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Recreation and Sports

This category leads to websites about hobbies, sports and participatory recreational activities in the United Kingdom,: including national and local recreational / sporting organisations, services, facilities and events.

No websitess are listed at this level. Please drill down and find the most appropriate/relevant subcategory.

Websites for businesses selling sporting or recreational goods should be suggested to a subcategory: under Business and Economy: Shopping: Recreation and Sports.
Websites about participation in arts activities such as dance, music, photography and drama: are listed in the relevant categories under Art and Entertainment.

Caravans

Only informational and enthusiasts sites about caravans are welcome in this category.

Websites for dealers and businesses should be suggested to it appropriate Localities category
If the website offers shopping directly from the internet, it should be suggested to an: appropriate category under Shopping.

Gambling

Sites can only be accepted for this category from permit holding UK Bookmakers.

Games

A category for Games sites relevant to the UK or based in the UK.

This category is for sites the main purpose of which is to provide a general guide or directory of recreation and sports in the UK. Sports only guides/directories should be submitted to the sports subcategory.

Hobbies

Please try and find the most specific subcategory that your site would be suited to.

Only informational and enthusiasts websites pertaining to hobbies are welcome here.
Websites for businesses should be suggested to its appropriate Localities subcategory.
Websites offering shopping directly from the internet should be suggested to an

Home and Garden

UK Home and Garden covers consumer information, cookery and recipes, DIY and home improvement; gardening; and house finding, buying and selling.

This category is for sites with informational content.
Businesses offering services and products should be submitted to their appropriate Business and Economy regional category.
Companies which make it possible for UK consumers to obtain products or services via the Web are listed under Shopping.

Humour

Sites with collections of British orientated jokes or originate from the UK should be submitted here.

Kites

This category is for sites with informational content about Kites.
Businesses offering products should be submitted to their appropriate Regional category.
Companies which make it possible for UK consumers to obtain products or services via the Web are listed in the Kites shopping category.

Naturism

Naturist (nudist) clubs, publications, organisations and websites in Britain.

News and Media

General sporting coverage. Coverage of a specific sport is listed in the category for that sport.

Outdoors

This category is intended to guide users to sites that specialize in instruction and entertainment related to outdoor pursuits in the UK. Note that terms and scope in British english may differ from those used in the international category, Recreation: Outdoors, for instance:: Hiking is covered by the UK Recreation and Sports: Walking category.; Skiing, Snowboarding and similar activities are available from the UK Mountain Sports category.; Scuba_Diving, Boating and water based activities are available from under the UK Recreation and Sports: Sports: Water Sports category tree.; Falconry, Fishing and Hunting and other Field Sports are given separate classification under the UK Country_Sports category tree.

Users seeking information on an activity in one area are advised to browse the UK the locality categories.

Please suggest a site only to one sub-category of this topic, and only if it shows, as its primary focus, details of outdoor pursuits at one or more venues in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Provided the site includes detail for local activities, it may also be suggested to the Recreation and Sports category of the most appropriate locality.

Sports

This category is for sites emanating from the UK and pertaining to sport.

If your site is about a specific locality, please submit it to the appropriate locality category. Businesses should submit to the locality category in which the business is physically located. Failure to comply will result in a long delay in getting listed.

The title should be the name of your company or organisation. Do not type in all caps. Do not include a list of keywords. Do not include your products. Do not write a sales pitch.

The description should be a brief summary of your organisation''s products and services. The description should be in English and in coherent sentence form. Do not include superlatives or a sales pitch. Do not submit your company history. Do not submit a list of keywords. Do not use unnecessary capitalisation, or include HTML tags.

Submit to only ONE category. Submit to the best category possible. If you cannot find the proper category, first look elsewhere in the ODP. If you still cannot locate an appropriate category, submit the site to the best category possible.

Transport

This category lists sites dealing with transport as a recreational hobby or pastime. Such hobbies may take the form of riding or controlling vehicles, building or maintaining vehicles, or interest in the operation of commercial transport systems. Sites listed here are primarily informational and/or enthusiast sites. This category does not list sites for businesses primarily selling products to people with recreational interest in transport. Businesses primarily offering commercial transport services or selling something are listed within United_Kingdom/Transport, United_Kingdom/Travel_and_Tourism, or United_Kingdom/Business_and_Economy. Some topics listed here (such as Aviation) have both a transport and a non-transport dimension, but are grouped together for convenience.

Sites must relate to the United Kingdom and/or be of interest to a United Kingdom audience. Sites may also be submitted to the appropriate category within Recreation/, should a suitable category exist.

Businesses primarily offering commercial transport services or selling something should be submitted within United_Kingdom/Transport, United_Kingdom/Travel_and_Tourism, or United_Kingdom/Business_and_Economy.

Walking

These sites contain information and walks for those who wish to explore the UK on foot.