Explore the UK with Ordnance Survey

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Explore new places in your local area, adventure in the UK’s National Parks, or enjoy a coastal getaway with Ordnance Survey, your essential travel companion.

Known for our iconic paper maps, walking guide books, and award-winning OS Maps App, we provide inspiration for your next UK adventure here at Get Outside. From the Shetland Isles to the South West Coast Path, you’ll find plenty of ideas for your next outdoor adventure in the UK.

British National Parks

Our UK National Parks exist to enable everyone to enjoy getting outside into unspoilt nature and to preserve the stunning landscapes and diverse wildlife for future generations.
Choose a National Park from the list below or use the interactive map to start planning a National Park adventure.

Explore More UK Walking Routes and Inspiring Adventures

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Haresfield Beacon route map

Discovering history around Haresfield Beacon

April 8, 2024
6 min read

Haresfield Beacon in the Cotswolds gives glorious views over the River Severn all the way to the Black Mountains in Wales and offers a profusion of wildlife and historic sites.Follow this walking route from Seren Wildwood.

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Bluebell walk route map

Discovering bluebell woods with the Isle of Wight Walking Festival

April 8, 2024
6 min read

Discovering bluebell woods with the spring Isle of Wight Walking Festival – an ideal spring walking route on this traditional holiday destination.

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Hope Mam Tor route line

Stunning Peak District views on this Hope to Mam Tor and Hollins Cross walk

April 8, 2024
4 min read

Perfect as a walk or run and great for families, this Peak District route is easy to follow with stunning views from the popular Mam Tor.

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Pen-Y-Ghent walking route

Pen-y-ghent – a mountain of a hill that will give the family ‘summit’ to remember

April 8, 2024
6 min read

Pen-y-ghent is the perfect hill with which to give young children a taste of an outdoor challenge. The circular walk to the summit from Horton-in-Ribblesdale is under six miles – perfect for little legs or when the days are short and time is squeezed.

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bryn euryn route map

Exploring the Iron Age hill fort at Bryn Euryn

April 8, 2024
1 min read

A circular walk to Bryn Euryn where you’ll climb through woodland and discover the impressions in the grass of an Iron Age hill fort and bag a trig pillar.

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Eternal peace and quiet with a walk to Three Barrows

April 8, 2024
3 min read

This Dartmoor National Park route is full of interest and when you reach Three Barrows, you’ll find a peaceful spot; it is easy to see why Bronze Age man chose to spend eternity there!

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Dodging floods on a Derwent Water circular walk

Dodging floods on a Derwent Water circular walk

April 8, 2024
2 min read

Derwent Water is one of the most picturesque areas of the Lake District, but at the time I went I had to carefully plan a route to avoid recent flood damage.

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Exmoor coastal route map

Coastal views and cascading rivers on Exmoor

April 8, 2024
3 min read

This circular coastal walk includes wild, expansive moorland steep-sided wooded valleys and a rugged coastline with high cliffs, hidden coves and secluded beaches.

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Loch Nevis to Loch Hourn walking route map

A pint too far? Unforgetable walk from Loch Nevis to Loch Hourn

April 8, 2024
3 min read

How far would you walk for a pint? Follow Phoebe Smith on this unforgetable walk from Loch Nevis to Loch Hourn

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