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Info:  If you are looking for adventure in Cornwall via this site you can book and pay online for a range of first class holiday activities in Cornwall 2009. We cater for families, singles, couples and groups, for beginners to experts alike. We have found the very best holiday activities and arrange them for you, often at the same price as direct booking. Group bookings, stag and hen party activities, corporate activities and scout groups welcome.

Bicycle Beano

Info:  Combine delicious organic vegetarian cuisine (enjoyed by veggies and meat eaters alike) with a relaxed friendly atmosphere and great rides on peaceful country lanes. Explore the peaceful lanes of the Pembrokeshire Coast and Snowdonia national parks in Wales; and the Welsh Borders, the Vale of the White Horse, and the South Downs in England.

Castle Howard

Info:  Is one of Britain's finest historic houses and is still home to my family whose forebears conceived, designed, and built it over three centuries ago. In this, the 21st century, the business flourishing on the estate means we are able to preserve, conserve, restore and improve not only the many fine buildings, but also the landscape in which those edifices reside.

Castle Howard is a champion of fresh, local food, and we take great pride in our award winning farm shop. At its heart is an excellent butchers’ counter, which supplies meat that predominantly comes from a 15-mile radius of the farm shop, with much from farmers on the estate. Head butcher Paul Nicholson and his team are on hand to give friendly advice on the best cuts of meat. Our butchery team select and prepare all of the meat, including our succulent estate-reared Aberdeen Angus beef. Meat can be prepared to customer specifications, and the butchery team will also give advice on how to prepare and cook your meat at home if required. The butcher's counter also sell and take orders for locally sourced game.

The farm shop also stocks handmade cakes, delicious preserves, and freshly baked breads. The deli counter sells fine regional cheeses, pâtés and cooked meats, including Voakes pork pies from Whitley. Also available are a selection of estate grown and local fruit and vegetables, and dairy products from St Helen’s farm near Tadcaster, and fresh fish from Peter Thundercliffe of Scarborough every Thursday.

Expanish Volunteer

Info:  Allows you to travel to South America and volunteer in different ways. If you're thinking of giving back, this is a great way to do so and get to visit a foreign country in the mean time. Support a cause you believe in, help those who need it, make a difference!

Volunteering can be one of the most generous, selfless, and rewarding acts that one can experience and every volunteer out there is actively contributing to change around the globe. Everyday people volunteer their knowledge, skills, strengths, and abilities to different organizations and individuals, asking for nothing in return except the opportunity to do what they can for a cause they believe in.

Our Expanish organization in Buenos Aires is about education, travel, creating a partnership between people, cultures, and countries. At Expanish we believe in the power of education, the changes it can make, and the impact it can have; we strive to provide our volunteers with a myriad of opportunities in different volunteer positions, safe and secure volunteer environments, and the chance to educate, assistant, and improve the lives of others.

Explore

Info:  Believes passionately in responsible travel (RT) and tourism and has promoted it right from the start, 27 years ago. Travel can bring many benefits to the traveller and the countries visited such as learning about different cultures and contributing to the local economy. Sometimes though the impact can be negative -- local people may be exploited and their environment damaged for instance. This is why exploring as a responsible traveller is as important as enjoying the holiday.

Glanhelyg Holidays

Info:  Is a family run business providing painting holidays and courses, group holidays / retreats for artists, ramblers, bird watchers, meditation and yoga groups etc. from our home near Cardigan, West Wales.

Global Vision International

Info:  Offers volunteers the opportunity to make a genuine difference through its expeditions and projects while having an amazing hands-on experience in over forty countries worldwide. Opportunities range from 1 week to 6 months. It was formed in 1998 to provide support and services to international charities, non-profits and governmental agencies, through volunteering opportunities and direct funding.

GVI is a non-political, non-religious organisation, which through its alliance with over 150 project partners in over 30 countries, provides opportunities for volunteers to fill a critical void in the fields of environmental research, conservation, education and community development.

GSE Ecotours

Info:  We are an independent, well established tour operating company specialising in Village Homestays holidays in Kenya, being part of a wider operation that has its objectives in the promotion of sustainability and conservation of natural resources in rural areas of Kenya. These holidays provide an alternative form of tourism, where the visitor gets to integrate into the host community’s way of life by experiencing their local culture and customs.

Meet the People Tours

Info:  If you’re interested in fair trade and are looking for an opportunity to meet the people behind the products, to see the impact of fair trade, the benefits of Traidcrafts work, fighting poverty through trade, then these holidays are for you. You’ll learn something of the different cultures, visit development projects and sites of interest, meet a wide variety of people, including some Traidcraft producers and have your ideas of developing countries challenged. Our tours are much more than a holiday.