Accommodation for Activity Pursuits Weekends Breaks Holidays in Wales

Wales Outdoor Activity Centres

Wales is the home of outdoor activities and adventure holidays, with a range of sports and watersports available. Activity holiday centres abound, particularly around the national parks, Pembrokeshire and top surfing hotspots including Cardigan Bay and the Gower and Swansea Bay.

The Welsh Tourist Board inspects Wales Activity Holiday centres (look for the logo). Operators featuring under the scehme have been inspected under the WTB's accreditation scheme for activities and have a statutory licence from the Adventure Activities Licensing Authority (AALA). Alternatively, the Activity Centre will have been approved by a recognised National Governing Body of Sport or Trade (for example the British Surfing Association/BSA).

You've every possible activity centre you can think of here in Wales, from top surfing school centres, to riding school group holiday accommodation, to climbing and walking centres. Learn to kite surf on the Pembrokeshire coast, hop on your mountain bike in the Brecons, Snowdonia or at Afan Forest Park, of combine multi activities at many centres sampling walking, pony-trekking, quad-biking, fishing, kite surfing, caving, abseiling and more. For white water rafting centres look to white water rafting hotspots such as Llangollen in North Wales on the River Dee. For canoeing family holidays the River Wye couldn't be better, and a number of activity centres can be found around Hay on Wye and Ross on Wye.

Wales Spa Leisure Hotels - Health and Fitness

Expect extensive high quality facilities such as indoor heated swimming pool, health treatments on request, fitness gym with changing rooms and shower facilities. All inclusive stays at large hotels with extensive health, beauty and leisure facilities are a real bonus, as your stay will include use of these facilities. Many health clubs within accommodation venues have open membership and are used by local fitness fans! Facilities often include swimming pools, spa pools, sauna and steam room, gymnasium with state-of-the-art fitness equipment, aerobics room and treatments rooms.

Ask about specialist cardio-vascular machines including treadmills, rowing machines and exercise cycles. Expect a selection of the latest cardio-vascular equipment, including treadmills, stairmasters, cycles, usually in an air-conditioned environment to help make working out as comfortable as possible!

Many luxury Wales Leisure Hotels or Spa hotels have joined forces with outdoor activity providers to offer Wales holiday outdoor leisure packages, such as golf holidays in Pembrokeshire, or walking, climbing or caving in the Brecon Beacons or Snowdonia.

Wales Family Holiday Parks, Camping and Caravan Parks

Caravan Parks and Campsites as a Wales outdoor leisure holiday option are truly alive and kicking, ideal for families working on tight holiday budgets who are looking for that all-inclusive bit of magic to keep the kids occupied, plus the freedom to roam and create your own timetable. Find Wales Caravan & Camping Parks all around the region but particularly in and around the North Wales Coast (at Rhyl and Prestatyn), the South Llyn Peninsula Coast around Pwllheli and Abersoch and along Cardigan Bay.

Many camping and caravan parks are located in top Wales outdoor activity areas, for example near many of Wales' glorious blue flag beaches which offer a choice of watersports including windsurfing, kitesurfing, surfing, boat trips and diving. Inland in Mid Wales, North Wales, the Brecons and Snowdonia find more caravan and camping parks close to prime walking, climbing, caving, pony trekking and birdwatching territory.

Caravan and holiday parks in Wales make a superb outdoor activity base for families, often with indoor swimming pools, kids clubs and kids adventure playgrounds on-site.