Get Inspired to Get Outside
Unlock the Outdoors: Expert Tips and Inspiring Stories to Fuel Your Adventures
Beginners guide to choosing a GPS device
Would you like to use a walking, running or cycling GPS device to make your outdoor activities easier, safer or more fun but don’t know where to start? This GPS guide looks at different features and functions to help you choose a GPS device most suited to you.
Hiking for Beginners – A Complete Guide
Hiking for beginners, a complete guide to hiking safety, hiking fitness and the best UK Routes for beginners
Learn to cycle
Cycling is brilliant for all ages – it’s fun, great physical exercise and provides an opportunity for family adventures outside. This useful learn to cycle guide will help you teach someone to ride for the first time.
How to get into triathlon
OS Champion Sam Taylor-Frost is part of the GB Triathlon Team. She completed her first triathlon without being super fit or spending a lot of money on kit and you can do the same. Find out how to get into triathlon and give this multi-sport event a go.
Hill walking safety for beginners
OS Champion Phillipa Cherryson spends a day with the Brecon Mountain Rescue Team for some pointers on hill walking safety for beginners.
A beginner’s guide to trail running
Looking to get more from your runs? Enjoy one of the many benefits of trail running and discover new paths near you. Our beginner’s guide to trail running will help get you started.
Map reading skills for children
Find out why you should get maps for kids and encourage them to improve their map reading skills. These guides will show you how to make map reading for kids of all ages both fun and educational.
Beginner’s guide to fishing
Try fishing once and you’re sure to be hooked. It’s about so much more than catching a fish. Unwinding in the great outdoors is a big part of the attraction. This beginner’s guide to fishing will help you give it ago and enjoy time by the water with family and friends.
A Beginner’s Guide to OS Map Symbols
This simple map reading guide explains every map symbol on an OS Explorer map (1: 25 000 scale), most popular for walking and cycling. Learn what each map symbol represents on the ground and how you can find points of interest, access land and public rights of way to make the most of your time outside.
