Get Inspired to Get Outside

• Map Reading
• Safety

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.

• Places to go
• Walking

London: staying wild in the city

Cities can often be unexpected treasure-troves of nature. Chris Platt explores London to discover where nature has taken up residence, and where you can reconnect with the wild.

• Family activities
• Walking

Five fantastic walks with kids

GetOutside Champions Jen & Sim Benson are massive advocates of an outdoor family lifestyle in the Great British outdoors. Their fantastic new book ‘100 Great Walks with Kids’ is packed with woodland adventures, tasty treks, trails through time, mini mountains and wildlife wanders for the whole family to enjoy!

• Family activities
• Walking

8 tips for getting outside with a baby

GetOutside Champion Suzanne lives on the edge of the Peak District and has been hiking with her five- and one-year-old boys since they were babies. Here are her 8 top tips for getting outside with a baby.

• Running

A beginner’s guide to running

Whether it’s around the block, to the shop, or a full scale marathon, there is no doubt that running is good for you. This beginner’s guide to running will help you get started.

10 best spring walks

Whether you’re looking to find beautiful bluebells, delicious wild garlic, or cute newborn lambs, our 10 best spring walks will help you do just that.

• Walking

10 best city walks

The vast majority of us in Great Britain live in urban areas. Our cities have such an eclectic mix of people, cultures, skylines and history to enjoy. So, take a wander around the streets or your local park, find some new street art, and uncover the hidden histories that make up the cities we call home. Here’s our selection of 10 of the best city walks.

Life of an OS Surveyor

Ordnance Survey field surveyor and GetOutside Champion David Finlayson reveals what it’s like to help map out Great Britain and how this work contributes to much more than OS leisure maps.

• Family activities
• Wellbeing

Join the getoutside challenge!

Getting outside every day during winters will do wonders for our physical and mental wellbeing. Wrap up warm and explore from your doorstep with these ideas from the free GetOutside Challenge Calendar.