OUTDOOR pursuits are something synonymous with the Lake District and is great way to enjoy your time in the county whether you're after a fun day out or maybe even to start a glittering career as a kayaker.
School students from more urban areas often come to the Lakes for a week full of outdoor pursuits fun completing activities like kayaking, rock climbing, caving, abseiling, and mountain climbing to name just a few.
One day out which is a sure-fire way of having a day of fun is zip-lining and swinging from treetops in Go Ape at Grizedale Forest described as 'the full Monty of adventure with five unrivalled experiences'.
Their website said: "Adrenaline junkies should head to the Treetop Challenge or Zip Trekking Adventure if seriously high-level tree-top crossings and incredible zip wire flights get your pulse quickening. There’s Treetop Adventure Plus for older kids and teenagers and Treetop Adventure for the young would-be explorers."
If heights is an thrill-seeking adventure you desire though, the Infinity Bridge at Honister Slate Mine could be your best bet.
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Visitlakedistrict.com describes the experience as 'heart racing' as the bridge gets its name because you cannot see the other end. Strung across a breath-taking gorge high up on the mountain, 2,000 feet above the valley floor, the Infinity Bridge is the longest of this type of bridge in Britain.
Visitors enjoying a portaledge at Honister
If water-based action is more your fancy then there is plenty on offer in the region as well, as it is not called the Lake District ironically with 16 bodies of water.
Lake Windermere is a popular spot with options of kayaking, paddle boarding, sailing, canoeing, and even hiring a boat at pretty much any location that sits next to the water.
Lake Windermere.
Continuing with the wet theme is Ghyll Scrambling in Wasdale with Adventure Vertical. Whatever you want to call it, whether it is a descent or ascent or a splash down the river, it’s a buzz. Ranging from small groups in steep wet gorges involving roped ascents, to the fun of group set challenges.
When hitting the mountains, if hiking up and down them has become too mundane, maybe climbing up a cliff face or abseiling down one might be the option for you and Adventure Vertical will have plenty of options on offer.
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