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    • TOG Partners
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      • Wales
      • Scotland
      • Northern Ireland
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      • Dartmoor
      • Exmoor
      • New Forest
      • South Downs
      • The Broads
      • Bannau Brycheiniog / Brecon Beacons
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      • Pembrokeshire Coast
      • Peak District
      • North York Moors
      • Yorkshire Dales
      • Lake District
      • Northumberland
      • Cairngorms
      • Loch Lomond & the Trossachs
    • Accessible Walks
      • Wheel Friendly Walks
      • Sensory Walks
      • Family Walks Under 4 miles
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      • Dog Friendly Walks
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      • Discover Rutland Walks
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      • Visit Somerset Walks
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Essential Hiking Gear

Hiking Gear: What Do Beginners Need vs. Advanced Hikers?

BLOG - TOG CommunityBy The Outdoor Guide13th March 2024

How much you enjoy a hike can come down to how prepared you are for it. While you technically don’t need much to walk up a trail, having the right gear can make or break your experience

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Heading to the Emerald Isle

Heading to the Emerald Isle

BLOG - TOG NewsletterBy The Outdoor Guide7th March 2024

At the end of next week it’ll be St Patrick’s Day and so we thought we’d head over to the Emerald Isle for the weekend to celebrate …

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Lisa Pauley

AromaSounds – The Practice of Conscious Rest

BLOG - TOG CommunityBy The Outdoor Guide28th February 2024

AromaSounds weaves together 4 synergistic therapies. Each one stimulates and catalyses our body’s natural healing …

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Disease Precautions

10 Disease Precautions Every Outdoor Enthusiast Should Take

BLOG - TOG CommunityBy The Outdoor Guide22nd February 2024

A nasty cut can ruin any outdoor enthusiast’s good day — even worse if it becomes infected. While nature is healing for the mind and body

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Hike Abroad

How to Make the Most of a Hike Abroad

BLOG - TOG CommunityBy The Outdoor Guide22nd February 2024

Exploring the great outdoors through hiking offers a wonderful opportunity to fully immerse yourself in the natural …

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Stepping in to Spring

Stepping into Spring with The Outdoor Guide

BLOG - TOG NewsletterBy The Outdoor Guide22nd February 2024

This is a time of year that holds so much promise of what is to come. Days are starting to lengthen with more opportunity to soak up that vitamin D …

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Diets do they work Pauline Cox asks the question from an armchair

Do Diets Work…?!

BLOG - TOG CommunityBy The Outdoor Guide21st February 2024

Low-carb, keto, paleo, plant-based, carnivore the Mediterranean diet… the dietary options being flagged as ‘the best way to eat’ are continuously being touted as the way to lose weight and live a long and healthy life

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Unearthing your hidden treasure

Nature’s Gym · Movement, Reconnection and Inner Joy.

BLOG - TOG CommunityBy The Outdoor Guide8th February 2024

A short story about movement, reconnection and discovering your inner joy …

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Love is in the air

Love is in the air!

BLOG - TOG NewsletterBy The Outdoor Guide8th February 2024

With just a few days to go before Valentine’s Day rolls around again – this week we thought we’d show you some love by taking you to one of our favourite parts of England – the Cotswolds …

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Make 2024 The Year You Step Out Of Your Comfort Zone

Make 2024 The Year You Step Out Of Your Comfort Zone

BLOG - TOG CommunityBy The Outdoor Guide3rd February 2024

Image source: Deposit photos Step Out of Your Comfort Zone The start of a new year brings the perfect opportunity to challenge yourself and expand beyond your comfort zone. It’s the ideal time to step outside your boundaries and experience personal growth. Instead of feeling the weight of overwhelming resolutions, why not make a quiet…

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Heading to the Highlands

Heading to the Highlands

BLOG - TOG NewsletterBy The Outdoor Guide25th January 2024

On Burns Night, which is tonight, the opening verse of Robert Burn’s poem My Heart’s in the Highlands offers inspiration for us this week as we’re headed north for an adventure …

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Families Magazine

Families Magazine – Jan/Feb 2924

PressBy The Outdoor Guide23rd January 2024

Gemma Hunt, presenter of Cbeebies show Swashbuckle, tells Families about being an ambassador for The Waterproof and Wellies Project for The Outdoor Guide Foundation and why she’s passionate about getting kids …

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