We should be outside, beyond the walls, where we can smell, feel, hear, and touch the real world. At least for a little bit of time each day. For me, the outdoors is for everything from hiking adventures, camping trips, big views, local walks, running errands, and the smallest connections with nature. Find out more about One Hour Outside.
For my next entry in my series of GetOutside interviews, I’d like to introduce Lisa to you. Lisa Wells lives on Snowdonia’s doorstep, and loves to adventure with Olive and The Beast… you’ll have to read on to find out … Continued
Last weekend I celebrated Ordnance Survey’s National GetOutside Day by setting myself a silly challenge to see how many GetOutside activities I could take part in during one weekend. In all I took part in more than 50 activities in 48 … Continued
The arrival of the autumnal nip in the morning air means that the sandals have been retired to the back of the wardrobe as I can’t bear to hike or wander without socks on anymore. Ah socks, my favourite! So … Continued
Ah camping. One of the best ways to spend time outdoors. Whether you base yourself at a particular site for a week and explore the area around you, or walk/ride/drive from place to place to make the most of the … Continued
This week my GetOutside Interview series travels down to one of my favourite places in the world – Dartmoor in Devon – where I remember many happy childhood walks and explorations. It must be the place I learnt to read … Continued
I love the water, especially the sea, and I love to swim, but I rarely get the opportunity these days to take a dip in the ocean. And I miss it. I remember spending my childhood holidays messing about on … Continued
Here we go… it might have been a silly idea I had on my lunchtime a good few months ago now, but as soon as I heard about what Ordnance Survey wanted to do with National GetOutside Day this year, … Continued
My GetOutside Interviews feature continues this week with Matthew Kettlewell, who spends half his year leading expeditions, and the other half selling jam… yes, you read that right. I love that the GetOutside brings together people with absolutely all kinds … Continued
Last year I had the pleasure of being introduced to the Shropshire town of Shrewsbury courtesy of a trip organised by Original Shrewsbury, the local tourist organisation. We squeezed in a huge amount of touristy activities in our 36 hours, … Continued
Have you spent One Hour Outside today? Where? How? Did you enjoy it? Tell me! Use #OneHourOutside on twitter and let’s chat about our favourite ways to be outdoors… For this week’s GetOutside Interview, I want to introduce you to … Continued