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Skye wins Scottish Campsite of the Year
Skye Camping and Caravanning Club Site (pictured) has been named as the AA’s Scottish Campsite of the Year for 2012. The Club Site, which is located in Edinbane on the Isle of Skye, received an excellent four pennant rating to secure its position. And the good news does not finish there as Bellingham Club Site, [...] -
New technology to reduce accidents on Snowdonia Mountains
The number of calls for assistance to Mountain Rescue Teams in Snowdonia has significantly increased. However, modern mobile technology and an awareness initiative launched this month will contribute towards reducing these calls and a safer enjoyment of the area. The Mountain Info Services Project was formally launched by Hywel Williams MP at the Snowdonia National Park [...] -
Ramblers National Get Walking Weekend gets into the sporting spirit
The Ramblers is urging everybody in the country to get to their feet for this year’s National Get Walking Weekend. They’re making it easy with two days of free, fun family walks as Olympic fever sweeps the country. Get your family and friends involved and join ‘Get Walking for the Games’ from Saturday 26 – [...] -
Top tips for winter hill walking
The photo with this blog post was taken late last month in the Lake District. In the valley, the weather felt quite mild; a few hundred feet higher, the wind and snow made for Arctic conditions despite the bright sky. Winter hill walking should really be seen as mountaineering with the added dimensions of shorter [...] -
Walking Festival offers free guided walks
Larger than ever before, the 2012 Ironbridge Gorge Walking Festival, which runs from Saturday 5th to Sunday 13th May, features around 30 free guided walks covering a range of interests and abilities. These include some challenging full day outings in and around the glorious World Heritage Site as well as family adventures, historic trails and [...] -
Walkers can create their own itineraries in North Devon
Ingenious free tools contained within the new Explore the Coast map-based website enable walkers to create personally tailored itineraries for days out and short breaks within the North Devon Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). A Smartphone App will also be available in the spring for walkers on the move; once downloaded it will be [...] -
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 [...] -
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. [...] -
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 [...] -
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 [...]