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Public Rights of Way
Did you know, OS show over 220,000 km of public rights of way on our maps? Approximately 170,000 km of these are footpaths and 40,000 km are bridleways. Over 4,600 km are National Trails and 30,900 km are recreational routes!
Danger Areas
If you’ve been using OS Maps’ ‘standard’ mapping recently, you may have noticed we’ve added some places marked as ‘Danger Area’. Find out more about what they are and what you can do on them here.
Ordnance survey advanced map reading quiz
We’ve created a tough map reading quiz to test your skills. See if you can get 100% without looking at a map legend!
Os tricky place names quiz
We’ve created this challenging place names quiz to see how easily you can be tricked with made up places. See if you can get 100%!
Os map puzzles to challenge your skills
Looking for something to challenge yourself? These puzzles, taken from the two OS Puzzle books, will test your map reading skills!
The Welsh origins of place names in Britain
Find the original meanings of British place names that use Welsh source words with this extensive list of terms, along with pronunciation.
The scots origins of place names in britain
Find the original meanings of British place names that use Scots source words with this extensive list of terms, along with pronunciation.
The scandinavian origins of place names in britain
Find the original meanings of British place names that use Scandinavian source words with this extensive list of terms, along with pronunciation.
The gaelic origins of place names in britain
If you have ever wondered how many of the places in Scotland got their names, this extensive list of terms, along with pronunciation, is here to help.