Paddle powerTo tackle white-water rapids in a kayak you need to get your basic skills sorted. Matt Carroll heads to Wales and learns how to get properly paddling. Pictures Lawrence Looi

Member Article: Kite Surfing

Kite surfing – Extreme fun and a great workout! OutdoorsTravel.co.uk member Annelies is into kite surfing in a big way and thinks everyone else should give it a try. Read her thoughts on how and why to get started here.

Learn to Horse Ride

Mane attraction Horse riding is accessible, easy to learn and helps you appreciate the great outdoors from a slightly higher vantage point. Rob McKinlay saddles up.

About British Cycling

Cycle Sports Governing Body Cycling and biking are popular recreational and competitive sports enjoyed by all ages and abilities. Cycling was the first form of mechanical human transportation and has grown to become a diverse sport with many styles using different types of equipment.

Learn to Row

Putting your oar in The closest that many people come to rowing is trying out the machine in the gym. Yet rowing clubs are dotted up and down the UK’s waterways, usually offering memberships that cost less than most gyms. Rowing novice Becca Higgins learns the basics from the experts.

Learning To Climb

Progressive Rock Rob McKinlay makes the move from indoor climbing walls to the rock face, with the help of top alpine climber Matt Helliker.

Northern Ireland

If you relish a challenge and have a taste for adventure, or just like fresh air and fantastic scenery, Northern Ireland has all the right ingredients. The beauty and variety of the landscapes, the compact distances and ever-changing vistas make this an easy place to explore.

Read more about Northern Ireland.

The Sperrins

Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty

Stretching from the Strule Valley in the west to Lough Neagh in the east, the Sperrins AONB in Northern Ireland encompasses a glaciated mountainous landscape that’s steeped in history and contains a large proportion of the UK’s internationally important blanket bog. Natalie Hoare investigates.

An Introduction to Northern Ireland

Regional Facts

The Mourne Mountains of County Down are an area of outstanding natural beauty and were the inspiration for CS Lewis's Narnia.

Lough Neagh is bordered by five of the six counties of Northern Ireland and is the largest freshwater lake in the British Isles at 392 square kilometres, about the size of the Isle of Wight.

The Sperrins Walking Festival is an annual event where participants experience a range of walks from family nature trails, moderate treks to challenging hill walks in the beautiful surroundings.

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Travel Belfast: Pubs of Belfast: Belfast Pubs Travel Video PostCard www.travelvideopostcard.com The pubs of Ireland are part of Irish culture and tradition, an integral part of Belfasts social and cultural life. Many of Belfasts pubs are more than a hundred years old like the Crown Liquor Saloon, a gem of a pub with its Victorian Architecture and Italian designand happy people But theres also Bittles Bar built in 1861 with lots of clever art about the politics and life of Belfast And the theres Kellys Cellar maybe the oldest pub in Belfast and where Brad Pit came to learn Irish Belfast Northern Ireland is awash in pubs and no theyre not the smoky places they once were. These are classics! Take the pub tour Belfast also has chic restaurants serving world-class cuisine Lucianos in the historic Opera House holds your desert, coffee and table until intermission How civilized

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Travel Belfast-Travel North Ireland: Belfast Travel Video PostCard www.travelvideopostcard.com Say hello to Belfast, Northern Ireland In todays Belfast in Northern Ireland, pubs pour lager and laughter and gardens cover memories of past conflicts and the troubles Today in Belfast, the arts flourish Majestic building welcome visitors to Belfast And Belfasts rain drizzled streets host classy restaurants and shoppers But the murals on the walls of Belfast still speak of the past pain of this now vibrant, safe city Murals made mute by the courage of its people and the bustle of its markets And the energy of Belfasts young If ever a phoenix rose from the ashes Belfast and Northern Ireland are she So, heres to Belfasts resilience A peoples welcoming warmth Whose pot of gold at the rainbows end Is a Northern Ireland and Belfast United

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