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Unlock the Outdoors: Expert Tips and Inspiring Stories to Fuel Your Adventures

Hydotherapy
  • Swimming

A beginner’s guide to wild swimming

April 29, 2021
4 min read

We explore why open-water swimming, also known as wild swimming, is so good for us and get some top tips from Olympian and Sports Scientist Greg Whyte OBE to help you take your first dip.

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  • Wellbeing

5 top tips for healthy ageing

April 6, 2021
7 min read

GetOutside Champion, Glyn Dodwell let’s us in on his secret behind healthy ageing and why it’s so important.

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  • Nature
  • Sustainability

The Countryside Code

April 1, 2021
2 min read

The Countryside Code is your guide to enjoying our parks and waterways, coast and countryside. Find out more about how you can enjoy the outdoors responsibly and protect it for us all to enjoy for years to come.

Top urban hills that are worth the climb
  • Hiking
  • Walking

Best Food for Hiking and Hill Walking

March 31, 2021
5 min read

Nutrition in the great outdoors: What do you need to know? Bought to you by GetOutside Champion Ben Turner – an MNU certified evidence-based nutritionist, level 4 Personal Trainer and avid adventure enthusiast.

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  • Cycling
  • Off-road cycling
  • Walking

Public Rights of Way

March 29, 2021
9 min read

Did you know, we 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!

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  • Walking

Day walks in Northumberland

March 29, 2021
6 min read

GetOutside Champion Dave Wilson is as passionate about the outdoors as he is about his native Northumberland. From exploring the valleys of the Cheviot Hills, to hiking Hadrian’s Wall, his enthusiasm for England’s Border County is endless. Check out his new guidebook ‘Day Walks in Northumberland’.

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  • Map Reading
  • Safety

Danger Areas

March 29, 2021
4 min read

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.

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  • Places to go
  • Walking

London: staying wild in the city

March 15, 2021
7 min read

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.

Guide to spring wildflowers
  • Family activities
  • Walking

Five fantastic walks with kids

March 5, 2021
8 min read

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!