Photography top of most expensive hobbies

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Freelance photographer Caroline Edge at work

Photography is the nation’s most expensive hobby while knitting is officially the cheapest pastime.

A new study by PriceRunner, the independent shopping comparison website, reveals that photography is the most expensive hobby to maintain. A list of the most pricey and cheapest hobbies compiled by the site reveals that snap happy photographers might faced with a bill of over £4,500 a year on buying the most sophisticated equipment.

However, if you want to get cosy with woolly jumpers this winter, knitting proved the cheapest hobby costing less than £180 a year or 48p a day. Rollerblading and stamp collecting also came within the top ten cheapest costing less than a £1 per day.

The research reveals that those who want to tackle extreme sports such as scuba diving, rock climbing and skiing can be faced with some of the highest costs of over £10 a day or a total of nearly £4,000 a year. For those looking for a more pocket friendly hobby, traditional sports such as cricket, ballet, rugby and tennis proved some of the cheapest costing less than £2 a day.

Following your love of the arts also proved one of the more expensive hobbies with budding piano, cello and clarinet musicians all making the top ten most expensive hobbies with the latest equipment ranging from £3,500 to £2,500 a year.