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Tipi kayak adventure, Ross-on -Wye

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Kayaking down the River Wye, while camping in snug native American-style tipis, is Matt Carroll’s idea of getting away from it all. If only he knew more bushcraft... Photographs by Gerard Hughes

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Taking part in a walking festival is a great way to get fi t, meet like-minded people and see some of the best countryside in the UK without forking out a small fortune. There are reckoned to be more than 100 walking festivals in the UK – here’s our pick of the best options

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Gabriella Le Breton heads to Jersey with her Mum for an action-packed weekend of climbing, kayaking, sand-yachting and walking

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Removal man to kayaking instructor

Dan Butler worked in all kinds of jobs before he became a technician/demonstrator for University of Central Lancashire’s School of Sport, Tourism and the Outdoors. He lives in Llangollen, north Wales.

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