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How to take brilliant outdoor photographs

How to take brilliant outdoor photographs

FAF friend in the blogosphere, adventurer Al Humphreys, certainly knows a thing or two about taking stunning travel photographs. So who better to do a guest post with some top tips on improving your outdoors photography?

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‘My outdoors’ Q&A with Island Breaks and Red Funnel on the Isle of Wight

‘My outdoors’ Q&A with Island Breaks and Red Funnel on the Isle of Wight

If you’re planning a visit to a new part of the UK, these Q&A’s are a great place to start, full of hidden gems and special outdoor places for you to explore during a weekend away. This time, we’re on the Isle of Wight…

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Have a go at…. Mountain biking

Have a go at…. Mountain biking

For this  ‘Have a go’ guide, we’re heading up North to bonny Scotland, to team up with Graeme McLean from the Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland Project. Prepare to get muddy people…

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Have a go at… surfing

Have a go at… surfing

For this ‘Have a go’ guide, we head out on the water with Anthony Gannon, founder of Stalefish Boardwear and lifelong surfer, to discover why he thinks surfing is the holy grail of outdoor sports…

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‘My Outdoors’ Q&A with Go Lakes

‘My Outdoors’ Q&A with Go Lakes

For this ‘My outdoors’ Q&A, we’re heading to the dramatic peaks and lakes of Cumbria. Of all the regions we’ve featured so far, this one is probably the most synonymous with outdoor adventure. However there is also a gentler side to the Cumbrian landscape, as Andrea Runkee from Go Lakes explains… So tell us a [...]

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‘My outdoors’ Q&A with Visit Wales

‘My outdoors’ Q&A with Visit Wales

In this series of ‘My outdoors’ regional guides, I chat to local tourist boards around the country, trying to dig out hidden gems and special outdoor places to help you plan your weekend away. If you’re planning a visit to a new part of the UK, these Q&A’s are a great place to start.

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Have a go at… urban bee keeping

Have a go at… urban bee keeping

Bee keeping is one of the fastest growing hobbies in Britain, with around 80,000 hives registered. They’re not all in quaint little country gardens either, far from it in fact, but many urban bee keepers are finding space for their hives on roof tops, down side alleys and in miniscule city gardens.

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Have a go at… stand-up paddlesurfing

Have a go at… stand-up paddlesurfing

There are so many fantastic ways to enjoy the great outdoors, some you may be familiar with and some you might never have heard of. So if there’s an activity you’ve always wanted to try, or want to find something a bit different, my series of activity guides should help you decide if it’s for [...]

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Have a go at… bike touring

Have a go at… bike touring

It’s been a while but we’re back with an all new ‘Have a go’ guide. These guides are all about discovering the many fantastic, different ways to enjoy the great outdoors. So if you’ve always wanted to ‘have a go’ at a particular activity, or just want try something a bit different, they will provide [...]

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Have a go at… outdoors photography

Have a go at… outdoors photography

Planning a summer trip? Want to come back with some stunning photos to remember it by? For our latest, ‘Have a go’ guide, we’ve recruited the help of Kate Czuczman for some top tips on how to get started in outdoors photography. We‘ve been fans of her surf photography for a long time, and she’s [...]

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‘My outdoors’ Q&A with VisitCornwall

‘My outdoors’ Q&A with VisitCornwall

For the latest in our new series of ‘My outdoors’ Q&A’s, we’re heading South West to gorgeous Cornwall. Although it’s best known for it’s beaches and stunning coastline, there’s more on offer in this part of the South West than surf boards and ice cream…

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Have a go at… paddle sports

Have a go at… paddle sports

Has the sunny weather got you in the mood for messing about in boats? Richard Harpham, paddle sport addict and founder of the Big 5 Kayak Challenge tells us how to get started and what keeps him coming back to the water…

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‘My outdoors’ Q&A with visitlondon.com

‘My outdoors’ Q&A with visitlondon.com

Welcome to our new series of ‘My outdoors’ regional guides. We’ve been chatting with local tourist boards all across the country, trying to dig out hidden gems and special outdoor places to help you plan your weekend away. So if you’re planning a visit to a new part of the UK, these Q&A’s are a [...]

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Have a go at… Canyoning

Have a go at… Canyoning

In our latest ‘Have a go’ Guide, we carry on the tradition of introducing you to sports that involve throwing yourself down things and off things! This time, it’s waterfalls and fast flowing rivers, in the adrenaline pumping activity…. Canyoning. Mark Soanes from Welsh based activity company, Call of the Wild coaxes us over the [...]

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