The Active Tourist - The definitive searchable directory for visitors to the Heart of England that want to do more during their stay! For visitors to the English Midlands, the British Midlands, the UK Midlands.
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Welcome to The Active Tourist
Whether you are visiting from half-way around the world or just half-way across the country, The Active Tourist makes it easy for you to find things to do to make your stay in the Heart of England all the more memorable.
Don't wait until you arrive just to find that the things you'd really like to do are all booked up - find them now on The Active Tourist and book direct in just two clicks!
You'll find all the things you would expect, some things that will surprise you, things to get your pulse racing and plenty of things you've never dreamed of!
Use the menu navigation on the left to browse by category or if you have something in mind, you can find it with our Google powered site search. Whatever you find you'll be linking directly to learn more and make arrangements that suit you! No middle-men, no brokers, no hidden fees!
Featured Activities on The Active Tourist
Garden Organic Ryton is home to the UK’s leading organic growing charity. There is something for everyone at Garden Organic Ryton in its delightful setting in the Heart of England.
The Birmingham Botanical Gardens and Glasshouses are a 15 acre oasis of delight where you can enjoy nature at its best and discover the importance of plants to people.
Largely unaltered in the last century, this lovely 30 acre Victorian paradise has been lovingly created by successive generations of the Berkeley family, and boasts an enviable collection of plant treasures from every corner of the globe.
The gardens at Barnsdale in Rutland were built by Britain's best loved Television gardener Geoff Hamilton and featured on the BBC Gardeners World.
Cascades Gardens is a beautiful 4 acre public garden set in the historic village of Bonsall, near Matlock Derbyshire. Set on many levels with formal perennial beds, water gardens, a winter garden and vegetable patch.