Walking Blogs & News: Adventures with Large Outdoors
Welcome to our blog – a space for straightforward walking inspiration, recent trip stories, and useful outdoor advice. You’ll find galleries from our latest adventures, simple kit guidance, and insights into the places we explore across the UK.
Whether you’re joining a Large Outdoors trip for the first time or you’re already part of our community, these posts offer practical ideas, updates, and a closer look at how our sociable walking experiences come together.
To explore all upcoming trips and dates, visit the Trip Calendar:
https://www.largeoutdoors.com/trip-calendar
What’s our Giant’s Causeway Adventure like?
Our 3-night adventure to Northern Ireland’s County Antrim coast is one of our most popular getaways - and with good reason! Want to know what a typical adventure here is like? This trip report should give you a flavour!
Nothing to Do at Christmas? Why a Walking Holiday is Perfect
Spend Christmas with Large Outdoors. Enjoy festive walking holidays in beautiful UK locations with guided walks, delicious food, and a sociable group.
What is the National Three Peaks Challenge?
The National Three Peaks Challenge, taking in Ben Nevis, Snowdon, and Scafell Pike, is an epic adventure that can be undertaken in 24, over three days, or any way you like!
Gear and Tips for Leisurely Winter Walking
5 important pieces of gear that you should consider investing in to get the most out of your leisurely winter walks, and 3 tips to bear in mind. You should be able to pick all of these items up in a single visit to an outdoors shop.
4 Walks in the Wonderful Wye Valley
Routes along the Wye Valley, a year-round paradise for walkers, all possible guided routes you could take on our Winter Walking Festival - The Wye Valley sociable walking weekend event.
What to eat on the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge.
Nutrition is key to successfully completing the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge. In this blog, Large Outdoors shares expert advice on what to eat before, during, and after the challenge. Learn how to fuel your body with the right foods to keep your energy levels high throughout the walk.
Gear Advice – how to....gear your feet up for a day’s walking
“I walk everyday”, I hear you shout, but irrespective of whether you’re tackling a bigger challenge or a gentle wander along the Lakeland shores you are going to be on your feet for most of the day.
Here are our tips for keeping your feet happy:
Favourite Places - Elgol, Isle of Skye
If you’re itching to explore more of Britain then let us inspire you with our latest blog series where we share some of our favourite places . These are the spots that have really resonated with us, and our guests, over the years that we’ve been running Large Outdoors.
Winter Mountain Boots - what to look for
If you’re joining one of our winter walking trips then you will need to have suitable footwear, in this article we explain about winter boots and what you need to look for.