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How to find easy walking and cycling routes

If you prefer traffic-free cycling routes, need a footpath that's stile-free so you can walk with a pram or are looking for a route suitable for a wheelchair, former railway lines can be the ideal solution.

Dark Skies Festival

Guide to the Dark Skies Festival 2020, with events, places to be and more information. A great family activity to enjoy in February half term.

The Mental Health Benefits of Green Exercise

Black Dog Outdoors, are trying to encourage people to exercise in the great outdoors to increase general wellbeing and improve both mental and physical health.

London's friendliest dog parks

If you want to walk your dog in London, and feel like your options are limited due to it being a huge city, you couldn’t be more wrong!

Operation: Isle of Skye

Discover how GetOutside Champion, Eli Bishop, visited the Isle of Skye while being mindful of the negative effects of tourism.

The best summer family festivals

Music festivals are no longer reserved solely for grown-ups and this year’s UK offering promises plenty of al fresco family fun throughout the school holidays.

Top 6 days out amongst Britain's ancient ruins

Dave Hamilton, author of Wild Ruins BC, the Explorer’s Guide to Britain’s Ancient Sites, tells us about some of his favourite days out amongst the stones and earthworks of pre-Roman Britain.

Winter Wonderland

The far north of Scotland is spectacular at any time of year. Tina Irving describes how the wild landscape transforms into a winter wonderland.

5 of the best places to walk and swim

​What could be better on a day off than getting out into the countryside for a walk in the sunshine, and finishing it off with a refreshing swim?

Top 5 hidden gems in Scotland

Over the past 18 months, Discover.Scotland have travelled the length and breadth of the country in search of what Scotland has to offer. In this blog post, they give their Top 5 places to visit in Scotland.
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