Badass, bold and downright ballsy! We put the call out for you, our readers, to let us know about the best Outdoor Escapes and Outdoor Providers in the Irish outdoor and adventure scene in 2023! And you didn’t let us down.

If you’re a nominee, consider yourself cordially invited to our annual awards ceremony on the evening of Wednesday 21 February 2024 in the Sugar Club, Dublin. We are thrilled skinny to announce that our fab sponsors are on board to help us celebrate all that is great and good about the Irish adventure scene, so it’s guaranteed to be a good party.

Our hugely generous title sponsor for the Outsider Awards 2023 is Sport Ireland, our other supporting sponsors are Craghoppers, Leave No Trace, Salewa, Vagabond Tours, Sustainable Travel Ireland and Nuasan.

For everyone else, a limited number of tickets are on sale through the link below. Subscribe to our email newsletter on our homepage to hear more about the Outsider Awards 2023.

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The Best Outdoor Escape supported by Vagabond Tours is a public vote category. That’s right you have the difficult task of choosing the winner in this amazing category! Good luck!

The Outsider Awards is a grassroots event so please vote only once. Any votes that violate our fair-play rules will be discounted and may result in the disqualification of the nominee.

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CrúMan

Crúman is an outdoor community exclusively for men, founded by outdoor adventure enthusiast Conor O’Keefe. It aims to promote a positive male community through its activities.

Fia Mountaineering

Fia Mountaineering is a guiding and mountain education company based in the Wicklow Mountains. They run mountain skills courses and guided hikes.

Biking.ie

The hub of mountain biking in Dublin and Wicklow, Biking.ie provides skills workshops kids camps and corporate events as well as a place to rent mountain bikes in the Dublin and Wicklow Mountains.

Blackstairs EcoTrails

Eco friendly places to stay in Ireland

Located at the base of the Blackstairs Mountains, Blacktairs Eco-trails is a Gold accredited Eco Tourism destination certified by the Global Sustainable Tourism Council. They provide accommodation in their cute Shepards Huts, foraging courses and so much more.

Big Style

Big Style offers paddleboard lessons and rentals in its SUP School Dublin. Their Atlantic Lodge in Co Mayo offers fun vibes for a weekend away with activities including surfing, yoga, hiking, and a sauna.

She Summits Trail Running

A women’s only trail running community based in Co Wicklow, She Summits Trailrunning is a community based trail running group for women in Co Wicklow. Since its inception in 2019, founder Alicia Chirstofi-Walshe has introduced countless women to the hills.

She Summits Trail Running: Hero Of The Week

Mams Gone Wild

This year, Galz Gone Wild, the creators of the popular outdoor community for women, announced the launch of their new community, Mams Gone Wild. The gorup aims to create a supportive and social community for mothers and their kids to explore the outdoors together and foster a love for nature.

Mams Gone Wild a Brand New Adventure Community for Mams

Pure Camping Kilkee

Pure Camping is an eco-campsite set in the small village of Querrin, Co Clare on the Wild Atlantic Way. As well as accommodation Pure Camping also provides yoga classes, retreats and events.

Blacksod Sea Safari

Blacksod Sea Safari is a family-run business offering boating excursions, wildlife-watching tours and chartered sea angling expeditions in Ireland.

Wild Water Adventures

Wild Water Adventures is an award-winning, family-owned, adventure activity provider based in the coastal village of Fenit, just 10km outside of Tralee, Co Kerry.

Erne Water Taxi

Explore the beautiful Lough Erne on “Island Discovery” an all-electric boat offering seating and tables for up to 12 passengers. This unique boat provides breathtaking panoramic views of Lough Erne and its shoreline.

boattrips.ie

Boattrips.ie provide Boat Trips on the historic river Nore. Expert guides will show you the wildlife in the urban environment of Kilkenny and share tales of the untold river folklore.

Life adventure Castlewellan

Life Adventrure is an activity centre in the stunning Castlewellan grounds in Co Down offered kayaking, biking, stand-up paddle boarding and canoeing.