Hobbies and Interests
The Great Outdoors
Ordnance Survey - Maps, Books, GPS, Historical Maps
Highlander Outdoor - Camping, Hiking, Rucksacks, Clothing
Go Stargazing - Dark Skies, Events, Stargazing Cruises
Gardening and Shows
Royal Horticultural Society - Helping hands for your garden
The Soil Association - Food for Life Programme - Early Years
For Peat's Sake - Leave peat where it is, coconuts do it better
History and Heritage
British Newspaper Archive in partnership with Find my Past
English Heritage history not just preserved but brought to life
National Trust for Scotland
protecting nature, beauty and heritage, and sharing our amazing places with everyone
about our hobbies and interest
Our great outdoors are there to be enjoyed in a thousand different ways.
With nature as a backdrop we work with national partners to provide the right equipment for a host of activities. Help and advice is a feature of each organisation, names you know you can trust.
Leap into Your Very Own Seasons of Fun
What starts in your imagination comes to life on your screen. Our apps make life a whole lot easier if you are planning a different kind of day out for the family.
Most of the apps on this page are free. A few charge a small fee to access their pages.

Our idea is to help turn your weekend or short break into days packed with fun, creativity and entertainment, they are often educational. Click on any button below to discover more about new hobbies for your children some include video links.
Its official children's favorite pastimes is hobbies
Why not encourage your little one's or not so little one's to try a hobby that can be fun, perhaps a way to equip a young mind with a pastime they could take into adult life. Several come to mind - painting, photography, music, astronomy, a herb garden, nature watch, home crafts, science related, scrap booking, metrology, coin or stamp collections, recycling waste material into useful items and models, maps, map reading and geocaching.
The more we know, or learn about plants the better equipped we will be enjoy the spectacle in front of us, and know how to give nature and wildlife a helping hand.
Crathes Castle
National Trust for Scotland
Standing against a backdrop of rolling hills and set within its own glorious gardens, Crathes Castle is every inch the classic Scottish tower house – and a fantastic day out for all the family.
The Burnett family, who lived in the castle for over 350 years, had roots in the area dating back to 1323 when Robert the Bruce granted them nearby land. Alexander Burnett built the castle in the 16th century, an intricate maze of turrets, towers, oak panels and painted ceilings, many of which survive beautifully to this day.
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