National chains, specialists and mail order/internet shopping

National chains, specialists and mail order/internet shopping

• AAKA Military, Unit 15 Coleman House, Penge High Street, London, SE20 7EX, tel 0208 659 2565
  www.aakamilitary.com
  Mainly army-surplus but with some equipment suitable for walking.
• Aqua3 Chartech International, Parsons Lane, Hope S33 6RB, tel 01433 621779
  www.aqua3.com
  Map specialist: full range of Ordnance Survey maps, plus A-Z, OS Ireland, IGN (France) and Kompass maps, available in either standard paper or coated weatherproof versions.
  Buying maps online? Earn a 10% discount with free postage and help the Ramblers by buying from Aqua3 maps using this link. We receive a 10% donation for every map sold this way. More details.
• Active8 online outdoor clothing and equipment store www.aktive8.com
• Altberg Unit 2B Racecourse Road, Gallowfields Trading Estate, Richmond DL10 4XB, tel 01748 850615
  www.altberg.co.uk
  Made-to-measure walking boots, factory shop at the address above.
• Anquet Maps 102B Woodstock Road, Witney OX28 1DZ, tel 0845 270 9020
  www.anquet.co.uk
  Digital mapping. Read more
  Buying digital maps online? Earn up to a 15% discount and help the Ramblers by buying from Anquet Maps. More details.
• Barkers of Ringwood. Footwear specialist also offering boot exchange on children's boots: More details.
• Base Camp 50 High Street, Littlehampton BN17 5ED, tel 01903 723853
  www.base-camp.co.uk
  Stoves and lamps
• Birdie Golf 5 Greenfield Business Centre, Greenfield CH8 7GR, tel 0845 8381924
  http://birdieoutdoors.com
  Specialist in tailor made moleskin trousers, internet and mail order only
• Blacks The Outdoor Group Ltd, Mansard Close, Westgate, Northampton NN5 5DL, tel 01604 441111.
  www.blacks.co.uk
  50 stores across Great Britain: visit website or phone for addresses and phone numbers.
• Boobydoo Copper Beech, Holbeck Lane, Windermere, LA23 1LY, tel 01539 432711
  www.boobydoo.co.uk
  Sports bra specialist
• Book Company Specialist books and maps. More details.
• Boot Exchange. An online boot exchange service for outgrown children's' boots and for adults is hosted by Action Outdoors.
• Bootlaces.com Latton Bush Business Centre, Southern Way, Harlow CM18 7BH, tel 01279 305623
  www.bootlaces.com
  Specialist supplier of boot laces of all kinds by mail order
• Camping and Military Unit 2, Bathgate Business Centre, Inchmuir Road, Bathgate, EH48 2EP, tel 07789 262065
  www.campingandmilitary.com
  Mainly military supplies, but some general outdoor gear
• Centre Maps 142-144 Hillview Avenue, Hornchuch RM11 2DL, tel 0800 389 3197
  www.centremaps.co.uk
  OS maps including custom mapping, expanding range of other maps
• Cioch Struan, Isle of Skye IV56 8FA, tel 01470 572707www.cioch-direct.co.uk
  Direct sales of made-to-measure clothing
• Cotswold Outdoor PO Box 75, Malmesbury SN16 9WQ, tel 01666 575575
  www.cotswoldoutdoor.com
  12 outdoor clothing stores in England, 1 in Scotland, 2 in Wales. See also regional listings.
• CozyMole Online premier outdoor clothing and equipment retailer for children and adults.Fast, professional service, with great prices on outdoor essentials and leisurewear.
  www.cozymole.co.uk. Tel: 01845 587950.
• Dash4it Unit 2, Barncoose Industrial Estate, Redruth, TR15 3RQ, tel 0845 634 62 66
  www.dash4it.co.uk
  Suppliers of paper and digital maps, batteries, GPS units and walking guides.
• Denbigh Windstopper Clothing 65 Abbey Business Centre, London SW8 3NS, tel 0800 389 6540
  www.denbighws.co.uk
  Windproof, waterproof and breathable clothing by mail order
• Destination Anywear 191 Albert Road, Poole BH12 2EZ, tel 01202 256617
  www.destinationanywear.com
  Women's outdoor clothing in larger sizes.
• Dazer UK 16 Thorpe Meadows, Peterborough PE3 6GA, tel 01733 315888
  www.dazer.com
  Suppliers of dog dazers
• El Alto 1 Palmeira Mansions, 13 Church Street, Hove, BN3 2FA, tel 01273 746545
  www.elalto.co.uk
  Ethically sourced fleeces and windproof gear
• Elstead Maps PO Box 52, Elstead, Godalming GU8 6JJ, tel 01252 703472
  www.elstead.co.uk
  Maps and navigation accessories
• Eryr-Evans Clothing, specialising in Paramor and Rab. More details.
• Expedition Foods Stape, Pickering YO18 8HX, tel 01751 463330
  www.expeditionfoods.com
  Camping and expedition foods
• Feet First
  Units 4&5 Foundry Street Industrial Estate, Whittington Moor, Chesterfield S41 9AU, tel 01246 260 795
  728 Chesterfield Road, Woodseats, Sheffield S8 0SE, tel 0114 258 9529
  www.feetfirst.resoles.co.uk
  Repairing and resoling outdoor footwear
• George Fisher, Keswick. Mail order outdoor gear and children's wear including boot exchange. More details.
• Field & Trek Langdale House, Sable Way, Laindon SS15 6SR, tel 01268 494444.
  www.fieldandtrek.com
  13 stores, mainly in southern and eastern England. See also regional listings.
• foothealthcare.com Sheridan House, Bridge Industrial Estate, Speke Hall Road, Liverpool L24 9HB, tel 0151 280 4555
  www.foothealthcare.com
  Mail order and internet foot and footwear products specialist: insoles, cushions, blister protection, creams and balms, accessories and footwear cleaners.
• Great Escape 47 Burns Statue Square, Ayr KA7 1SZ, tel 01292 610600
  www.thegreatescape.co.uk
  8 stores in Scotland, 3 in Yorkshire. See also regional listings.
• Guidepost Books and maps: click here.
• Hawkshead Main Street, Hawkshead LA22 0SW, tel 0870 600 7009
  www.hawkshead.com
  Around 35 outdoor and casual clothing stores across Great Britain
• Helenjudith PO Box 52794, London, EC4P 4XZ, tel 0207 353 2205
  www.helenjudith.com
  Leisurewear / Thermal underwear and base layers with a difference
• Hereford Map Centre 24 Church Street, HR1 2LR, tel 01432 266322
  www.themapcentre.com
  Walkers' maps for Britain and abroad, walk guides
• Hillwalker ISYS Computers, 8 Upper Glenburn Road,
  Glasgow G61 4BW, tel 0845 166 5701
  www.hillwalker.org.uk
  Electronic mapping and hillwalking software. Read more.
• HJ Hall Coventry Road, Hinckley, Leicestershire, LE10 0JX, tel 01455 638 800
  www.hjhall.com
  Sock manufacturer, including specialist outdoor range.
• HM Supplies 6 shops in England and 1 in Wales, and army surplus and outdoor gear by mail order. Click here or see regional listings.

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• Junior Pursuits 103 Amis Way, Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 7JD, tel 0845 603 4523
  www.juniorpursuits.com
  Specialists in outdoor clothing for younger walkers; babies through to teenagers
• Kathmandu Unit 9, Oxonian Park, Langford Locks, Kidlington, OX5 1FP, tel 020 7436 7499
  www.kathmandu.co.uk
  Outdoor equipment and clothing. Store locations in London and Bristol.
• Ladies Outdoor Clothing Company Rectory Farm, Rushton NN14 1QP, tel 0845 009 6969
  www.ladiesoutdoorclothing.co.uk
  Outdoor clothing for women by mail order only
• Lancashire Sports Repairs 19 Athletic Street, Burnley, BB10 4LP, tel 01282 439109
  www.lsr.gb.com
  Walking boot and other equipment repairs
• Lasses Wot Walk Youth Enterprise Centre, The Old School Building, Front Street, Treeton, Rotherham, S60 5QP, tel 0845 120 1248
  www.lasseswotwalk.com
  Walking gear store especially for women and girls
• LeisureKit.com Yew Tree Studios, Ashford TN25 6DH, tel 01303 272667
  www.leisurekit.com
  Outdoor gear by mail order only
• Little Trekkers PO Box 3195, Penistone, Sheffield S36 6WZ, fax 0870 7066256
  www.littletrekkers.co.uk
  Children's outdoor clothing and equipment
• Map Shop Maps, also mail order. Click here.
• Marine Electronic Installations 26 The Slipway, Port Solent, Portsmouth PO6 4TR, tel 02392 326366
  www.meiltd.co.uk
  GPS equipment
• Memory-Map 3-4 Mars House, Calleva Park, Aldermaston RG7 8LA, tel 0870 740 9040
  www.memory-map.co.uk
  Digital mapping. Read more.
• Millets Mansard Close, Westgate, Northampton NN5 5DL, tel 0800 389 5861
  www.millets.co.uk
  Over 250 stores across the UK: : visit website or phone for addresses and phone numbers.
• National Map Centre Maps, also mail order: click here.
• NavCity 256 Tottenham Court Road, London WC1A 1BH, tel 020 7436 8499
  navcity.co.uk
  GPS and wrist computers
• Nav-e-gate4less 1 Ashwood Parade, Bridge of Don, Aberdeen, tel 0871 218 1041
  www.nav-e-gate4less.co.uk
  Electronic mapping from Anquet, Fugawi and Memory Map. GPS accessories
• Nectarine 36 Maes-y-Sarn, Pentyrch, Cardiff, CF15 9QQ, tel 029 2089 1188
  www.adventurekit.co.uk
  Outdoor and survival kit
• Nevisport Unit 20A Ben Nevis Industrial Estate, Fort William PH33 6PR, tel 01397 701701.
  www.nevisport.co.uk
  13 stores across the Midlands, northern England and Scotland. See also regional listings.
• Ordnance Survey See under Government Departments or buy maps online.
• Oswald Bailey 72/74 Palmerston Road, Boscombe BH1 4JT, tel 01202 397273
  www.oswald-bailey.co.uk
  18 stores in southwest England and the Midlands. See also regional listings.
• Out-Fit 191 Albert Road, Poole BH12 2EZ, tel 01202 256617
  www.out-fit.co.uk
  Full range of Regatta clothing by mail order only.
• Outdoor Family Central Buildings, Ambleside, LA22 9BS, tel 01539 432297
  www.outdoor-family.co.uk
  Full range of outdoor clothing and accessories for children, toddlers and babies.
• Outdoor Megastore PO Box 36, Bootle L20 4YD, tel 0800 027 1921
  www.outdoormegastore.co.uk
  Discount outdoor gear by internet shopping only
• Outdoor Supermarket PO Box 369, Cardiff, CF11 1FQ, tel 0870 350 2061
  www.outdoorsupermarket.com
  Internet shop providing outdoor clothing, equipment, camping and travel accessories
• Pedometers International Crabtree Farm, Church Street, Newnham, Daventry NN11 3ET , tel 01327 706030
  www.pedometers.co.uk
  Pedometers, compasses, map measurers, magnifiers and other accessories
• Peter Hutchinson Designs Cheethams Mill, Park Street, Stalybridge SK15 2BT, tel 0161 303 0895
  www.phdesigns.co.uk
  Specialist in down clothing and sleeping bags. Internet shopping and mail order only.
• PicnicShop.co.uk 4-6 Upper Marlborough Road, St Albans AL1 3UR, tel 0845 1283976
  www.picnicshop.co.uk
  Picnic baskets, backpacks and accessories
• Powney's Bookshop and Map Centre 4-5 St Alkmunds Place, Shrewsbury SY1 1UJ, tel 01743 369165
  www.powneysbookshop.co.uk
  Specialist map stockist
• Purbeck Walkers PO Box 5759, Wareham BH20 4ZL, tel 01929 558187
  www.purbeck-walkers.co.uk
  Clothes and accessories by mail order only
• Ready to Leave Unit 5, Metherell Industrial Estate, Brixham, TQ5 9QL, tel 0870 213050
  www.readytoleave.com
  Travel and camping equipment available with next day delivery.
• Ridge Hill Oak Grove, Leek Road, Sutton, Macclesfield SK11 0JF, tel 01260 253276
  www.outdoorclothing.uk.com
  Mail order and internet shopping for Craghoppers and Regatta brands
• Rohan
  For specialist walking & travel clothing visit the website www.rohan.co.uk
  All Ramblers' Association members get 10% off when they show a valid membership card in store. For nearest store details call 0870 601 2244 or visit the website.
• Rucksackworld 5a Ashfield Terrace, Chester-le-Street DH3 3PD, tel 0794 730 5007
  http://rucksackworld.co.uk
  Rucksack specialist, internet only.
• Silva Compasses (UK) Ltd A1 Kingsway Business Park, Oldfield Road, Hampton TW12 2HD, tel 020 8941 3149
  www.silva.se
• Snow + Rock Unit 4 Kingsride Park, Kingsride, Ascot SL5 8BP, tel 0845 100 1000
  www.snowandrock.com
  8 large stores across England. See also regional listings.
• Sport Direct UK 11 Town Yard Business Park, Station Street, Leek ST13 8BF, tel 01538 399909
  www.sportdirectuk.co.uk
  Specialists in sports supports and accessories, injury products and insoles. Mail order only.
• Spotlight Guides Internet shopping for GPS: click here or visit
  www.globalpositioningsystems.co.uk
• Stanfords Maps, guides and travel books, also mail order: click here. Also stores in Bristol and Manchester.
• Stewardsons Outdoor Clothing, Main Street LA22 0NT, tel 015394 36741
  www.stewardsons.co.uk
  Major outdoor gear brands.
• Sticks and Seats (Warmingham Craft Workshops) Tithe Acre, School lane, Warmingham, Sandbach CW11 3QL, tel 01270 526546
  www.sticksandseats.co.uk
  Walking sticks, trekking poles and folding seats.
• Tag Leisure, Fletcher's Yard, Wellowgate, Grimsby, DN32 0RG, tel 01472 268188
  www.tag-leisure.co.uk
  Stockist of Regatta clothing and a range of camping equipment.
• Tiso 41 Commercial Street, Leith, Edinburgh EH6 6JD, tel 0131 554 9101
  www.tiso.com
  9 stores across Scotland and 1 in London. See also regional listings.
• TrackLogs The Old Dairy, Great Hucklow SK17 8RG, tel 01298 872537
  www.tracklogs.co.uk
  GPS, digital and waterproof maps. Read more
• Trekwear Unit 1, Gardeners' Farm Business Park, Sherfield English Lane, Romsey, SO51 6EJ, tel 01794 324888
  www.trekwear.co.uk
  Wide range of outdoor gear, waterproofs, boots and poles.
• Viking Kids, Internet Only, tel 07899 662789
  www.vikingkids.co.uk
  Specialist children's outdoor gear imported from Sweden.
• Walkabout Books Specialist walking bookshop: click here.
• Walker's Shop Victoria Buildings, King Street, Crieff PH7 3HB, tel 01764 656351
  www.walkers-shop.co.uk
  Outdoor gear by mail order only
• Walking Pages Dormer House, Broadclose Road, Down Hatherley GL2 9PZ, tel 01452 731488
  www.walkingpages.co.uk
  English walking route guides
• Walking Stick Shop Specialist shop: click here.
• Walking Sticks Online 101 Burnside, Cambridge, CB1 3PA, tel 0208 123 8042
  www.walkingsticksonline.co.uk
  Specialist online only retailer of over 200 types of walking sticks.
• Whipperleys Military and Outdoor 86 Whipperley Way, Luton LU1 5LH, tel 01582 616285
  www.whipperleys.co.uk
  Range of boots, socks, map holders, waterproofs, camping equipment and other outdoor gear. Mail order and internet shopping only.