Sport and Leisure Activities

There are a whole host of accessible sports and leisure activities all over the UK for you to enjoy wherever it is you end up. Discover the Great British outdoors with the wide range of disabled friendly water sports, cycling, adventure sports, walking trails, climbing, fishing, riding and more! All tailored to be as inclusive as possible. 

Visit a centre or go it alone

There are sporting establishments that offer sports sessions during your stay, so you can take in a few rounds of golf or grab a team together and challenge your friends to a bit of five-a-side football on an astroturf or public golf green. You also have the option of heading out into the countryside and enjoying a sporting activity at your own leisure if you’re not interested in taking part in an organised activity.

Head to the south west coast to learn to surf with the beaches of Devon and Cornwall being particularly popular for water sports. You can learn to sail or kayak at pretty much every port and coastal area of the UK, luckily, being an island nation, there are plenty of opportunities for you to try your hand at water sports, no matter where you choose to go.

Other available sports include coasteering, jet skiing or scuba diving.

Get out into the countryside

With the UK’s diverse landscape, you’ll find that popular activities include geocaching, particularly among families with young children, it’s a great way to get them using their smart phones but in the countryside while enjoying the great outdoors. It’s also a great option for those travelling with those on the autism spectrum. Many people with sensory conditions find geocaching to be an activity they can really get involved with and as it is a quiet activity, it’s great for those that can get overwhelmed in big groups.

It doesn’t have to end there, you can discover the wilder side of the UK by climbing a tor, or star gazing in one of the national parks. Fishing is a highly popular activity in some of the more rural areas, and regions that have reservoir often host fishing competitions and activities for you to get involved with.

Many of the UK’s top attractions make good use of the surrounding landscape, such as assault courses, tree surfing organisations and rock and tree climbing companies. While you might think that you’d be limited at these kinds of places, you’d be wrong! There are accessible options at a great many of them, including wheelchair friendly options and sessions for people of all ages and abilities, so there’s no need to suffer FOMO while you’re visiting.
So, why not test your endurance and learn more about the outside world at the same time? There are plenty of opportunities to challenge yourself with all the activities that are available all year, you can even ski all year around and take part in winter sporting activities at indoor centres all across the UK.

And relax…

It isn’t just sporting activities on offer some people want to relax when they go on holiday and that is also an option. The UK has a whole host of leisure centres, as well as sporting attractions, where you can enjoy a more restful experience. Spend a few hours receiving spa treatments, being pampered or gently swimming in the pools located around Britain. Some regions are used for Olympic training and so have large pools and additional equipment which is open for the public to use.

Anyone with particular accessibility requirements needn’t feel like these activities are off limits. If you want to try climbing, abseiling, kayaking and a whole host of other exhilarating activities there are plenty of attractions and activity centres all over the nation that offer facilities that will help you take part in all sorts of activities. The UK’s sports and leisure centres pride themselves on being inclusive and have something for everyone whatever their age or ability and many of them have instructors on hand to make sure that you’re being safe, whether you’ve tried your hand at that sport before or not.

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