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Fun Outdoor Kids Activities: Route Planning & Navigation Challenge

Set your kids a fun navigation challenge with their own personalised Ordnance Survey Map! Get kids outdoors and having fun learning about their environment in this fun kids outdoor activity idea.

• Water sports

8 Beautiful Places to Paddleboard in England, Scotland and Wales

8 Beautiful Places to Paddleboard in the UK! We share beautiful locations hand picked by SUP Expert Jo Moseley with top launch and safety tips

Brendan Clayton

Meet Brendan Clayton, freelance photographer and hiker on a mission to hike every mountain in England & Wales

Carys Rees

Meet Carys, a Mountain Rescue team member and big fan of wild camping in Bannau Brycheiniog

• A Life More Adventurous
• Hiking
• Walking

Capturing Nature: Felicity Martin on Hiking, Photography and choosing a quieter life

Felicity Martin, the author of Outstanding Walks in Scotland shares her hiking and photography tips and tells us about her new quieter life

• Nature
• Walking

Five Firework Free Dark-Sky Locations for a Serene Bonfire Night

This guide explores top stargazing spots, and how to find them with OS Maps, where the beauty of the night sky becomes the highlight

Alex Dziadulewicz

Meet Alex, a part time farmer and avid hiker from the Cotswolds

• Running

Running in Squares (OS Map Squares!)

Martin set himself a challenge to run through the 400 1 km squares in a 1:25.000 OS map centered on his home in Topsham, Devon…

• Camping
• Cycling
• Gear guides
• Hiking
• OS TEST THE BEST
• Running
• Walking

OS Test The Best Lightweight Head Torch – Silva Smini & Smini Fly

Our intrepid OS Champions review the NEW Smini Headtorch and Smini Fly Headtorch – take a look at their in depth reviews