Outdoor activities are great for the mind, body and spirit. Active Outdoors has a wealth of information about each of the outdoor activities in the list below, including where you can have a go yourself. There are also lots of good ideas for outdoor Activities for Teenagers to do at the Weekend, Outdoor Science Experiments, or Things to do With my Boyfriend/Girlfriend Outdoors [4]. If you have any additional information or good ideas for outdoor activities and things to do outside, get in touch.
To help to choose which outdoor activity and things you might like to do outside, we have rated them under five categories:
[5] Outdoor activities to just relax and chill with your mates
[6] Outdoor activities that are great fun and where you can have a laugh
[7] Outdoor activities that are a bit adventurous and where you want a bit of an adrenalin buzz
[8] Outdoor activities that give a serious adrenalin rush and require a great deal of skill
[9] Outdoor activities that need a few mates to join in
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Aeroplane flying [11] Air Sphering [12] Astronomy [13] BASE Jumping [14] Bungee Jumping [15] Falconry [16] Gliding [17] Hang Gliding [18] Helicopter Flights [19] Hot Air Ballooning [20] Indoor Skydiving [21] Kites [22] and Power Kites [23] Microlights [24] Model airplanes and helicopters [25] Model Rockets [26] Paragliding and Paramotoring [27] Parascending [28] SCAD - Suspended Catch Air Device [29] Skydiving [30] Wing Walking [31]
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Activity Holidays [33] Adventure Racing [34] Airsoft [35] Animal Parks, Wildlife Parks and Zoos [36] Archery [37] Assault courses and obstacle courses [38] Athletics [39] Backyard Sleepovers [40] Baseball [41] Basketball [42] Baton Twirling [43] Battle Reenactments [44] Beach Activities [45] Beachcombing [46] Birdwatching [47] BMX biking [48] Bushcraft and Survival [49] Camping [50] Canyoning and Canyoneering [51] Capoeira [52] Carnivals [53] Cave biking underground [54] Caving and potholing [55] Cheerleading [56] Circus Skills [57] Clay Pigeon Shooting [58] Climbing [59] Concerts, Festivals and Gigs [60] Conkers [61] Conservation [62] Cookout [63] Crazy Golf and Mini Golf, Pitch and Putt [64] Cricket [65] Croquet [66] Cycling on the Road [67] Den Building and Bivouacs [68] Dodgeball [69] Dog Scootering Drag Racing [70] Driving Experiences [71] Eclipse Sphering and Eclipse Zorbing [72] Exploring [73] Footbags [74] Football and Soccer [75] Free Running and Parkour [76] Fruit Picking [77] Gap Year Travelling [78] Gardening [79] Geocaching [80] Gladiator Training [81] Go Karting [82] Golf [83] Greyhound Racing [84] Grow Your Own Vegetables [85] Go Ape forest high wire adventures ropes courses [86] Hockey [87]Horse Boarding Horse Racing [88] Horse Riding [89] Jogging and running [90] Jousting [91] Kite Boarding [92] Kite Buggying [93] Lacrosse [94] Land Yachting [95] Landboarding [96] Landscape Painting and Drawing [97] Laser Tag [98] Live Action Role Playing Games [99] Marathon Running [100] Monster Truck Racing [101] Motocross and dirt biking [102] Motor Racing [103] Mountain Biking [104] Mountain Boarding [105] Mountaineering [106] Multi Use Games Areas [107] Nascar [108] Netball [109] Off Road Motor Sports, Rallying and 4x4 [110] Open Air Theatre [111] Orienteering [112] Outdoor Movie theatres and cinemas [113] Outdoor Photography [114] Paintballing [115] Parks - Chess, Ping Pong, picnics, football, sunbathing... [116] Picnics [117] Piggy Back Fights [118] Pony Trekking [119] Polo [120] Quad Biking [121] Remote Control Cars [122] Rock Climbing [123] Roller Coasters and Theme Parks [124] Roller Skating and Roller Blading [125] Rope Swings [126] Rugby [127] Safari [128] Sandboarding [129] Scavenger Hunts [130] Skateboarding [131] Skid Pan Driving [132] Skipping [133] Sightseeing [134] Soap Box Kart racing or Extreme Gravity Racing [135] Soft Martial Arts - Tai Chi, Chi Kung [136] Sphering [137] Steam Train driving and model railways [138] Stock Car Racing and Demolition Derby [139] Street Hockey [140] Street Improvisation and Drama [141] Street Luge and Downhill Skateboarding and Downhill Skating [142] Tank Driving [143] Team Building Outdoor Activities [144] Throw and Catch an American mini football, frisbee or frisbee golf Tracking and wildlife watching [145] Tractor Pulling [146] Trail Running [147] Trampolining [148] Treasure Hunting and Metal Detectors [149] Tree Climbing [150] Treehouses [151] Triathlon [152] Ultimate Frisbee [153] Unicycling [154] Volleyball [155] Walking [156] Walk the dog Wash the car Watch the sunrise or sunset Water Fights [157] Young Drivers - Driving experiences for 11 year olds and over [158] Zorbing [159]
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Blackwater rafting [161] Boating, Pedalos and Punts [162] Body Boarding [163] Bore Surfing [164] Bridge Jumping [165] Canal narrow boats [166] Canoeing [167] Cave Diving [168] Coasteering [169] Crabbing [170] Dragon Boat Racing [171] Exploring Rock Pools [172] Fishing [173] Free Diving [174] Hovercrafting [175] Hydrospeeding and Riverboarding [176] Jet Skiing [177] Kayaking [178] Kitesurfing [179] Model Boats [180] Octopush Underwater hockey [181] Pond Dipping [182] Powerboating [183] Raft Building [184] Rib Riding [185] River Bugging [186] Rowing [187] Sailing [188] Scuba Diving [189] Skim Boarding [190] Snorkelling [191] Surfing [192] Swimming [193] Tall Ship Crewing [194] Tombstoning [195] Wakeboarding [196] Water Parks and flumes [197] Water Polo [198] Water Skiing [199] WaterWalkerz water sphering [200] Waveskiing [201] Whale Watching [202] Whitewater Rafting [203] Wild Swimming [204] Windsurfing [205] Yacht Charters [206] Yachting [207] Zap Cat Racing [208]
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Airboarding [210] Biathlon [211] Bob Rafting [212] Bobsleigh [213] Curling [214] Dog Sledding [215] Heliskiing and Heliboarding [216] Ice Climbing [217] Ice Diving [218] Ice Hockey [219] Ice Karting Ice Racing and Ice Driving [220] Ice Skating Luge [221] Skeleton Bob [222] Skiing [223] Skiing Holidays [224] Skijoring with dogs, horses or a 4x4 Sledges and toboggans [225] Snowball fights, snowmen and free fun winter activities for teenagers [226] Snowcat Piste Basher Driving Snow Kiting [227] Snowblading Snowboarding [228] Snowbombing Snowmobiling [229] Snow Rafting Snow Tubing and Doughnutting [230] Winter Olympics [231]This list of things to do outside is constantly being updated, so come back soon.