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Walking Guides and Advice

Read our Expert Walking Guides, Hiking Tips and Outdoor Inspiration to help you Buy better. Walk further. Spend more time outdoors!

Female walker using her Ordnance Survey App on her mobile phone to check her location on her map.

Ordnance Survey Apps and Maps

Walker in a red jacket using a handheld GPS device to work out their location on a walk.

GPS Handheld Units for Walkers

Young family on a season summer walk in the Lae District. Mum, dad and their three young children.

Seasonal Walking in the Lake District

Family enjoying a walk in the Lake District by the side of a lake. A young girl is walking on the rocks at the edge of the lake with her parents, surround by a trees in a forest.

Best Family Walks in the Lake District

Young family enjoying a hard day walk in the summer sun in the Lake District enjoying the beautiful views through the forest to the lake below.

Best Half-Day Walks in the Lake District

Man in a red waterproof jacket checking his map and compass for mountain safety.

Mountain Safety in the Lake District

Male hiker enjoying a hot drink from his backpacking stove in the Lake District

Best Walking Boots for Mountain Walking

Lake District Weather, looking down onto a lake surrounded by the peaks of the Lake District

Lake District Weather Guide

Walker wearing modern synthetic walking boots hiking along a trail leading into a forest.

Five Top Walking Boot Brands for 2026