Get Outside with our Beginner's Guides
Each of our guides includes practical tips to improve your confidence and keep you safe outdoors.
Hiking for Beginners – A Complete Guide
Hiking for beginners, a complete guide to hiking safety, hiking fitness and the best UK Routes for beginners
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.
A beginner’s guide to wild swimming
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.
Inspirational Stories from Women in the Outdoors
Walking actually allowed me to walk through most of those menopausal symptoms, because to stay physically active, to be out in the fresh air, to be distracted by everything else that’s going on in your life, and to be out in the environment allowed me to find a sort of calmness.
Raynor Winn, Author of The Salt Path
Let’s Get Out There
We’re thrilled to partner with This Girl Can to launch the exciting new campaign, Let’s Get Out There. Our mission is to inspire women from diverse and low-income backgrounds to enjoy more adventures across the UK.
By sharing the inspiring stories of our OS Champions and using our trusted reputation in outdoor adventuring, we’re committed to using our platform to raise the profile of groups and organisations that support women in the outdoors. Together, we can empower more women to explore, discover, and thrive in nature.
Meet our unstoppable Female OS Champions
Outdoor Therapy for the Mind and Body
Getting outdoors is an important part of keeping your mind and body healthy. We have lots of great resources to help get you motivated, especially in winter months when light levels are low.
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.
The Benefits of Joining a Group
Need Motivation to Get Outside? Find out all the amazing benefits of joining a group to help motivate you to get outside more!
How nature improves our mental health
Holly Barber from Eco Monkey takes a look at some of the lesser-known ways in which spending time outside in nature can improve our mental health.
A ‘Wee Dook’ – Eco Adventuring with OS Champion Gee Jackson
Join OS Champion Gee Jackson as takes this brand new changing robe through it’s paces in her Red Equipment Pro Change EVO review
21 Days To Form a Habit
It takes 21 days to form a habit. Ordnance Survey’s very own Liz Beverley had fallen out of love with running but want to get back into it. Motivation and a nudge in the right direction was all she needed to make it part of her routine. Create a habit in 21 days with a free pfd included.
The Proven Health Benefits of Getting Outside in Winter
Don’t let winter get you down! Get Outside and start reaping the proven mental and physical benefits of spending just 2 hours a week in nature
The benefits of cold water swimming
We share all the MANY benefits of cold water swimming. Experts tell us why this activity has hooked people across the nation and offer advice for those wanting to give it ago.
Embracing Mindfulness in Nature During Winter
Learn how to practice mindfulness in nature and the benefits it will have on your mental wellbeing
Look after your mental health this season
For many, the colder seasons mean crisp mornings, warm drinks and snuggling by the fire. But for others, the shorter days signal a downturn in mood and energy leaving us feeling sad and sluggish. Eli Bishop offers some top tips to help you look after your mental health this winter.
data quoted is from Sports England, This Girl Can