Notation: + means I tried and liked it. – means either does not look interesting or I tried it and didn’t like it. No symbol means either I have not tried or feel neutral.
Classpass was useful for trying different classes for free over two weeks.
Roller derby.
Juggling.
-Aerial yoga https://www.thelodge.space/class-description.
-Surfskating in Decathlon.
+Unicycle hockey in Queensbridge Sports Centre Thursdays 20-22, free for beginners.
-Water aerobics Group Classes | Locations – Aqua Fit Pro Barbican, Elephant.
+Pole dancing https://www.kelechnekoff.com/, Beginner Pole Classes | Akila Pole Studio
-Horse polo – requires years of practice, riding is expensive and far.
BMX track Burgess park. Lee Valley VeloPark BMX skills. £12 plus bike hire £13 (requires id and proof of address <3 months old.).
-Haggerston Park pump track.
Mountain bike. MTB skills Lee Valley VeloPark £12 plus bike hire £13 (hire requires personal identification and proof of address (utility, bank statement <3 months) ).
-rent electric bike, carbon bike, mountain bike Fat Llama | Rent (almost) anything
Aerial hoop, silks, etc gymnastics.
+Parkour Generation.
Footyaddicts. sportas.co.uk. Rabble.
+https://playculture.com/events.php
-Longsword fighting in Decathlon: choreographed moves, not real fighting.
-Clays Bar virtual clay pigeon shooting.
+Hyperreality Whitechapel VR zombie shooting.
–Other.world_VR, otherVR experiences.
Immersive Gamebox not VR but motion tracking and surrounding screens.
Archeryfit Greenwich £30 Hatfield House, Merryweather Place, London, SE10 8EW. Club gate is next to the Premier Inn Hotel and 100 yards down Greenwich High Road from Pure Gym. Please dial 888-call on the gate buzzer to get in. Our entrance is across the yard to the right from the gate. 2020 Archery Druid St. Geronigo Sutton-at-Hone, Kent.
+Mile End Climbing Wall (mileendwall.org.uk) £30 intro bouldering
-Climb O2
-Climb Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Things to do in Battersea Park | London Zip Wire | Go Ape
Lee Valley White Water Centre Activities (visitleevalley.org.uk) from April to Oct. Activity 1h. +Whitewater kayaking and courses all year.
+THCC kayak club in Shadwell basin. Beginner courses all year.
Regent’s canoe club in Islington. Castle Canoe Club
–Kayak practice, including rolling, in the pool: have to do beginner exercises for 40 min, then can practice rolling for 15 min.
–Night Kayak Across London | Secret Adventures Exploring Central London by kayak, paddling on the River Thames (londonkayakcompany.com) £65
King George V Reservoir sailing club, including windsurfing, wing foiling in the summer. West Reservoir Centre sailing.
+Choirs. Free Taster (londoncityvoices.co.uk). London International Choir has audition.
Salsa: Hyde Park bandstand outdoors, Temple, -Salsateca, -Adulis, -Bar Salsa Soho: crowded dark noisy basement.
+Bachata: Primrose St behind Liverpool St station outdoors, large crowd.
Other dances: -Swing. -Rocknroll and jive. -Brazilian Forro. Zouk: well taught but slow and simple. -Kizomba: very slow and simple. Society for International Folk Dancing (sifd.org) Islington seems to be the folk dance area. Irish dancing in Decathlon. Swing dance Bishopsgate.
+FREE Outdoor Trips From London | Meetup. +Hikes by London Wellness Group | Meetup led by Tharaphy. Ramblers hikes – mostly old Brits. Metropolitan Walkers is a Ramblers group.
Running clubs: +Runner Beans, +Runners Connect.
Team activities
Combat archery. Group 10-16. Cost 24-32. E.g., Walworth (Lambeth): St George’s Rd SE1 6ER.
HiddenCity | How It Works (inthehiddencity.com) scavenger treasure hunt for a team.
Crystal maze for a team
London Hen and Stag Parties | It’s a Knockout® (itsaknockout.net) for a team.
-Ice climbing – closed permanently.
Zorb & Bubble Football Shoreditch and Waterloo £320 for up to 20 people. Bubble Football : Excel Activity Group.
Paintball in London (ultimaterecreation.co.uk) 3 Herringham Road 46min by public transit or bike. Need to book early. Adult Paintballing Packages | Great Day Out | Delta Force Paintball (paintballgames.co.uk) East London Upminster 75min by public transit, 15 miles.
Outside London
+Windsurf Minster: train to Sheerness
Kitesurf and +wingfoil Shoeburyness East beach, £100 for 3-4h, 1h by c2c train from Stratford.
Wakeup Docklands wakeboarding from April to Sept. Thorpe Lakes Watersports Resort I LEARN TO WAKE/SKI Outside London.
MTB in Epping forest.
Ridge scrambling in the Peak District (Edale easiest to get to) or the Lake District. Scotland takes 8-10h to get to, like the Alps.
-Delft U Tech unusual bicycles – no mention of being able to try these.
12 Incredible Extreme Outdoor Activity Breaks in the UK (timeout.com)
Caving in the Yorkshire Dales.
Indoor ski/snowboard. Chill Factore Lesson Prices | Snow Activity Prices £56 per day. Manchester.
Fly a Spitfire Biggin Hill and Cotswold Airport or fly a Mustang. £2250-7450.
Sword fighting full contact in armour. Geronigo Keynsham near Bristol and Bath £41.
Quirky Quarter Chinese Arch in Liverpool City Centre. £15-96. 3h from Euston station by Avanti.
Tank Paintball Battle – Armourgeddon. Leicestershire. Seems no availability in winter. 3-person crew.
Grey Seal Snorkel Safari | The Fifth Point Diving Centre Northumberland. No availability in winter. £65.
–Paragliding Training – Green Dragons Airsports BHPA „fun day” 250.
Coasteering Gower peninsula near Swansea (4-5h travel), Bournemouth
+surf Croyde (all Devon locations transit via Barnstaple, 5-6h travel)
SUP surfing
–Beginner Surf Lessons – The Wave Bristol
Adventure weekends: The 11 best you can have in 2019 (redbull.com) North Wales Activities (adventure-northwales.com)
– Indoor Skydiving – Book Now (skydivinglondon.com) Basingstoke, Milton Keynes or Manchester
-LOTNA-LARP Star Trek themed laser tag in the woods in an airsoft arena.
Museums, tours
+Imperial War Museum
Visit HMS Belfast – Plan Your Visit | Imperial War Museums (iwm.org.uk) £22,7.
–Cutty Sark Rig Climb | Experience the London Adventure (rmg.co.uk) £41.
Kew Gardens Tickets and prices | Kew £16.5.
+Museum of London
–Join as a Historic Royal Palaces member | Historic Royal Palaces (hrp.org.uk)
https://www.biketouroflondon.com/
Volunteering and networking
+Friends of Brookmill Park: river cleanup in waders.
+GoodGym runs and volunteering.
+Lambeth repair cafe 336 Brixton. Nunhead repair cafe in The Green.
+Eco Around London litter pick. +WaSh Wombles litter pick.
The Conservation Volunteers (tcv.org.uk)
Volunteer With Us | Bikeworks CIC Sat Victoria Park
–Make New Friends | Meet New People | Drinking Partners
Meet New People & Make Friends in London | Find friends with We3 (we3app.com)
–Networking | Young Professional Socials | London (mikfit.co.uk)