Books and Maps

The Ordnance Survey Explorer Outdoor Leisure 1:25 000 Maps are an essential for those who like to explore and discover more. The famous Explorer range of maps from OS are the only maps of the UK that display footpaths, car parks, contour lines, campsites, pubs and more handy landmarks. With these, you'll be sure to always know your location whether walking, running, cycling or horse riding.

The Ordnance Survey Explorer 1:25 000 Laminated Maps have a durable and laminated waterproof coating that seals the elements out and will help the map last a long time in difficult environments like Outdoor Centre use. You can write on them with markers and then wipe them clean again. The actual map has a 4cm to 1km gridded scale this is the best map for anyone operating in the outdoors, whatever your pursuit. The Explorer will get you where you want to be by road and then take you off-road on foot, by bike or horseback.

The 403 Ordnance Survey Explorer 1:25 000 provide mapping across the whole of the UK. With a 4cm to 1km gridded scale, this is the best map for anyone operating in the outdoors, whatever your pursuit. The Explorer will get you where you want to be by road and then take you off-road on foot, by bike or horseback. The maps also show the symbols for features for things such as national trails, picnic areas, viewpoints, pubs and rights of way.

The Ordnance Survey Discoverer Map Series of Northern Ireland are Topographical Maps that are perfect for walking and hiking. They are very detailed and cover a large area. These maps show many topographical features you may come across on walks, such as pubs, campsite, rights of way and national trust areas.

The whole of Switzerland on 247 maps that display highly accurate detail suited to travelling, walking and mountaineering. Railways, roads, paths and rivers are all displayed combined with buildings, vegetation and terrain features.

The whole of Switzerland on 78 maps that display highly accurate detail suited to travelling, walking and cycling. Railways, motorways, roads, main paths and rivers are all displayed and labelled combined with buildings, vegetation and terrain features.

Quality mapping of the Dolomites showing contours, roads, paths, huts, bivouac huts, inns and chair lifts.

With a variety of crags and easy access all this is possible in the Peak area. The main attractions are the extensive gritstone crags that stretch from Wimberry in the northwest, through the eastern edges and the central grit crags, and on to Staffordshire.

Discover 28 outstanding circular walks in the Lake District National Park, graded by length and ranging from 3 to 10 miles with easy-to-follow route descriptions.

Improve your walking safety and make more of your time outdoors with this concise guidebook for walkers, full of step-by-step guides with clear illustrations. Navigation Skills for Walkers will help you grow your skills in map reading, using a compass, and using a GP device or app. It focuses on using OS mapping, but most of the skills and techniques can be used for any map.

All the best mountain walks and scrambles in and around the Snowdonia area. The coverage is done in full Rockfax style with big overview photos, precise route descriptions and detailed maps. It also has an extensive introduction covering some of the basic skills required for scrambling, route planning and navigation.

From the Brecon Beacons through The Valleys and onto the Coast by Matt Woodfield, Alan Rosier, Roy Thomas and Tim Hoddy - This guide contains 1500 of the best routes in South Wales. With Limestone escarpments overlooking the mountains, hidden Sandstone quarries for your first steps climbing outside or projecting hard classics, and sea cliffs offering either a big adventure or pleasant day out, it’s hard to beat the variety of climbing on offer.

This third edition is the first volume of a two-volume set to North Wales: The Mountain Crags. The bouldering scene in North Wales is now more vibrant and energised than it has ever been. Each year exciting new crags are revealed and the development of existing crags is greatly expanded.

The only exercise guide a rock climber will ever need! Rock climbing is one of the most physically challenging sports, testing strength, endurance, flexibility, and stamina. To improve in the sport, climbers must build and maintain each of these assets. Written by veteran climber and performance coach, Eric Hörst, The Rock Climber's Exercise Guide provides climbers of all ages and experience with the knowledge and tools to design and follow a comprehensive, personalized exercise program. Enhance your skills, maximize your potential, and become the best climber you can be!

This guide includes navigation by compass. Written by Terry Marsh, a highly experienced fell walker and outdoors writer, this guide is fully illustrated with maps, diagrams and photographs.

The Harvey's Superwalker map set includes detailed 1:25,000 scale maps of the UK and 1:30.000 scale maps of Ireland that are exceptionally clear and easy to read. These maps are also 100% waterproof, tough and light.