It's official! Neilson are the UK's best activity holiday company after winning three awards at the British Travel Awards 2020.

Sometimes the best way to relax and recharge on holiday is to get active. We’re not saying there’s no place for a siesta or two – we’re a big fan of those – but activity holidays also give you the chance to play, to explore and to have fun. And nothing makes you feel young again like a holiday adventure!

Whether you want to be full-on active or flat-out relaxed this is the holiday for you. Here are our top tips for designing your perfect holiday with just the right amount of activity or relaxation to suit you.

Find out what to expect when it comes to food and drink on your Neilson holiday.

We’ve compiled food lists for those ever-so-important macronutrients: carbohydrates, protein and fats, together with what they actually are and what they do for our bodies.

After a quick straw poll around the office here at Neilson HQ, we’ve come up with a few ways to help you carve out more time and space.

...the uplifting rush of mastering something new.

Use this handy guide to help you decide which watersport to try first.

You might like full-on, high-intensity workouts, whereas others may favour the social side to exercise. Intensity might be important to some, but not to those who keep body and mind healthy through gentle activity. We’re all different, and we like to exercise in different ways. The key is finding the right sport for you.

Getting to grips with some basic knots is an important part of learning the rock climbing ropes. We take a look at the seven most common rock climbing knots you might need on your adventures.

In recent years the popularity of taking a holiday that includes an active element such as cycling, hiking or watersports has been growing. Online searches for terms such as ‘activity holidays’ and ‘sport holidays’ are on the increase but what is behind this growth in popularity?

This summer, it’s your chance to get out and experience the best sporting events around. Whether cycling tours, tennis tournaments or sailing weeks take your fancy, you can get a piece of the action by watching the experts do their thing.

This summer, we’ve been helping people do their thing for 40 years. It got us thinking about the kit we use today and what we used back in 1978! Here we look back at the evolution of road bikes, dinghies and skis.

As a diverse and international sport, climbing has – rather unhelpfully – developed an equally diverse and international set of alternative grading systems.

This guide puts the spotlight on dinghy sailing and explains why it’s both a fun and challenging sport for everyone.

It doesn’t matter whether you’re heading to the climbing wall or the mountains, having the right rock climbing gear makes all the difference. 

To get you prepared, we’ve answered all your burning questions in our handy guide to rock climbing for beginners. We’ll cover everything from what to wear to basic technique.

Work and a busy home life can take a lot out of you and make it difficult to find time for yourself. In fact the average UK adult hasn’t learnt or tried a new active hobby in the last five and a half years.

Don’t get us wrong, we love family holidays and the chaotic fun that kids tend to bring to the table. But sometimes, just sometimes, we all need a bit of child-free downtime. And that’s where adult-only holidays come in. 

Just how many activities can you cram into a week? Try a Neilson Beachclub holiday to find out.

You might like full-on, high-intensity workouts, whereas others may favour the social side to exercise. Intensity might be important to some, but not to those who keep body and mind healthy through gentle activity. We’re all different, and we like to exercise in different ways. The key is finding the right sport for you.