With the weather turning chilly and rainy it can be hard to get motivated to go outside. Here are some ideas of good ways to get those steps in and enjoy some festive fun for all the family at the same time. From magical light trails and steam train rides to markets and immersive experiences, here’s how to get outside this Christmas and spend the darker nights with family and friends.

Kendal features in The Times’ list of ‘coolest’ postcodes to live in 2023, highlighting this stunning market town as a truly trendy place to be. With gorgeous landscapes, interesting history and a thriving food scene, it’s clear to see why Kendal features on the list!

This week on the Outside & Active Podcast we welcome Olympic champion, Eve Muirhead. In this episode Eve talks about how her upbringing shaped her love for Curling alongside life since retirement.

Entries are now open for next summer’s Threshold Trail Series, which features two of the largest, most prestigious, and best-known ultra trail races in the UK; Race to the King and Race to The Stones.

Take a look at some of the highlights from the Snowbound Expo 2023!

It’s time to hit the trails. Here resident running shoe expert, Paul Freary, tries a selection of the latest trail running shoes that should prove perfect for your off-road adventures.

The BTR Liverpool Santa Dash pop-up shop has opened in St Johns Shopping Centre – ready for thousands of Santas ahead of the big day.

Arrived in Lima after 24 hours of travelling with 4 friends, 4 very large rucksacks and the address of a restaurant that serves the best Pisco Sours.

Season 12 of the Outside & Active Podcast is here! Scott Jenkins is the first guest on the brand new season as he shares his experience taking on three 200+ mile ultra marathons in 6 weeks.

This National Snow Week Special is packed full of interviews, including Mia Brookes, Ed Leigh, Chemmy Alcott, Charlotte Bankes, Warren Smith and more, all recorded at the consumer shows in Birmingham and London, and at trade networking event LISTEX

Defra ministers will confirm their plans to impose a cut-off date of 2031 for lost paths to be registered as legally protected public rights of way.

On 17th October 2023 at 4:17am, Altra Run Crew Athlete, Scott Jenkins from Penarth, Wales, living in London became the 1st Briton to secure the audacious and elusive 5th place finish of the USA based, Destination Trail Triple Crown of 200s World Series in Moab, Utah - on his 43rd birthday no less.

Season 11 of the Outside & Active Podcast wraps up with Protect Our Winter's Head of Programmes, Dom Winter. In this episode Dom will provide clear ways that you, someone passionate about the outdoors, can be most effective in stopping climate change.

Take a look back at the highlights of the recent National Snow Week. Featuring the National Snow Show and brand new London Snow Show.

A ski holiday doesn’t mean you have to spend all your time on the slopes. The list of winter activities grows ever longer and more surprising — in fact, many base their entire trip with Crystal Ski Holidays around them.

This week on the Outside & Active Podcast we are catching winter fever as Dom welcomes Neil 'Nine Lives' Campbell. From growing up in Luton to being on top of European Mountains. Neil owes his gratitude to snowboarding. Download and listen to Neil's inspirational story in this article.

Read a first hand review of the inaugural London Snow Show from National Snow Week ambassador, and Outside & Active contributor, Natasha Soanes.

British Adventurer Isaac Kenyon Shatters Mental Health Barriers with World-First 15kg Weighted Vest Ironman Challenge!

More than 500 runners pulled on their trainers on Sunday (15 October) to take on the challenge of the BTR Wirral 10K. This was the ninth staging of the race, which was last staged in 2021.

Greenland is the coldest and strangest country I have ever been too. It is not green and it is more frozen ice than land, it’s what I imagine the end of the world to look like.