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Map reading for road trips

May 31, 2019
4 min read

Long gone are the days when we plan our car and motorcycle journeys using large format map books. So, what’s the best modern-day option to plan that perfect road trip? We explore the best options.

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A tale of three norths

March 27, 2019
3 min read

When you first start to map read or work with a compass, the one element that always causes most confusion is that of North! We should all know that the top of the map is North – but which one?

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Why there are hundreds of bottoms in England and loads of pants in Wales…

December 11, 2016
3 min read

Britain has a varied and colourful history, with lots of different influences over the years. Discover why some of the cheekiest place names exist with the experts from ST&G Marvellous Maps.

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The history of pub names

October 23, 2016
6 min read

History-lover and GetOutside Champion Mary-Ann Ochota explores some of the history behind Britain’s much loved pub names – and ways that you can tell what’s occurred in the years before.