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  • Walk the War Horse landscape in Dartmoor National Park

    Walk the War Horse landscape in Dartmoor National Park

    Dartmoor National Park provided stunning locations for the filming of the new Spielberg blockbuster War Horse; the film tells the story of a Devon farm boy who braves the trenches in a search for his horse Joey after he is sent to France as an army horse during the First World War. You can experience [...]

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  • Be inspired: By the UK’s Mountain Film Festivals

    Be inspired: By the UK’s Mountain Film Festivals

    Why do we take up a new outdoors activity? Perhaps a friend asks you to chum them on a hill walk? Maybe you’re invited by another family to go on a camping holiday? Then again, it could be that you’re inspired to try a new outdoors activity because you’ve seen an amazing film or documentary. [...]

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  • Have fun at the Bushcraft Show 2012

    Have fun at the Bushcraft Show 2012

    Look beyond January and the ‘back to work’ blues to a year of outdoor adventures, camping, hiking and exploring new places and activities; we’ve got the gear to help you turn dreams into reality.  For instance, the Bushcraft Show 2012 (2-4 June) will be held at Elvaston Castle and Country Park in Derbyshire, opened in [...]

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  • Walk your way to better winter health

    Walk your way to better winter health

    Walking just got even better. Most walkers will already vouch for a host of mental and physical benefits. Now new research has revealed just why walkers feel so darned good during the winter as well. You see, there is a fine balance when it comes to being fit and warding off illness, especially common winter bugs, [...]

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  • Winter camping is on trend

    Winter camping is on trend

    It might have been wet, sometimes windy and occasionally snowy but this festive season has seen a rise in the numbers of campers in the UK. Leading campsite providers, The Camping and Caravanning Club, has seen a 51% rise in bookings over the yuletide period. In addition the club has opened a record 24 sites over [...]

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  • A celebration of mountain culture in the Outdoor Capital of the UK

    A celebration of mountain culture in the Outdoor Capital of the UK

    The programme for the 2012 Fort William Mountain Festival will take place throughout Fort William and Lochaber from Wednesday 15 to Sunday 19 February 2012 – the adventure of the great outdoors, extreme expeditions, remote cultures, and the world’s last great wild places. The enthusiastic audience coming to Fort William for the 2012 festival will [...]

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  • Ten top easy Lake District winter walks

    Ten top easy Lake District winter walks

    Cumbria’s Lake District is a walker’s paradise but you don’t have to walk for miles up England’s highest mountain to enjoy the stunning scenery. Here are some of our favourite ‘Nano-walks’ – little hikes with big views! 1. Tarn Hows, Coniston Regardless of the weather, it’s always easy to get around one of the Lake District’s best [...]

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  • Zip up (and down!) at the Outdoors Show!

    Zip up (and down!) at the Outdoors Show!

    Go Ape, the Forest Adventure company (www.goape.co.uk), is bringing zip500, the longest indoor zip-wire to The Outdoors Show at London’s ExCel centre; at 500 feet long, the zip-wire runs the length of the show. If the monster zip is not enough, why not visit the Go Ape zone to experience the full range of activities [...]

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