Happy National Walking Day. Today is the perfect day to plan your next walking adventure and we have some great products to help you on your way:
from £12.99
The Explorer series, Ordnance Survey’s most detailed maps recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities, provides topographic coverage of Great Britain at 1:25,000 on GPS compatible maps with hiking trails, cycling routes and extensive tourist information. Each printed map is available either on paper or as a waterproof and tear-resistant OS Active Map, as indicated in its title. Britain’s National Parks and other areas of particular tourist interest are presented on often double-sided OL (Outdoor Leisure) maps, whilst most standard format Explorers cover an area of 30 x 20km (approx. 19 x 12 miles).
£24.99
The Hydroseal waterproof map case is for maps and navigation aids. The case is made from a durable 420D nylon fabric with a double sided TPU window to view and protect your maps and paperwork. You can either wear the case around your neck using the lanyard or secure it to your gear using the four lash points. These are the waterproof map cases recommended by Ordnance Survey.
Shoe Laces Map-Measure-Go! 25K Red 160cm
£7.50
Stand out from the crowd with a pair of 1:25,000 scale bar marked laces. The scale matches Ordnance Survey Explorer maps. Perfect for trail, hiking or running shoes.
Trek First Aid Kit
£20.99
The Trek First Aid Kit from Lifesystems, designed to deal with small accidents, is an ideal kit for people undertaking outdoor and travel activities. This pack provides basic first aid items to treat cuts, grazes, blisters and other minor injuries. This kit comes in a ripstop fabric case, with waterproof zipped entry and a belt loop attachment.
£45.99
We sell lots of compasses and this is one of our favourites. Silva Expedition features easy-handling Dryflex™ housing, silicon rubber feet for precision map work, detachable safety-release lanyard, night-enabling luminous markings, magnifying lens, a clinometer for measuring slope angle, map-measuring scales in mm or inches, 1:25,000, 1:50,000 and GPS scales, plus built-in adjusters for magnetic declination (including permanent local adjustment). The Expedition can also map-measure 1:40,000.
Exploring the Elizabeth Line: 23 Walks from Crossrail Stations
£8.99
One of our bestselling guides of 2023/4. The book contains 23 walks, all starting at an Elizabeth Line station. Along the way you’ll explore the very best that London and the south-east has to offer, from fascinating urban landscapes and must-see historic sites to serene countryside and meandering waterways.
We sell hundreds of walking guides, have a browse.
£25
Travelling a thousand miles and across three billion years, Christopher Somerville (walking correspondent of The Times and author of Coast, The January Man and Ships of Heaven) sets out to interrogate the land beneath our feet, and how it has affected every aspect of human history from farming to house construction, the Industrial Revolution to the current climate crisis.
Watch or listen to Christopher talking about this book at the 2024 Stanfords Travel Writers Festival
Wayfarer: Love, loss and life on Britain’s ancient paths
A woman’s tale of the transformative power of walking Britain’s ancient pilgrim paths. At the age of 32, on an assignment to walk the most famous pilgrimage in the world – the Camino de Santiago, in northern Spain – Phoebe Smith somehow lost her way. Having spent a lifetime exploring unfamiliar places, she quit her dream job, ended her long-term relationship and headed home to North Wales to discover the point to… everything.
In her search for answers she found herself – quite by accident – walking some of Britain’s oldest pilgrim paths. And in following these old ways, she ended up confronting past traumas that she thought she had laid to rest.
See pictures from Phoebe’s launch at Stanfords
Waterproof Phone Sleeve Orange
£6.99
Now you can truly take your iPhone anywhere with this waterproof iPhone bag. The durable lanyard makes sure that your iPhone is never too far away, and easy to retrieve.
Chilly’s Bottle Matte All Blue 500ml
£24.99
Designed in Great Britain, The Chilly’s Bottle has been produced using advanced and ground breaking double-walled vacuum technology to keep water ice-cold for up to 24 hours – whatever the weather.
All the convenience of a plastic water bottle, with the high performance technology and eco-friendly benefits of a traditional flask combined. The Chilly’s Bottle will also keep liquids hot for 18 hours.