The Early Retirement Playbook for Active Adventures
Retirement is the perfect time to hit the open road and take part in those trips and experiences you’ve always dreamed of …
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Summer Picnics with The Outdoor Guide
It may be hard to believe on some days recently, but now we’re firmly in summer it’s the perfect time to head out on a picnic. In fact July is National Picnic Month …
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The Pennine Way Challenge 2024
I have wanted to walk the Pennine Way ever since I knew it existed. That would have been 2013 or possibly before …
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Here comes the sun with The Outdoor Guide
It has felt like a long time coming but it looks like summer is finally with us. The longest day was last week, the Glastonbury Festival has just opened it’s gates for the revelers …
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Exploring the Peak District with The Outdoor Guide
The Peak District is a very special place for walkers. It was here in 1932 that the mass trespass of Kinder Scout took place …
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Why Walking is the Perfect Partner for a Happy Mind
Anxiety, depression and stress have become unwelcome companions in our fast-paced lives
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The magic of walking
Did you know that May was National Walking Month? It’s a campaign initiated by Living Streets to encourage more people to get outside and enjoy the magic of walking
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Post-Walk Pampering: How to wind down after a long walk
Image source: Deposit photos There’s no better way to reset your mind and body than getting out for a good long walk in nature. Walking is a great exercise with fantastic physical and mental health benefits whether you are hiking the hilly South Downs or strolling on a windswept beach in Northumberland. The other great…
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Fearless – The Back Story
It is 5.16 in the morning. I am balancing a bowl of congealed porridge in my left hand, juggling a pile of scripts in my right. I have to be dexterous, taking care not to drop the 40 pages because that will waste precious time. And time is not on my side …
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Helping make the Outdoors accessible to all
If there’s one thing that we’re passionate about at TOG (other than simply being out in nature) it’s showcasing how the great outdoors can be accessible to everyone …
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This town is coming like a …
In the late 1970’s there was a cultural explosion that began in Coventry. It was called 2Tone. More than just a record label from which it took its name …
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Being with Cows by Dave Mountjoy
Gandhi called cows ‘Poems of compassion,’ and it is my greatest wish that through the book, people are given the opportunity to feel the deep sense of wonder, compassion and heartfelt gratitude
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