A recent study researchers have identified the top 50 things everyone should do before they turn 50.
| 1. Buy a house |
| 2. Have kids |
| 4. Fall in love |
| 5. Eat fish and chips on the pier |
| 6. Donate blood |
| 7. Read 100 books |
| 8. See your favourite band live |
| 9. Learn a language |
| 10. Attend a music festival |
| 11. Own a dog |
| 12. Learn to say no to your mother |
| 13. Stay out all night partying |
| 14. See the Northern Lights |
| 15. Visit Stonehenge |
| 16. Remember where the petrol cap is |
| 17. Travel somewhere alone |
| 18. Sleep underneath the stars |
| 19. Watch a meteor shower |
| 20. Dance in the rain |
| 21. Become an expert at something |
| 22. Quit a job |
| 23. See a volcano |
| 24. Visit all seven continents |
| 25. Throw a coin in the Trevi fountain |
| 26. Take a helicopter ride |
| 27. Have sex on a beach |
| 28. Swim with dolphins |
| 29. Go skinny dipping |
| 30. Ride a gondola in Venice |
| 31. Make a snow angel |
| 32. Take part in a protest |
| 33. Own your own business |
| 34. Go in a hot air balloon |
| 35. Ride an elephant |
| 36. Climb Snowdonia |
| 37. Jump into a pool fully clothed |
| 38. Backpack across Europe |
| 39. Perfect a signature dish |
| 40. Drink beer at Oktoberfest |
| 41. Run a marathon |
| 42. Get a tattoo |
| 43. Ride a Vespa |
| 44. Watch comedy at Edinburgh Fringe |
| 45. Write a novel |
| 46. Write a journal |
| 47. Spend a month technology free |
| 48. Try drugs |
| 49. Have a threesome |
| 50. Go to an airport and pick a random flight |
It was also found that four in 10 over 50s have accomplished all of their life aims with another 39 per cent believing life really does begin at 50.
The study of 2,000 over 50s, found buying a house is top of the list of things to do before you turn 50, followed by having children, getting married, falling in love and eating fish and chips on the pier.
Donating blood, reading 100 books, seeing your favourite band or musician live, learning a language and attending a music festival completed the top ten.
Other things every 50-year-old should have experienced include travelling somewhere alone, sleeping out underneath the stars and swimming with dolphins.