Belinda Dixon

Five Classic West Country Winter Walks

Perhaps it’s the bright, crisp days, perhaps it’s the bracing winds, but winter makes walking in the West Country a real delight. Whether you’re looking for a blast of fresh air amid the festivities or have resolved to do more exercise, hiking the region’s coast paths and moors will put plenty of pep in your step. So we asked local Ordnance Survey #GetOutside Champion Belinda Dixon to come up with some routes that show the west off at its winter best.

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3 great coastal circular walks in Devon

Cliffs, coves and impossibly pretty ports – the South West Coast Path draws many an excited hiker to western shores. But you don’t have to embark on the full 630-mile trail to revel in its glory. Because a wealth of day-long, circular walks will also put more than a little spring in your hiker’s step and a gleam in your eye. Devon-based Ordnance Survey GetOutside Champion Belinda Dixon outlines three of her favourite SWCP day trails.

South West Coast Path: 10 of the best spots

It’s a 630-mile adventure - the South West Coast Path stretches from Minehead in Somerset to Poole Harbour in Dorset. Surging around the end of England, it snakes through a World Heritage Site, a National Park, fishing villages, ink-black cliffs and utterly gorgeous bays. Here heading out for a hike also opens up surfing, kayaking, climbing, Stand Up Paddleboarding, wild swimming and barefoot beachcombing. England’s longest National Trail is an awesome place in which to GetOutside.

Wild Camping: Why it'll make you smile

Loads of us love a night under canvas. But might it be even better if you head not for a campsite, but for the hills or moors? Here's 12 great reasons why wild camping will leaving you smiling.

Sunrise: Discover the best time to GetOutside

The sun rises every day, but does that mean we should take it for granted? As the seasons change, isn't it time to celebrate sunrise; wonder at it, share it. To try to work a burst of the pink-tinged great outdoors into the start of our day.

Why should you GetOutside in 2017

GetOutside Champion Belinda Dixon gives you a brief insight into who the rest of the Champions are, and why Britain really needs to GetOutside more