Or get a tattoo! This one is definitely for life and maybe one that you can convince your bestie to do with you, but might be a solo endeavour! Choose wisely young one.

Are you a bit of a daredevil thrill seeker? Would you rather sit on the sofa and watch your favourites? However you choose to celebrate your 50th birthday, just remember to have fun! You only turn 50 once, so make sure you do exactly what you want to do, and with who you want to do it with! We hope you have enjoyed our list on how to celebrate a 50th birthday without a party! Instead, I watched the summer solstice sunrise from our local hill and listened to the dawn chorus in the park close to my house. Even closer to home I spent several weeks creating a wildlife area in the garden, including a pond, bog area and log pile. I discovered we had plenty of hedgehog visitors too. Garden pond No doubt you’re going to be snapping like crazy in and need to ensure you have a good camera to do the UK justice. Read a book every month of a genre you don’t/don’t often read – June will be chosen by your daughter – August will be chosen by your son. Write a review in your scrapbookLectures, talks or tours. I’m interested in travel tales, wildlife and outdoor adventures. If you can recommend any let me know. Oysters are a particular fav and there’s few better places to sample them than the great Kent seaside destination of Whitstable. One of the UK’s most buzzing and authentic cities, Scotland’s second city of Glasgow makes for a great and memorable night out! Buy an item of clothing from a charity shop that you really like, but isn’t the sort of thing you normally wear. Wear it.

Have an eventful day of forging and come home with a ring, a knife, a hammer .... or a sword! You'll never forget this experience. It doesn’t have to be fifty things if you don’t want it to be, but it’s a good benchmark for deciding what you want to accomplish in your life before crossing the 50 year old threshold. You are missing out on one of the most amazing experiences ever if you don’t know how to dive. Sign up for lessons today, and go on a SCUBA trip for your 50th birthday. 19. Go on a hot air balloon ride.

50 things to do before I’m Fifty – a powerful quote

Sure I’ve done parts of it – if you can take any cliff path in Wales you will! – but making the whole thing sounds pretty amazing to me. This list is not set in stone as it is possible that 1-2 items may change depending on logistics, natural disasters and personal circumstances. Business

Lying in the north of Wales, the national park that surrounds this mountain is also well worth exploring. The words from my post last year were ‘This should be an easy thing to do at any time’. Somehow I forgot to consider how easy it would be in a pandemic.

#31 Stride Out Along the Seven Sisters

Get prepared therefore and ensure you have a decent pair of walking shoes – these cross trainers from New Balance are ideal (and totally stylish) for the job. A respectable 42/50 challenges completed. It wasn’t quite the year I’d planned but it definitely had its good points!