I was expecting a wild night out for my Stag-Do but what my friend's had arranged was more adventurous and exciting than I was expecting...
Guest blogger as OS Champion, Annie Evans, offers inspiration on where to ride a bike during Wild Night Out around the North of the UK.
We were really excited to join the first Wild Night Out in 2016, but due to a lack of planning on my behalf (bad mother) we realised that we couldn't go and sleep out anywhere, so we decided to do a mega day of outdoor activities instead.
Six weeks can be a long time to spend juggling work and entertaining bored kids who have nothing to do during the school holidays. To ensure your kids get the most out of summer, here are our top activities to GetOutside with your kids during the holidays this year.
Motivating your youngsters to leave the confines of their bedroom and venture into the outdoors can sometimes be challenging, but here are five ways to make hiking more fun for them.
Science doesn’t have to just be associated to the classroom, involve your kids in some fun science experiments whilst exploring the outdoors during Wild Night Out.
Spending a night under the stars away for civilisation is a feeling money can’t buy, it allows you a sense of freedom for the body and mind, as well as a sense of achievement, it’s the ultimate GetOutside adventure.
Across the UK there is a fantastic diversity of animals living on our doorstep that many people do not even know they can see. If you happen to find yourself in any of these locations, see if you can find the unexpected.
OS GetOutside champions, The Meek Family, love to find new ways to make maps more fun. Try their mappy treasure hunt game and discover more about map reading.
Most kids love pizzas. Making and cooking your own outside on a campfire makes them taste even better!
Chocolate Orange Campfire Cakes are a perfect pudding for a wild night out with the kids. A cake cooked in an orange will get the kids intrigued and raring to have a go at this fun recipe.
There are few experiences that can rival the excitement and the freedom of sleeping in a wild place. With fresh air filling your lungs, the grass as your mattress and the stars as your ceiling, the great outdoors can set the scene for one of the most memorable nights of your life. But the first time you do it can be a little scary, here’s how to remember your wild night out for all the right reasons.
Pick up your wallet, open the door, step outside...and begin! Choose a train station that's about 30 miles from your home and buy a one way ticket.
There’s nothing inherently dangerous about wild swimming, but cold water does reduce your swimming ability, at least until you get used to it.
If you know where you want to go, buy and Ordnance Survey map. In this digital age, though, nothing beats unfolding a giant paper map and dreaming big - all this while spilling biscuit crumbs and tea!
Finding a suitable beach isn't as easy as it sounds. It is important to know the times of high tide and have easy access to an escape route…
