About Us
Founded in April 2024 by Rachel, IOW Adventure Girls UK is a women-only outdoor community based on the beautiful Isle of Wight. What began as a couple of weekly walks has grown into something far bigger - a supportive sisterhood of women reconnecting with nature, building confidence, and rediscovering joy through shared adventure.
At its heart, IOW Adventure Girls UK is about creating space to slow down, step outside, and feel part of something real.
Our mission is simple: to help women get outdoors, try new things, and experience connection - with nature, with others, and with themselves.
Whether it’s a Wednesday evening stroll, a Sunday morning hike, a sunrise sea dip, or a weekend spent under canvas, we’re here for the moments that help you breathe deeper and feel more alive. There’s no pressure and no judgment - just fresh air, laughter, and a community that’s got your back.
What We Do
We host a growing range of outdoor experiences across the island, designed to be welcoming, accessible, and rooted in connection:
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🌿 Free guided walks & hikes (twice weekly)
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🌊 Free weekly sea swims
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🧘♀️ Outdoor yoga & sound baths
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🏕️ Camping trips & nature escapes
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🏄♀️ Paddleboarding & kayaking adventures
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🦇 The Wild Watch: nature-focused meetups including bird spotting, bat walks & rock pooling
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✏️ Creative walks for drawing, journaling & mindful exploration
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✨Small-group retreats and immersive outdoor experiences
As our community continues to grow, we’re developing more retreats and extended experiences - opportunities to slow down, learn new skills, and spend meaningful time outdoors together in a supportive environment.
Who It’s For
This space is for any woman - of any background, ability, or experience level.
You might be completely new to the outdoors, rebuilding confidence, looking for friendship, needing time for yourself, or simply wanting to try something different. Whether you come alone or with friends, you’ll be welcomed exactly as you are.
Our Ethos
We’re powered by purpose first. IOW Adventure Girls UK began as a volunteer-led community built on connection, accessibility, and a shared love of the outdoors - and those values remain at the heart of everything we do.
Many of our regular walks and community gatherings continue to be free or run on a shared-cost basis, where participants simply cover their own activity expenses.
As the community grows, some retreats and experiences are now professionally organised and priced. This allows the time, planning, and behind-the-scenes work required to run and grow IOW Adventure Girls UK sustainably, while continuing to create meaningful opportunities for women to connect outdoors.
Every step forward is guided by the same intention: building a supportive, welcoming community where women can feel confident, connected, and at home in nature.
Come as you are. Leave feeling lighter.
Our Journey
What began as one woman’s desire to reconnect with nature has grown into a thriving community of women exploring, supporting, and adventuring together across the Isle of Wight.
In early 2024, our founder Rachel was simply looking for a way to spend more time outdoors and meet other women who shared a love for nature. After searching for women’s walking groups locally and finding plenty across the UK - but none on the island - she decided to create the space she had been hoping to find herself.
At first, it was small. Some walks were solo, others included just a handful of women who discovered the group through word of mouth or social media. But slowly, something special began to take shape. More women started showing up - to walk, to talk, to breathe, and to experience the island’s natural beauty together.
Over time, the community grew into something far greater than weekly walks alone. A regular rhythm formed, with women gathering week after week, rain or shine, building friendships, confidence, and a shared sense of belonging outdoors.
In 2025, inspired by the positive impact the community was having on women’s wellbeing, Rachel began expanding IOW Adventure Girls UK beyond walks into a wider outdoor adventure and wellbeing community. Activities now include paddleboarding, sea swims, camping trips, outdoor yoga, sound baths, creative nature sessions, and immersive group experiences designed to deepen connection with both nature and self.
As the community continues to evolve, we are also developing retreats and extended experiences - creating more opportunities for women to step away from daily life, slow down, and fully immerse themselves in the outdoors alongside a supportive community.
What started as a simple idea has become something truly meaningful: a space rooted in connection, adventure, and wellbeing, where women can show up exactly as they are.
And this is only the beginning.
We’re building something beautiful here - and we’d love for you to be part of it.