Is equity release your route to an adventure?

From adventure holidays to more stay-at-home pastimes, such as learning a new language or DIY, there is scope for a lot of fun.

Many retired Scots are funding their retirement dreams thanks to their property wealth.

Research from over-55 financial specialists Key Retirement revealed that equity release has boosted Scottish property owners’ retirement finances by more than £86million in the last year.

And of the 1600 Scots who used equity release plans to unlock cash tied up in their homes, 16 per cent used it to fund holidays.

The cash-free lump sum could pay for a thrilling holiday in a far-flung corner of the world. You could have the adventure of a lifetime and: r &YQMPSF UIF XPOEFST PG China on an escorted tour to see the Great Wall, the FYRVJTJUF HBSEFOT PG 4V[IPV BOE FOKPZ B :BOHU[F 3JWFS cruise. r 4QPU MJPOT [FCSBT BOE PUIFS FYPUJD BOJNBMT PO TBGBSJ JO Africa and sleep under canvas in the bush. r 5SFL UISPVHI UIF "OEFT PG South America and discover the ancient ruins of lost tribes. r 3JEF IPSTFT PO B DBUUMF ranch in Montana in the US and find out what it feels like to be a cowboy in the Wild West. r 4XJN XJUI EPMQIJOT JO 'MPSJEB BOE WJTJU UIF BNB[JOH theme parks. r %JWF BSPVOE "VTUSBMJB T Great Barrier Reef, where you can see tropical fish, turtles and get close to dwarf minke whales. r %JTDPWFS /FX ;FBMBOE T dramatic mountains, epic glaciers and forested valleys in the wilderness where Lord of the Rings and the $ISPOJDMFT PG /BSOJB XFSF filmed. r 3FMBY JO B $BSJCCFBO JTMBOE paradise, enjoying the balmy nights, white sands and snorkeling and swimming in crystal-clear seas. r 4BJM BSPVOE UIF XPSME PO B cruise, whale watching in the Arctic, travelling through the majestic fjords of Scandinavia PS FYQMPSJOH UIF IJTUPSJD QPSU towns of the Mediterranean.

With homeowners releasing an average of £55,200, you could have the holiday of a lifetime and go anywhere in the world.