Ideas for Joining In
The Countryside 2011 Event Directory, which goes live on this website in March, is already building nicely behind the scenes.
It unites and promotes the activities of organisers great and small whose interests cover many aspects of the countryside and the natural world.
Browse through this list for ideas to get you started and get in touch to discuss what will work best for you:
- Archaeological digs
- Beachcombing
- Boat rides
- Bushcraft
- Community picnics
- Country Close-up weekends at farmhouses, inns and B&Bs
- Demonstrations of country crafts
- Country dancing
- Dog walkers’ rambles
- Doorstep rambles for the Over 60s
- Exploring battlefields, monuments, follies, hill carvings, hill forts and other historic sites
- Fetes, fairs, festivals and country shows
- Fishing Forays
- Follow the hunt
- Fund-raising challenges
- Guided walks and cycle-rides
- Hands-on creativity for adults and children
- Insight visits to country estates
- i-Spy in stately gardens
- Kite-flying Contests
- Lend a Hand – calling all volunteers to “give it a try”
- Miles without Stiles
- Mountain biking
- Mystery Objects at rural museums
- Open Days at clubs offering angling, archery, gliding, riding, rowing and more
- Orchard Open Days
- Orienteering
- Ramble Mates for timid country walkers
- Tourist Trails – Midsomer Murders and more
- Tours or tastings linked to farm shops, vineyards, microbreweries, farmers’ markets and PYO
- Ways to Walk off Lunch: routes from country pubs
- Windmills in Action
- Village treasure hunts
- Youth Club Country Challenges.
Our email: info@countryside2011.org.uk
A seasonal stroll in Blean Woods, Kent
latest from blog
15 Jul 2011
Mondraker comes to Bedgebury
Quench Cycles has joined forces with distributor Silverfish to sell Mondraker bikes through its Forestry Commission outlets at Bedgebury and Alice Holt. There will be a Demo Day on 23 and 24 July! Read more
Missing all those outdoor activities offered for Countryside2011? Get out and about with National Bike Week @TGBBikeWeek http://bit.ly/Hb38D
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