Useful Links

Online Guides

Cycle routes
Sustrans national cycle routes guide, including long distance leisure routes

Walking Routes
Links to walks posted from numerous sources.

The Walking Englishman
A fantastic treasure trove of ideas for walks with maps, photographs and descriptions.

British Walks
Plenty of ideas and inspiration for walks.

Happy Hiker
Provides simple to follow directions for walking various routes, including GPS downloads and gives basic advice on a variety of walking issues.

UK rivers guide
The canoeists’ and kayakers’ internet guide to most UK rivers

Trekking Britain
Good route guides with maps and gps files.

Walks (southern England)
Descriptions of walks, particularly in Essex, Cornwall, Suffolk, Herts, Hants & links to other areas.

Books and Maps

Cicerone guides
Guidebooks for walkers, trekkers, mountaineers, climbers and cyclists.

Dash4it
The map superstore – always at great prices

Stanfords
The go to shop for niche maps and guide books when all else fails

RockFax
Great climbing guide books for the UK and beyond

The BMC Shop
Collection of mountain literature, guide books & more

Outdoor Clubs

The British Mountaineering Council
Working for climbers, hillwalkers & mountaineers. Join the BMC or join a BMC affiliated club.

Austrian Alpine Club (UK)
Great club of likeminded souls with some great benefits including some brilliant rescue insurance

Rambling and Walking Clubs
Comprehensive links to rambling and walking clubs across the UK.

Outdoor Duo
Enjoy the outdoors (and life) hand in hand with a fellow enthusiast through this outdoor dating site.

Outdoor Forums

UK Climbing
The biggest and oldest UK climbers’ online magazine and community. Includes guides to climbing routes.

UK Hillwalking
A hill walkers’ online magazine and community

Walking Forum
For discussing all aspects of country walking & hiking in the UK with boards for general chat, gear, photography,
and all the popular UK walking destinations.

Cycling UK
The UK’s largest cycling charity’s online magazine and community.

UKRGB
UK Rivers Guidebook community forum for canoeists and kayakers

Peak District Accommodation

Middle Cottage – Eyam

A heart-warming getaway in the unspoilt village of Eyam in the Peak District National Park. Sleeps 6 in three bedrooms.

Staffordshire Moorlands & Peak District Luxury Holiday Accommodation

Luxury holiday cottage in the Peak District ideally placed at the foot of the Roaches

Gratton Grange Farm House bed and Breakfast plus Holiday Cottage

Beautiful 16th Century farm-house accommodation in the heart of the Peak District

Bank Cottage – Hope Valley Cottages

Say hello to Will’s friends Chris and Caroline and book into their lovely cottage in the beautiful Peak District village of Bradwell

Lea Cottage – Foolow

Grade II listed limestone barn. Lovingly restored and has been welcoming guests for more than 12 years

Pindale Farm Outdoor Centre
Camping and Bunkhouse, Pindale Road, Hope, Derbyshire, S33 6RN, Tel: 01433 620111

YHA – Losehill Hall
Castleton, Derbyshire S33 8WB, Tel: 0870 770 5758

Causeway House
Back Street, Castleton, Hope Valley, Derbyshire, S33 8WE, Tel: 01433 623291

Dunscar Farm
Castleton, Hope Valley, S33 8WA, 01433 620483

Four Seasons B&B
Spital House, How Lane, Hope Valley, Castleton, Derbyshire, S33 8WJ, Tel: 01433 620 655

Swiss House
How Lane, Castleton, Hope Valley, S33 8WJ, 01433 621098

Willow Croft
Pindale Road, Hope Valley, Castleton, S33 8WU, Tel: 01433 620400

Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese Inn
How Lane, Castleton, Hope Valley, S33 8WJ, Tel: 01433 620330

Sheffield Accommodation

Brocco on the Park Boutique bedrooms and neighbourhood kitchen 92 Brocco Bank, Sheffield, S11 8RS
hello@brocco.co.uk 0114 266 1233

Finkle Green Bed & Breakfast, Finkle Street Lane, Wortley, Sheffield, S35 7DH, 0114 2881520, finklegreenwortley@gmail.com
Located to the north of Sheffield and ideally placed for cycling along the Trans Pennine Trail.

Fox Hagg Farm campsite, Lodge Lane, Rivelin, S6 5SN, 0114 230 5589
May only take caravans and campervans – but tent dwellers should ask.
(Dog friendly too. Call the campsite to book before turning up).

Halifax Hall, Endcliffe Vale Road, S10 3ER
0114 222 8810, stay@halifaxhall.co.uk

Hillsborough Hotel, 54-58 Langsett Rd, Sheffield S6 2UB, 0114 232 2100

Jonas Hotel, The Endcliffe Village, Endcliffe Cres, Sheffield S10 3ER, 0114 222 8816

Kenwood Hall Hotel, Kenwood Rd, Sheffield S7 1NQ, 0114 258 3811

Russell Scott Hostels, 28 Brandreth Road, S6 3JU, 01142 334691
This is a cheap option – though the online reviews don’t look too hot!

Wyming Brook Farm, Soughley Lane, S10 4QX, 0114 3276751 (caravans only)
Call the campsite to book before turning up

Sheffield Holiday Cottages, Rivelin Valley, Sheffield, 07932 362656
Delightful cottages on the edge of Sheffield and the cusp of the Peak District

Plan your stay in Sheffield with KAYAK

Hill and Mountain Weather Forecasts

Mountain Weather Information System (MWIS)
Met Office Mountain Weather Forecast
Norwegian Meteorological Service

Travel Resources

The Man in Seat 61 – This site explains how to travel comfortably & affordably by train or ferry where you might think air was now the only option. Particularly good for obscure destinations.

HomeToGo.com portal, which compares offers from many other portals and helps you to find the cheapest apartment or a holiday house

Maris Freighters – Book a cabin on a freighter!

Sail Indonesia – Join a yacht to get to Australia from Indonesia

Findacrew.net – Be a crew and join a yacht

Budget Your Trip – Cost of travel from around the world

Online flight operators

Flight Network
Canada’s top travel brand with great flight deals including price drop protection

Skyscanners – compare flight prices worldwide

Victoria Strong

23. October, 2023.

Booked a day of mountain biking, climbing and abseiling with Will, for my husbands birthday, and it was fantastic. From the great communication, Will’s friendly nature and knowledge and his great ability to encourage and enable us to do things out of our comfort zone, we couldn’t have been more pleased with our whole experience. Will was so helpful and flexible when our day didn’t start out as planned, and gave us a great day to remember.

Steve Mills

17. October, 2023.

Excellent circular walk around Eyam, lead by Dean. Views, beautiful countryside, anecdotes and good company: What else could you want?

Victoria Hartnell

2. October, 2023.

Amazing experience on the Overcoming Fear of Heights 2 day course. Excellent input from Alison, Angie & Will - clear, practical, kind and encouraging. I've booked a bouldering class back home for tomorrow!!

Mary Hill

29. September, 2023.

You start with theory and then apply it in a practical fashion. I wouldn’t contemplate attempting leaping across this gap before this course but here is the evidence. I learnt a lot about positive thinking but also balance and how to notice your body when moving. I would recommend this course to build your confidence when outside your comfort zone at height

Leif Moore

25. September, 2023.

My wife and I had the most phenomenal weekend with Adam from Will4Adventure. It’s the second time we’ve done this climbing course and we will definitely be back for more. For some context, I love the outdoors so was very stoked for this weekend whereas my wife had only climbed in bouldering gyms and was understandably nervous. It took some convincing and she agree to book the first one . Straight away, we bonded with Adam and we were both comfortably at ease with his style. The highlight for me was watching my wife gaining confidence as we both learned to be a climbing team. Supporting each other belaying, climbing on real rock, abseiling and starting to lead a couple bits. This would not have been possible without Adam and Will4Adventure. Stop reading this and book now 😛

Beverly Jane Johnson

24. September, 2023.

10 in 10 in 10 climbing challenge Just wanted to say what a great day we had on Thursday with Stu and Mini, they gave us confidence, guidence and encouragement throughout the day, they were patient and good humoured with us and we felt we were in safe hands at all time. The day was well organised and having spoken to Will when booking the climbing challege he was aware of our abilities and the climbing routes were selected appropriately. We are all hoping to do some further climbing next year and plan to book again with Will. Many thanks to Stu Mini and Will

Rachel

19. September, 2023.

'm just back from attending the 'Overcoming your fear of heights' course in the Peak District and would highly recommend it. Having spent much of my lifetime in the mountains with no issues, in recent years a fear of heights and falling was really stopping me from doing the things I love. This course had been recommended to me by a friend who had had great success with it, so I thought why not give it a go? I am so glad I did! The whole two days were excellent. The 'theory' morning with Alison, exploring my thoughts as to where my fear might have come from was excellent and really got me thinking. After just a couple of hours I had some practical ideas to try out that might help. Moving straight onto the practical activities for the rest of the weekend worked so well. Despite a background of moving on rock, I was anxious as to what we might be asked to do but Adam and Angie made me feel at ease right from the start. They both had a real insight into where each of us was starting from and were skilful in giving us each enough challenge without overwhelming us. Their knowledge and expertise was second to none and made everyone feel secure and confident in the tasks. By the end of the weekend I felt that I had got part of my real self back. I felt more confident, less fearful, and armed with enough knowledge and insight to help myself keep improving. In the 48 hours since since the course finished I've been and stood on some rocks with a sheer drop below, something I've not been able to do for a long time, and had a short session at the climbing wall in which I didn't shake at all! Thanks Will and team for an outstanding weekend. This is one that really does impact in a life-changing way!

Tim Pickering

11. September, 2023.

Recently took part in the Outdoor First Aid course in Dufton. The quality of instruction by Stu and Ian was second-to-none. Just the right balance of theory and practice to keep the course engaging, and Stu's delivery was highly informative, animated, and humorous, which was much-needed considering the gravity of the subject matter. Both instructors did a grand job of creating a cohesive group dynamic, and my only gripe (though some may see this as a bonus) is that it was on during the annual beer festival, so the village was busy, the hostel fully booked and the campsite rowdy with no shortage of drunk folk noisily staggering about at all hours. The course was so good that I'm certainly not going to knock a star off for that.

Adam Al-Kashi

8. August, 2023.

Fantastic day of adventure and empowerment. Will's professionalism and humanity shone through. Worked brilliantly with our family group of mixed abilities and additional needs.