Get Inspired to Get Outside

Unlock the Outdoors: Expert Tips and Inspiring Stories to Fuel Your Adventures

map_reading_for_younger_children_hero.d635ad0f1f03d16ac80ae9884a3c9df0
  • Family activities
  • Map Reading

Teaching younger children about maps

April 5, 2022
3 min read

Teaching children to map read from a young age will help them understand the world around them and set them up for future adventures. We look at how you can introduce younger children to map reading and teach them to create their own simple maps.

Banner image for Homemade Christmas decorations banner image
  • Family activities

​Homemade Christmas decorations

December 3, 2021
3 min read

Get crafty this Christmas with these festive decoration ideas made from things you’d find outside. These natural Christmas decks are suitable for the whole family to make!

fossil_wildlife_locatons_hero.d635ad0f1f03d16ac80ae9884a3c9df0
  • Family activities
  • Nature
  • Places to go

Best UK locations to fossil hunt and spot wildlife

October 8, 2021
6 min read

There are many fantastic locations in the UK for you to discover the fossilised remains of those that came before us, or admire the beauty of today’s wildlife in its natural environment. Here are a few of our favourites.

Waterfall 
  • Family activities
  • Walking

7 top tips for getting outside in the rain

October 1, 2021
5 min read

When it’s damp and dreary outside there’s still so much fun to be had! Here are 7 top tips for enjoying the outdoors when the weather’s not playing ball. Pull on your wellies, put on your waterproofs and get outside in the rain!

perfect_picnic_hero.d635ad0f1f03d16ac80ae9884a3c9df0
  • Family activities

How to have the perfect picnic

July 29, 2021
5 min read

OS GetOutside Champion and Fell Foodie, Harrison Ward, reveals his top tips on how to have the perfect picnic including what to take and where to go.

Guide to spring wildflowers
  • Family activities
  • Walking

Five fantastic walks with kids

March 5, 2021
8 min read

GetOutside Champions Jen & Sim Benson are massive advocates of an outdoor family lifestyle in the Great British outdoors. Their fantastic new book ‘100 Great Walks with Kids’ is packed with woodland adventures, tasty treks, trails through time, mini mountains and wildlife wanders for the whole family to enjoy!

OS Christmas Brochure image

The OS Christmas Brochure is out!

Lots of exciting ideas for all your Christmas Gifts with Ordnance Survey

Explore Now
Teaching kids to ride a bike
  • Family activities
  • Walking

8 tips for getting outside with a baby

March 3, 2021
6 min read

GetOutside Champion Suzanne lives on the edge of the Peak District and has been hiking with her five- and one-year-old boys since they were babies. Here are her 8 top tips for getting outside with a baby.

  • Family activities
  • Wellbeing

Join the getoutside challenge!

January 7, 2021
1 min read

Getting outside every day during winters will do wonders for our physical and mental wellbeing. Wrap up warm and explore from your doorstep with these ideas from the free GetOutside Challenge Calendar.

  • Family activities

Great british outdoor quiz

May 4, 2020
21 min read

Test your outdoor knowledge with The Great British Outdoor Quiz, in collaboration with Go Outdoors and Blacks. Set up a virtual campfire with a mug of hot chocolate and watch the sun go down. Whether you set up camp indoors or out, it’s time to get cosy and test your outdoor knowledge.