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18 Tips for Camping with Kids
Camping with the kids? It’s all fun and games. We get plenty of new families in our stores asking about the right kit to take for their first camping trip,...
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Best Tents for the British Summer
GO Outdoors Top Five Tents for tackling the unpredictable Summer. If there’s one thing you can never predict, it’s the British weather, so we’ve selected 5 of the best tents...
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Polygon: Cycling into GO Outdoors
When Polygon was founded over 25 years ago, they had one goal in mind, to provide quality steel and aluminium bicycles to take your cycling up a gear. And ever...
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Horse Riding Christmas Gift Ideas
Equestrian themed Christmas gift ideas from our riding department If you or a loved one enjoys horse riding, then we’ve collected together some Christmas gift ideas from our equestrian department. You’ll...
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Not why, but how? – Keith Foskett on Distance Hiking
Guest post: Not why, but how? From Keith Foskett. Keith Foskett and his blog were recently chosen as the winners of the inaugural GO Outdoors walking blog awards. Keith is a...
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How and Why to Volunteer for The Scout Association
Let’s get one thing straight – you don’t need to be Bear Grylls to volunteer for the Scouts, the UK’s largest youth movement. All you need is a little time,...
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How the Outdoors Benefits Mental Health with Julia Bradbury
Julia Bradbury, our Peter Storm ambassador, tells us how the outdoors can benefit our mental health. We went down to Chiltern Hills, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in the...
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Holme Moss – #TakeMeThereTuesday
Spotlighting areas of the UK each Tuesday In our new blog series, each Tuesday we’ll be spotlighting a place, route, natural occurrence or landmark around the UK. This week, since...
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Geocaching for Kids: An Easter Egg Hunt with a Difference
Whether you’re hunting for chocolate eggs, buried treasure or your next adventure, Easter is a great time to go outdoors. Geocaching is an exciting outdoor activity for the whole family...
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Top Tips for Festival Etiquette
As we start to approach the UK festival season, we thought it’s important to go over some festival etiquette, just a few dos and don’ts to follow when pitching up...
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Be Safe, Be Seen: Cycling
Tips for staying safe when out on your bike this autumn and winter. It’s that time of year where the hours of daylight are getting shorter, making it increasingly important...
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Hi Gear Win ‘Best Family Tents’ Award
Hi Gear score top honours in two categories in tent satisfaction survey The Camping and Caravanning Club has announced the results of its tent, caravan and motorhome surveys in the...
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Grilling recommences for Islington residents
BBQs in Islington’s public parks are now allowed after a ban on them was revoked by the council earlier this year. This Summer, residents of Islington North London will be...
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Introducing APEX7 – A New Chapter for Mountain Bikers
Welcome to the world of APEX7! We are thrilled to introduce to you our new range of high-quality cycling clothing designed to elevate your riding experience! Whether you’re a seasoned...
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Winter Walking Safety Tips
Be safe and be seen this winter Don’t hibernate through winter, there is plenty to discover in the outdoors, and a crisp, clear winters day is often a fantastic time...
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Rab: 10 Years of the Microlight Alpine
A love letter to an outdoor institution. Celebrating 10 years of the Rab Microlight and introducing the new generation of Microlight. Always one of the most popular down jackets of the...
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Enduring the Para10 – Sean Russell
Sean endures the Para10 for charity This weekend adventure took me to Cattrick Garrison. I travelled down over 200 miles to England where my friend and I, ran Para10. Para10...
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The Best Boxing Day Walks in the UK
It’s the day after the big day. The bins are stuffed with wrapping paper, there’s a feasts worth of dishes soaking in the sink and everyone’s on turkey butties until...
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10 bands added to Sonisphere festival
Limp Bizkit, Chas & Dave and more to play Knebworth Sonisphere makes it’s return in 2014 after a brief hiatus, the rock festival known for taking a few risks with...
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Keep On ‘Ronning’…
‘Ronning’ of course refers to a man who still wows us here at GO Outdoors, running every single day- well into his 70’s. It is, of course, Ron Hill MBE....
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Calibre Mountain Bikes – First Ride!
We’d seen the bikes in the office and had been itching to get our hands on them for weeks. It was finally time for a test ride. The Calibre bikes...
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