Places to go

Exploring Nature's Spaces in Lincoln

GetOutside Champion Zoe shows you some of her favourite outside areas in her home city of Lincoln – all available for you to explore with the OS Greenspaces layer on OS Maps.

​5 places to visit in the Lake District

Discover 5 of the best places to see during your time in the Lake District National Park

Family activities in the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park

It’s easy to make the outdoors fun at the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park. It is a vast open space full of plants, wildlife, forests, lochs, rivers and hills and mountains. The area covers parts of Stirling, West Dunbartonshire, Argyll and Bute and Perth and Kinross.

The Best Towns to Visit on the North York Moors

The North York Moors is rich in culture, history and beautiful landscapes. Discover our favourite towns to explore during your visit.

Top 5 beaches to visit in Scotland

Co-author of the new Wild Guide Scotland, Richard Gaston, shares his top 5 Scottish beaches.

Castles in the Brecon Beacons

The Brecon Beacons (Bannau Brycheiniog) boasts a rich diversity of beautiful medieval castles which are set amongst idyllic landscapes of rolling hills and impressive countryside. The Brecon Beacons, located only a short distance from the English/Welsh border, was an important tactical location for wars and battles, and is therefore home to lots of fantastic castles offering interesting days out.

10 of the best geological features to see on the Jurassic Coast

The UNESCO World Heritage site of the Jurassic Coast features some of the most impressive geological features in Britain. Discover 10 of the best with GetOutside Champion, Martin Curtis.

Six views to enjoy in the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park

If you love photography, or enjoy beautiful views, try exploring the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park. It has 720 square miles of rivers, lochs, waterfalls, hills and forests. Whatever time of year you visit, you’ll be treated to a whole host of stunning sights.

10 of the best places on the Pennine Way

Stretching for 267 miles and following the backbone of England, the Pennine Way is not just an arduous long distance walk that attracts crazy fell runners and determine hikers – it also links some of England's most amazing landscapes and fantastic features. So even if you don’t want to walk the whole route is worth hunting out these gems.

Wonderful waterfalls in the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park

The National Park at Loch Lomond is a 35-minute drive from Glasgow. It’s easy to get to by bus or train from Glasgow or Edinburgh or you can catch a ferry from Gourock, 28 miles outside Glasgow. The beautiful water rich landscape means you can discover some great waterfalls in the area.