Looking for all the very best hiking tips and advice? You’ve come to the right place! Here at the Winfields Outdoors blog, you’ll find a plethora of useful articles on a wide range of topics, including what to wear for hiking, some of the best walking routes around, product reviews, buying guides, interviews with brands, and much more. Read on and get fully prepared for your next hike!
With 2014 a fading memory, 2015 is set to offer a wide range of events, up and down the country, with something for every ultra marathon and physical endurance challenge enthusiast. Here is a list of some of the most gruelling (and fun!) endurance events taking place in the UK in 2015: Montane Spine Race, […]
The internet is flooded with inspirational blogs and websites about travelling - where to go and what to take. At Winfields we love these blogs and have scoured the net to find the very best for your enjoyment. Here are the top 10 blogs we recommend you check out and some of the bloggers have […]
Walking is an exercise that’s relatively gentle compared to more extreme sports out there, so why do you need to know how to find the perfect footwear? For any activity you do, from walking and hiking to running or athletics, having the right footwear means you’re less likely to hurt yourself. Choose the perfect walking shoes […]
Whilst some may long for the old days of manoeuvring a large OS map in bracing wind in the middle of nowhere, there is no disputing that technology has entered the once gentile pastime of hiking and is here to stay. Hikers that have adopted technology have done so with gusto. It is contentious, with […]
Despite honing your map reading skills and perfecting your route down to the last detail, there’s always a chance you could get lost on a hiking trip. Losing your way can be scary and unpredictable but you can always survive the journey back with a little bit of common sense and forward planning. Related: Orienteering & Map […]
As much as many of us hate to admit it, being outdoors is no longer about getting away from technology, but finding new bits of kit and gadgets that help make our time in the fresh air better. We're already accustomed to GPS for rambling, solar lights to keep passersby away from guide ropes and so […]
The busiest mountain in Britain, Snowdon, attracts visitors from all over the UK. Today, we're going to take a closer look at some of the characters you might very well find milling around Snowdon's summit - come and meet the gang! The artist With its dramatic, windswept peaks, brilliant blue skies and gently undulating fields […]
If you love the idea of fresh, natural seasonal food you may have considered wild foraging. We've put together a short foraging guide for absolute beginners to make sure your wild food experiences are fun, healthy and happy. What is foraging? Wild foraging is the increasingly popular practice of gathering uncultivated food on common land. […]
