdoor bouldering
Sport
Bouldering 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
Outdoor gym training
Sport
Training on free public outdoor gym equipment, which is a genuinely different problem from indoor kit.
Free or near-free to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Outrigger canoeing
Sport
Paddling a stabilised ocean canoe, individually or in crews, over long open-water distances.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Para swimming
Sport
Competitive swimming within a functional classification system, from club galas upwards.
£25–£100 to startIndoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Paragliding
Sport
Flying a foot-launched fabric wing from a hill or by tow.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Paramotoring
SportHobby
Powered paragliding with a motor on your back, launched on foot from a field.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Parkour
Sport
Moving 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
Parkrun
Sport
A free, timed, weekly 5k in a local park — the usual on-ramp into running.
Free or near-free to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Peak bagging
HobbySport
Working through a defined list of summits — Munros, Wainwrights, county tops.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Pelota vasca
Sport
The Basque family of court games played with hand, basket or racket against a fronton wall.
£100–£300 to startIndoors or outdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Pencak silat
Sport
The Indonesian and Malay martial art, taught as combat, as form and as cultural performance.
£25–£100 to startIndoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Penny farthing riding
SportHobby
Riding and racing the ordinary bicycle, a small revival with its own clubs.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Pétanque
Sport
Throwing steel boules at a small wooden jack on rough gravel.
£25–£100 to startOutdoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Pigeon racing
HobbySport
Breeding, training and racing homing pigeons over hundreds of miles.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Pilates
Sport
Controlled core and postural training, on a mat or reformer.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Platform tennis
Sport
A cold-weather racket game on a heated raised court with screens the ball may be played off.
£25–£100 to startOutdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Pole fitness
Sport
Strength and technique on a vertical pole, with competitive and fitness branches.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Pole vaulting
Sport
Clearing a bar with a flexing pole, and the athletics event with the steepest coaching requirement.
£100–£300 to startIndoors or outdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Polo
Sport
A mounted stick-and-ball team game on ponies, with a real amateur and university entry route.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Pop tennis
Sport
Solid paddles on a shortened tennis court, with the net and scoring largely unchanged.
£25–£100 to startOutdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Popinjay archery
Sport
Shooting blunts vertically at wooden targets on a mast, a surviving medieval form.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Powerlifting
Sport
Squat, bench and deadlift, contested on total weight moved.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Practical shooting
Sport
Timed courses of fire scored on accuracy and speed together, under strict range discipline.
£300–£1,000 to startIndoors or outdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Push hands
Sport
The partnered half of tai chi, testing balance and structure against somebody actively taking it.
Free or near-free to startIndoors or outdoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Quadball
Sport
The full-contact mixed-gender field sport adapted from fiction and since separated from it.
£25–£100 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Quoits
HobbySport
Throwing rings at a pin, in several regional forms with their own leagues and dimensions.
£25–£100 to startOutdoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Rabbit hopping
HobbySport
Training rabbits over a course of jumps, a Scandinavian sport now run in Britain.
£100–£300 to startIndoors or outdoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Race walking
Sport
Competitive walking under strict rules about contact and knee lock.
Under £25 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Racketball
Sport
Played on a squash court with a shorter racket and a bouncier ball.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Racquetball
Sport
Fast indoor court game with a hollow rubber ball and no tin, played off every wall.
£25–£100 to startIndoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Radio direction finding
SportHobby
Locating hidden transmitters on foot with a directional aerial — orienteering with radio.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Radio-controlled car racing
HobbySport
Building, tuning and racing radio-controlled cars on and off road.
£300–£1,000 to startIndoors or outdoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Raft building
HobbySport
Building a floating craft from barrels, poles and lashings, then finding out whether it works.
£25–£100 to startOutdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Rallycross
Sport
Short wheel-to-wheel racing on mixed tarmac and gravel circuits, with a compulsory joker lap.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Real tennis
Sport
The medieval ancestor of tennis, played indoors off sloping roofs and buttresses.
£300–£1,000 to startIndoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Recreational tree climbing
Sport
Climbing standing trees on rope, using arborist technique for its own sake.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Rhythmic gymnastics
Sport
Apparatus work with hoop, ball, clubs, ribbon and rope, judged on difficulty and artistry.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Rogaining
Sport
Long-format team navigation events, scoring controls over many hours.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Roller derby
Sport
A full-contact team sport on quad skates, with a distinctive volunteer-run club culture.
£300–£1,000 to startIndoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Roller skating
Sport
Quad skating in rinks and parks, revived hard and with a strong social scene.
£100–£300 to startIndoors or outdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Rounders
Sport
The British bat-and-ball game most people last played at school.
Under £25 to startOutdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Roundnet
Sport
Four players around a small trampoline net, spiking a ball off it.
£25–£100 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Rowing
Sport
Sweep or sculling on flat water, individually or in a crew.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Rucking
Sport
Walking distance with a weighted pack, borrowed from military training.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Rugby league
Sport
Thirteen a side, six tackles, and far fewer stoppages.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Rugby union
Sport
Fifteen a side, contested at every breakdown.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Sabre fencing
Sport
The fastest fencing weapon, scored on cuts as well as thrusts, with right-of-way rules.
£300–£1,000 to startIndoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Sailing
Sport
Using 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
Sambo
Sport
The Soviet grappling sport, close to judo with leg locks and its own combat variant.
£25–£100 to startIndoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Savate
Sport
French kickboxing fought in shoes, with a distinct emphasis on precision and footwork.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Score orienteering
Sport
Navigation events scored by controls visited within a time limit.
£25–£100 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Scuba diving
SportHobby
Breathing compressed gas underwater, under a formal training and certification system.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Sculling
Sport
Rowing with two oars, solo or in small boats, on rivers and lakes.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Sea kayaking
Sport
Kayaking on open coast, where tide and weather planning matter more than paddling.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Sepak takraw
Sport
Volleyball played with the feet and head over a net, with a rattan ball and overhead kicks.
£25–£100 to startIndoors or outdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Sheepdog training
Sport
Training and trialling working collies on livestock.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Shinty
Sport
The Highland stick-and-ball game, played in the air as much as on the ground.
£25–£100 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Short tennis
Sport
Tennis on a reduced court with soft balls, used as a junior route in and as an adult social game.
£25–£100 to startIndoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Shot put
Sport
Putting a heavy metal ball from a circle, by glide or rotation, on strength and sequencing.
£25–£100 to startIndoors or outdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Showjumping
Sport
Riding a horse over a course of fences against the clock and the faults.
Over £1,000 to startIndoors or outdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Sim racing
HobbySport
Racing in simulators on a wheel and pedals, competitively or for practice.
£300–£1,000 to startIndoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Sitting volleyball
Sport
Volleyball played seated on a smaller court with a lower net, at club and Paralympic level.
£25–£100 to startIndoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Skateboarding
Sport
Street and park riding, now an Olympic sport with a large adult beginner population.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Skeleton and luge
Sport
Sliding a track head-first or feet-first, entered in Britain through a talent and taster route.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Ski jumping
Sport
Jumping from a graded hill to a measured distance, scored on distance and style together.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Ski mountaineering racing
Sport
Timed racing up and down mountains on light touring kit, with transitions as a discipline of their own.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Skiing
Sport
Descending snow on two skis, on piste or off it.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Skijoring
Sport
Being pulled on skis by dogs or a horse, which is two sports learned at once.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Skimboarding
Sport
Running 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
Skydiving
Sport
Jumping from an aircraft under a canopy, progressing through a formal syllabus.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Slacklining
Sport
Balancing on flat webbing between two anchors. Cheap, portable, and harder than it looks.
£25–£100 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Slingshot shooting
Sport
Target shooting with catapults, a precise and very cheap discipline.
£25–£100 to startOutdoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Snooker
Sport
The long-table cue game of position play and safety exchanges.
£25–£100 to startIndoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Snorkelling
HobbySport
Watching underwater life from the surface with mask, snorkel and fins.
Under £25 to startOutdoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Snowboarding
Sport
Descending snow sideways on a single board.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Snowkiting
Sport
Crossing 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
Snowmobiling
HobbySport
Riding tracked machines on trails and open snow, licensed and regulated differently in every country.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Snowshoeing
Sport
Walking over deep snow on frames that keep you on the surface.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Soapbox racing
HobbySport
Building and racing unpowered gravity carts, where scrutineering and brakes matter more than speed.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Soft tennis
Sport
Tennis with a soft rubber ball and light rackets, played competitively across East Asia.
£25–£100 to startIndoors or outdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Softball
Sport
Baseball’s more accessible cousin, widely played in mixed social leagues.
£25–£100 to startOutdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Spearfishing
SportHobby
Hunting fish on breath-hold with a speargun or pole spear, under species and season rules.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Speed badminton
Sport
Badminton without a net, played outdoors with a heavier shuttle that ignores wind.
£25–£100 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Speed climbing
Sport
Racing a standardised route against the clock, now an Olympic discipline.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Speed skating
Sport
Racing on long or short track blades.
£300–£1,000 to startIndoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Speedway
Sport
Four riders, four laps, no brakes, on shale — the most accessible motorcycle racing to watch and the hardest to enter.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Splitboarding
Sport
Touring 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
Sport
Lead climbing on routes protected by pre-placed bolts.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Sports officiating
SportHobby
Refereeing or umpiring at grassroots level, which is a qualification, a skill and a shortage everywhere.
£100–£300 to startIndoors or outdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Sprinting
Sport
The short track events, where start, acceleration and mechanics matter more than fitness.
£25–£100 to startIndoors or outdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Squash
Sport
A punishing enclosed-court game where both players share the whole space.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Stage combat
SportHobby
Choreographed fighting for theatre and film, where the whole craft is looking dangerous and being safe.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Stair climbing
Sport
Tower running as a sport, with a race circuit and no need for good weather.
Under £25 to startIndoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Stand-up paddleboarding
Sport
Standing on a wide board and paddling flat water, or small surf.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Stoolball
Sport
A bat-and-ball game older than cricket, still played competitively in southern England.
£25–£100 to startOutdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Street dance
HobbySport
The social club styles — hip hop, house, popping and locking — taught in classes and danced in cyphers.
Under £25 to startIndoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Strongman
Sport
Lifting, carrying and dragging awkward heavy objects against the clock.
£100–£300 to startIndoors or outdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Stunt scootering
Sport
Park and street riding on a stunt scooter, a discipline in its own right rather than a children’s version of BMX.
£100–£300 to startIndoors or outdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Sumo
Sport
Amateur sumo, where the whole contest is decided by leverage, timing and a very short burst of power.
Under £25 to startIndoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Surf lifesaving
Sport
A competitive sport built from beach rescue skills — swims, board races, runs and rescue drills.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Surf ski paddling
Sport
Paddling a long sit-on-top ocean racing kayak, in open water and downwind runs.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Surfing
Sport
Riding breaking waves standing on a board.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Swimming
Sport
Pool swimming for fitness, technique or competition.
Under £25 to startIndoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Swimrun
Sport
Alternating swimming and trail running in the same kit, usually in pairs.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Systema
Sport
A Russian martial practice built on breathing, relaxation and structure rather than fixed technique.
£25–£100 to startIndoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Table football
HobbySport
Competitive foosball, which has a governing body, a ranking system and a serious technique.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Table shuffleboard
HobbySport
Sliding weighted pucks down a long waxed table to score in the far zones.
Over £1,000 to startIndoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Taekwondo
Sport
Korean striking art built around fast, high kicking.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Tai chi
SportHobby
A slow martial form practised for balance, health and continuity of movement.
£25–£100 to startIndoors or outdoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Taiko drumming
HobbySport
Japanese ensemble drumming, physically demanding and as much choreography as music.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Target archery
Sport
The Olympic form: fixed distances, round faces, scored ends.
£300–£1,000 to startIndoors or outdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Tchoukball
Sport
A non-contact indoor team sport where the ball is rebounded off angled frames at either end.
£25–£100 to startIndoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Technical diving
Sport
Diving beyond recreational limits on mixed gas with planned decompression and redundant equipment.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Telemark skiing
Sport
Skiing on a free heel with a lunging turn, harder than it looks and defended fiercely by its adherents.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Ten-pin bowling
Sport
Rolling a heavy ball at ten pins, socially or in a serious league.
£25–£100 to startIndoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Tennis
Sport
The full-size racket game, played on hard, clay or grass courts.
£100–£300 to startIndoors or outdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Teqball
Sport
Football played over a curved table, no hands, no contact, and unusually easy on the joints.
Under £25 to startIndoors or outdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Tidal pool swimming
SportHobby
Swimming in sea pools and tidal lidos, sheltered from open water risk.
£25–£100 to startOutdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Time trialling
Sport
Racing alone against the clock over a set distance.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Touch rugby
Sport
Rugby without contact — mixed, fast, and the usual way adults start.
Under £25 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
TouchTennis
Sport
A codified short-court tennis format with foam balls, its own ranking system and adult tournaments.
£25–£100 to startIndoors or outdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Track cycling
Sport
Fixed-gear racing on a banked velodrome, no brakes.
£300–£1,000 to startIndoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Track days
Sport
Driving your own car on a circuit, uncompetitively but at speed.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Traditional archery
Sport
Shooting longbow or horsebow without sights or stabilisers.
£300–£1,000 to startIndoors or outdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Traditional climbing
Sport
Climbing while placing and removing your own protection as you go.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Traditional folk wrestling
Sport
Regional jacket and belt wrestling styles kept alive at fairs and festivals across Europe.
Under £25 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Trail mountain biking
Sport
Riding 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
Sport
Precision navigation without a running element, designed to be inclusive of mobility.
£25–£100 to startOutdoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Trail riding
SportHobby
Riding off-road motorcycles on green lanes and enduro trails.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Trail ultrarunning
Sport
Running 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
Trampolining
Sport
A gymnastic sport with graded skills, coached at clubs and requiring a proper rig.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Trig point bagging
HobbySport
Visiting Ordnance Survey trig pillars, a walking hobby with a well-defined list.
£25–£100 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Trugo
Sport
Driving a rubber ring through a distant goal with a mallet, invented by Melbourne railway workers.
£25–£100 to startOutdoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Tug of war
Sport
A governed international sport with weight classes, technique and a national championship.
£25–£100 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Ultimate
Sport
Seven a side, no referees, disputes settled by the players themselves.
Under £25 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Ultra-distance cycling
Sport
Self-supported races of several hundred to several thousand kilometres, ridden with almost no sleep.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Ultrarunning
Sport
Racing beyond marathon distance, where eating and pacing decide the result.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Underwater hockey
Sport
A six-a-side sport played on the bottom of a pool with short sticks and a weighted puck.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Underwater rugby
Sport
A three-dimensional pool sport played on the bottom with a negatively buoyant ball, on breath-hold.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Unicycle hockey
Sport
Five-a-side hockey played on unicycles, with an established league structure.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Unicycling
HobbySport
Riding one wheel — for transport, trials, or the sheer difficulty of it.
£100–£300 to startIndoors or outdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Via ferrata
Sport
Climbing a fixed cable and ladder route clipped in with a shock-absorbing lanyard.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Volleyball
Sport
Six a side over a high net, three touches at a time.
£25–£100 to startIndoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Wainwright bagging
HobbySport
Walking 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
Wakeboarding
Sport
Riding a board towed behind a boat or on a cable park.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Walking football
Sport
Football with running banned — designed to keep older players playing.
Under £25 to startIndoors or outdoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Walking netball
Sport
Netball without running, designed for returning and older players and growing fast.
Under £25 to startIndoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Walking rugby
Sport
Non-contact rugby at walking pace, aimed squarely at people who thought they had stopped.
Under £25 to startOutdoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Water polo
Sport
Seven a side in deep water, treading water for the whole game.
£25–£100 to startIndoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Water skiing
Sport
Skiing on water behind a boat, on one ski or two.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Western riding
Sport
The stock-horse tradition — reining, trail and western dressage — ridden one-handed on a loose rein.
Over £1,000 to startIndoors or outdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Wheelchair basketball
Sport
A fast Paralympic team sport played in sport chairs, open to disabled and non-disabled players.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Wheelchair fencing
Sport
Fencing from frames fixed to the piste, with the full weapon set and no footwork.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Wheelchair rugby
Sport
A full-contact indoor team sport in purpose-built chairs, classified by functional ability.
Over £1,000 to startIndoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Wheelchair tennis
Sport
Tennis with a two-bounce rule, on a full court and integrated into mainstream competition.
£300–£1,000 to startIndoors or outdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
White water kayaking
Sport
Paddling rapids, where reading water is the whole skill.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Whitewater rafting
Sport
Descending rapids in a crewed inflatable raft, paddled to commands from a guide at the stern.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Wild water racing
Sport
Racing long unstable kayaks down whitewater against the clock rather than through gates.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Windsurfing
Sport
Standing on a board holding a rig, steering by moving the sail.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Wing chun
Sport
A close-range southern Chinese martial art built on structure, centreline and sticking hands.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Winter camping
HobbySport
Camping in cold conditions, where the margin for equipment and judgement errors narrows sharply.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Winter climbing
Sport
Mixed snow, turf and ice climbing on axes and crampons, graded separately from summer rock.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Winter hillwalking
Sport
Hillwalking 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
Wreck diving
SportHobby
Diving shipwrecks for their archaeology and marine life, with distinct training for going inside.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Wrestling
Sport
Freestyle and Greco-Roman grappling for control and pins.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Wushu
Sport
The modern competitive codification of Chinese martial arts, judged on form, difficulty and execution.
£25–£100 to startIndoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet

Written up in depth#

Padel

Pickleball

Disc golf

Archery

Orienteering

Wild swimming

Bouldering

Running

Table tennis

Cycling

Yoga

Hiking

Mountaineering

Indoor climbing

Wild camping

Marathon running

Karate

Calisthenics

Half marathon

Fly fishing

Triathlon

Mobility training

Bikepacking

Angling

Scrambling

Road cycling

Bodybuilding

Athletics

Wing foiling

Indoor cycling

Sea fishing

Ski touring

Historical European martial arts

Navigational rallying

Indoor rowing

Recumbent cycling

Pool

Fastpacking

Target shooting

Yacht cruising

Thru-hiking

Fell running

Olympic weightlifting

Packrafting

Trail running

FPV drone flying

Downhill mountain biking

Horse riding

Kayaking

All sports#

3D archery

3x3 basketball

Acrobatic gymnastics

Acroyoga

Adult ballet

Adult gymnastics

Adventure racing

Aerial hoop

Aerial silks

Aid climbing

Aikido

Air hockey

Alpine ski racing

Amateur sumo

American football

Aquathlon

Arm wrestling

Arrow making

Artistic cycling

Artistic swimming

Atlatl throwing

Australian rules football

Autograss racing

Autosolo & autotests

Axe throwing

Backyard ultra

Badminton

Ballroom dancing

Bandy

Written up in depth

All sports