Active Outdoor Pursuits

South Africans are world-renowned for their love of extreme endurance sporting activities and their ability to organise world-class events. Some of...

This handbook is an inspirational resource to help you discover the thousands of miles of Scotland''''s spectacular coastline - from its stunning g...

An entertaining, revealing and beautifully illustrated walking guide to Londons horrific history, Bloody London features walks that take in everyth...

With more than 40 family-friendly cultural activities and adventures, Family Field Trip makes it easy to incorporate moments of learning and explor...

365 inspirational suggestions for enjoying nature. These 'Random Acts of Wildness' will encourage you to fall in love with, learn about or even hel...

'As I studied the maps, one thing about them captured my imagination - Across this blank space was written one challenging word, Unexplored' In 193...

Motorboating Start to Finish is the perfect book for you if you are new to motorboating and need to learn the basics, or if you are experienced, bu...

Following the success of the first edition, this new edition has been expanded and improved with additional images and enhanced drawings. The subje...

This wonderfully appealing and practical gift book features step-by-step instructions on how to tie over 50 knots and when and where to use them. T...

Let a little wildness in. Adventure is closer than you think. A lavishly illustrated celebration of the wonders that await in the outside world; t...

Who hasn''t felt better after a walk in the woods, a picnic alfresco or a swim in the sea? There is something soul-soothingly simple and refreshing...

An adventurous best mate in book form, The Girl Outdoors is a rip-roaring guide to the wider, wilder world. Whether youre going on a physically dem...

Guidebook to 40 great trail and fell runs in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Ranging from 5 to 24 miles, the graded runs start from bases such a...

Plan a weekend of hiking, cycling, climbing, and paddling! Whether youre a novice or an experienced adventurer, youll find a variety of outdoor pur...

This lavish book explores the story behind the promotion of New Zealand''s mountains - through posters, advertisements, hand-coloured photos and mo...

Guidebook to the Hebridean Way, a 155-mile (247km) trail across 10 of Scotlands Outer Hebrides islands. This waymarked, multi-day route is ideal fo...

2000 Plus Wales is a comprehensive, full-colour map of all Welsh summits over 2000ft based on information from The Mountains of England and Wales -...

This guidebook describes 21 mountain biking routes in central and southern Scotland. It includes the 7stanes trail centre in Dumfries and Galloway,...

Having survived an almost unsurvivable plane crash, most people would be tempted to sit back, take a good hard look at life and take things a littl...

This latest (fifth) edition of the award-winning Complete Outdoors Encyclopedia will once again prove to be the most effective outdoor reference wo...

It s all about having fun outdoors in the wild spaces near where you live hunting for wildlife clues, watching wild creat...

An exuberant tale of craftsmanship for nature lovers and rugged outdoor types everywhereRobert Penn cut down an ash tree to see how many things cou...

'You'd have to have a heart of stone not to be touched by Kate's enthusiasm for her new way of life' - Daily MailIn 2007, after 20 years of living ...

'A treasure-trove of inspiration . . . [Beyond the Footpath] shows us how to make the most of the calm beauty of the natural world that surrounds u...

What makes the perfect swim?It's all about the most magical locations (and how to protect them), finessing your kitbag, keeping yourself and others...

What makes the perfect swim?It's all about the most magical locations (and how to protect them), finessing your kitbag, keeping yourself and others...

The remarkable true story of an unrivalled journey to recreate the greatest run in film history: 15,621 miles, five-times across the ...

A few tools and a wide range of skills can achieve many things If you've ever wanted to make your own bow and arrows, learn to create fire using fr...

From world-renowned adventurer and bestselling author of The Art of Resilience and The Worlds Fittest Book, comes the ultimate blueprint to buildin...