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Getoutside with great outdoor games

April 15, 2020
5 min read

Rain or shine, round up your friends and family and challenge them to an outdoor game. Whether you’re looking for something for the summer BBQ, a picnic in the park, or a day out to the countryside — we’ve got you covered.

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Ordnance survey advanced map reading quiz

April 5, 2020
6 min read

We’ve created a tough map reading quiz to test your skills. See if you can get 100% without looking at a map legend!

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Free maps to colour in

April 3, 2020
2 min read

Looking for something stress-busting? These maps for colouring in are available as a free PDF download to print at home or use on a digital device app such as Procreate or Photoshop.

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Os tricky place names quiz

April 1, 2020
4 min read

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%!

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Os map puzzles to challenge your skills

March 31, 2020
2 min read

Looking for something to challenge yourself? These puzzles, taken from the two OS Puzzle books, will test your map reading skills!

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Walking the norfolk coast path

January 20, 2020
13 min read

John is registered blind. Along with his sight guide Lauren, they are on a mission show the world that blind or disabled people can do great stuff outside too.

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The gaelic origins of place names in britain

November 7, 2019
75 min read

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.

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The scandinavian origins of place names in britain

November 7, 2019
12 min read

Find the original meanings of British place names that use Scandinavian source words with this extensive list of terms, along with pronunciation.

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The scots origins of place names in britain

November 7, 2019
25 min read

Find the original meanings of British place names that use Scots source words with this extensive list of terms, along with pronunciation.