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Your Favourite UK Mountain and Hill Walking Locations
Your Favourite UK Mountain and Hill Walking Locations
Your Favourite UK Mountain and Hill Walking Locations

We asked you to let us know your favourite UK mountain and hill walks and based on your responses we’ve pulled together a selection of fantastic days out in the hills, covering the length and breadth of our beautiful island.  

How To Properly Store Your Kit
How To Properly Store Your Kit
How To Properly Store Your Kit

Storing your kit the right way is an often-overlooked but necessary part of looking after it, so that it keeps performing at its best season after season. Whether it’s time for your hardworking down jacket’s summer rest, or you won’t be pulling on your walking boots for a while, here’s how to put your kit away the right way.

Top Accessible Walks With The National Trust
Top Accessible Walks With The National Trust
Top Accessible Walks With The National Trust

Our partners at The National Trust have picked some of their favourite accessible trails, taking in gardens, coastal clifftops and rolling countryside. Well maintained paths and easy terrain make these routes suitable for pushchairs, wheelchairs and mobility aids.

Jurassic Coast Walk: Exploring Lulworth Cove, Durdle Door and White Nothe
Jurassic Coast Walk: Exploring Lulworth Cove, Durdle Door and White Nothe
Jurassic Coast Walk: Exploring Lulworth Cove, Durdle Door and White Nothe

Named for its richness in ancient fossils, the Jurassic Coast’s beauty has also been the inspiration for works of fiction and is the real life setting of some old smugglers tales. Mammut sent Cicerone Walking Guides author and Jurassic Coast expert, Ronald Turnbull, along with local outdoor photographer Pete Elliott to explore.

Insulation Care Guide
Insulation Care Guide
Insulation Care Guide

This guide explains how to wash a down jacket, as well as other down and synthetic products

5 Of Our Favourite Mountains To Explore In Summer
5 Of Our Favourite Mountains To Explore In Summer
5 Of Our Favourite Mountains To Explore In Summer

Summer for many of us brings with it the call of the mountains. With clear days and pleasant weather promising stunning views and unchallenging conditions in which to reach them, it’s possibly the best time of year to lace up your boots and venture to higher ground. 

Our Best Tents For 2020
Our Best Tents For 2020
Our Best Tents For 2020

When you're making a home under canvas and sleeping beneath the stars, you need a tent that will be everything you need. Our experts have chosen their favourite tents for every type of camper, so you can find the perfect one for your adventures.

Five Steps To Start Hillwalking
Five Steps To Start Hillwalking
Five Steps To Start Hillwalking

Our partners at the BMC share their five steps to getting into hillwalking.

Expert Essentials For Stress-Free Family Walking
Expert Essentials For Stress-Free Family Walking
Expert Essentials For Stress-Free Family Walking

When you’re heading out for a family walk, the last thing you want is to be caught short without the right kit when you’ve got the kids in tow.

Here’s our guide to essentials for family walking, plus a few extras which will help make your walks stress-free and fun for everyone, including you! 

Family Camping With Paul Dobie
Family Camping With Paul Dobie
Family Camping With Paul Dobie

Cotswold Outdoor Expert Paul tells us what camping means to him, and his top tips for camping with the kids.

Making Family Walking Fun For Everyone
Making Family Walking Fun For Everyone
Making Family Walking Fun For Everyone

From multi-day family hikes to an afternoon stroll in the park, with minimal kit you can keep the whole family active and connected to nature, even on your own doorstep. Here are a few tips from the experts that’ll have them all itching to get out there and make walking fun for all the family.

Paul's Cotswold Outdoor Journey
Paul's Cotswold Outdoor Journey
Paul's Cotswold Outdoor Journey

Find out why Paul loves being a Cotswold Outdoor Expert.

Get To Know Paul Dobie
Get To Know Paul Dobie
Get To Know Paul Dobie

Cotswold Outdoor expert Paul Dobie tells us what he loves about the outdoors.

Footwear Tips For Dog Walkers
Footwear Tips For Dog Walkers
Footwear Tips For Dog Walkers

Our customers ask us about footwear for dog walking all the time, so we’ve put together this guide on how to choose shoes for dog walking and keep them performing at their best for as long as possible.

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