Her Indoors Vs The Great Outdoors

You gotta roll with it…

atest press release from Wicklow County Council, issued on Tuesday, August 1st 2023…

HER Wicklow, HER Outdoors Week, the annual event dedicated to celebrating and encouraging women to embrace the outdoors, is back for 2023.

From August 14th to 20th, Wicklow will come alive with a week-long list of events designed to highlight the opportunities for women and girls to engage in outdoor recreation and inspire them to try something new.

Wicklow has such a diverse range of outdoor recreation activities available there is sure to be something available for everyone.

HER Wicklow, HER Outdoors 2023 is scaling to new heights with a vast array of activities covering land, sea, and air.

Airplane gliding has been introduced as an activity for 2023 with snorkelling and climbing also new additions. These activities will join hiking, biking, walking, swimming and many others to really showcase what Wicklow has to offer in the outdoor recreation sphere.

Wicklow Sports Partnership is also delighted to welcome two national events to the county in the run up to the HER Wicklow, HER Outdoors Week. Volleyball Ireland will host their beach tour in Brittas Bay on Sunday, 13th of August, while Sport Ireland will open the weekend on 12th August with a Her Outdoors Adventure Festival in Russborough House. There will be outdoor recreation activities to book, a picnic zone, yoga area and guided walks of the Greenway.

When it comes to Greystones, Monday 14th starts with an outdoor fitness class at 6pm followed at 7pm by a Bring Your Own Mat groove thang with a Funky Disco Yoga class. And if neither of those float your goat, there’s also the Marina Skate Party, from 6pm to 8.30pm.

On Friday 18th, there are two exciting introductions to sea swimming, with the early risers catered for at 7am and the lazy lumps at 6.45pm.

Up at Belmont Demesne on Saturday 19th, there’s an introduction to orientating, from 2pm to 4pm, with young and old welcome to come along. You can register right here.

There’s also the launch party on Monday 14th, at 7.30am, broadcasting live on irelandam from The Cove. If you want to get on de telly. And meet – gulp! – weatherman Deric Hartigan. This is followed by volleyball on the South Beach at 8am.

There are rockin’ events taking place all across the county of course, and you can check out the full list here.