Paddleboarding in Devon with a difference! These paddleboard adventures are part of the 'wine in the wild' programme at Kenton Park Estate vineyard & it combines a paddle out on the River Exe on a st&-up paddleboard with wine tasting & food. What could possibly be more fun than a spot of paddleboarding in a lovely part of Devon accompanied with wine & a BBQ? Ben is the vineyard & estate manager at Kenton Park & it'll be him or one of his team who'll be hosting these rather unusual paddleboard experiences
- & it's wine & cider from the Kenton Estate you'll be tasting. Not far from Exminster in Devon is Kenton Park at the foothills of Haldon Forest with far-reaching views towards Mamhead Forest. It's a family-owned estate with 10 acres of vines including Pinot Noir & Bacchus which produces award-winning wines such as The Motley Cru & Gun Dog Escape sparkling wines. The grapes aren't the only residents at Kenton. There are also black-nose Valais sheep Tamworth pigs pygmy goats & ever-faithful Pointer dogs
- quite a menagerie of animals but Ben & team wouldn't have it any other way. They're also rather fond of a bit of adventure which is why they came up with this twist on what you'd expect of your usual paddleboarding experience in Devon. In true 'wine in the wild' style you will be taken in the estate Land Rover to the paddleboard launch site at Starcross on the River Exe. As you take a gentle paddle along estuary towards Dawlish Warren there's time to stop off at the River Exe Cafe a floating barge. Once you arrive at the beach it's all ashore for the BBQ with burgers & kebabs from the neighbouring farm shop pasta cheeses crackers & fresh fruit. Afterwards there's time to chill out or explore Dawlish Warren beaches & dunes. Keep an eye on the estuary as you might get lucky a spot a seal. Then as the sun starts to go down it's time to get back on the boards & paddle back to Starcross for your return to the estate. If you're looking for paddleboarding in Devon we think this 'wine in the wild' adventure combining paddling with a BBQ & wine tasting all hosted by the people that make the wines is a fun & tasty trip out.

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Go from kneeling to standing up in a matter of no time when you learn paddleboarding in Bedfordshire! Wyboston Lakes is the perfect place to try out this rather relaxed water sport. The venue just outside St Neots boasts multiple in-land lakes & great purpose-built lakeside facilities. It's a veritable hive of on & off water activities too. These beginner paddleboarding vouchers are great value as they offer one to one personalised coaching. You'll get to learn all the basics of SUP (that's what those in the know call it as in Stand Up Paddleboarding). It's also great fun pretty easy to the hang of & a very chilled out way of getting on the water without having to be some gnarly surf dude or dudette. Sounds like your sort of thing? Well buy your paddleboarding experience in Bedfordshire now & before you know it you will be out on the Wyboston Lakes gently gliding over the water under your own steam. As these sessions all include teaching you'll begin with an on-shore briefing that covers safety & that all important paddle technique. Then you'll head out to the water & tackle that first task of actually getting up on the board. Yes there's a certain knack to it but you'll start off by getting into a kneeling position before progressing to actually standing up. The whole Wyboston team here in Bedfordshire is great. All paddleboarding tutors are patient enthusiastic & will encourage you if you're feeling a touch nervous. Indeed even those who can swim but aren't keen on being out on the water generally manage to stand up & paddle themselves quite happily along within the introductory lesson time. & believe us once you've cracked it you'll love this SUP lark as you go paddleboarding with ease around these Bedfordshire lakes. We think Wyboston is a great centre to learn & build confidence on the board. ...

Cruise the gently flowing canal when you go paddle boarding in Wales! It's time you got up to speed with SUP (that's Stand Up Paddle boarding) at Wales's friendliest paddle boarding centre just outside Llangollen. Get ready to learn the art of riding a surf board whilst stood on it! We could tell you all about the origins of paddle boarding but there's nothing like just getting yourself down to this stunning part of Wales & getting on with it. Some surfing purists aren't too keen on SUPpers but who cares when it's this much fun? It's a lot easier to get the hang of & means you can have fun during your very first session rather than spending all your time trying & failing abysmally get up on the your paddle board. None of that here in Wales you'll be up & away in minutes! At first glance these boards look pretty wobbly but they are in fact incredibly buoyant & stable. It's more of a mind over matter thing really & with the experienced paddle boarders at this Welsh cent... ...

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Our parkour training classes will see you leaping climbing & jumping all over the place busting some fluid & impressive urban moves! Under the skilled teaching of leading parkouring athlete Kyle Perkins you'll get to grips with all the classic moves during these exclusive just for you one-to-one free running classes. The discipline was pioneered by Frenchman David Belle & combined with freerunning creator Sebastien Foucan the sport has really taken hold in the UK too with 'traceurs' (as parkourers are called) practising their freestyle gymnastics over the country in this highly urbanised sport. Teaching parkour initially developed from military obstacle course training & has become globally popular with carefully choreographed free running chase scenes the highlight of many a Hollywood action film. Parkouring is not only a brilliant way to get over around & land beyond obstacles it also exercises pretty much every muscle in your body strengthening your core & impro... ...

Join a pasta making class & find out just how easy it is to make fresh pasta when you know how! These classes will teach you everything you need to go about making & cooking your own pasta at home
- including delicious sauces to go with it. If the closest you get to making pasta is boiling up spaghetti to go with your bolognaise sauce you so need this pasta making class in your life. It'll open up a whole new world to you as you delve into Italy's other national dish (alongside pizza!)
- pasta. Anyone who's ever been to an Italian delicatessen or supermarket will know there are rows & rows of pasta on offer including freshly made whereas in this country we're more used to seeing dried pasta. This course will show you how to make fresh pasta which tastes so much different to dried. There's a place for both though in the Italian kitchen so you'll also be learning about & making sauces that go with fresh & dried pastas not forgetting the wine that goes with them too! But back to the fresh pasta making. The key to it all is the ingredients. Your hosts will tell you all about the different wheats that are used whether eggs are added & of course the best techniques for making your shapes. It's pretty much an art-form in Italy especially when delicate forms are entirely produced by h&. To master it & be able to produce decent quantities of h&-crafted pasta takes a lifetime. You might be a lot slower during your class but you'll make enough to cook up several tasty Italian dishes including delicious filled pasta such as ravioli & tortellini. As we mentioned sauces are really important too. Both the shape of the pasta & the sauces are very much regional in Italy so through these classes you'll discover what the classic combinations of pasta to sauce are
- & make them. From scratch. There'll be no opening a jar of Sacla at these classes! So if you love pasta but struggle to know your penne from your linguine this pasta making class is for you. It takes place at the Enrica Rocca Italian Cookery School in London's trendy & very cosmopolitan Notting Hill & is sure to inspire you into making your own fresh pasta once you get back home!


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