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London is full of perfect picnic spots. Starting with the Royal Parks. Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens, Richmond Park, Bushy Park, St James's Park, The Green Park, Regents Park and Primrose Hill, Greenwich Park, Brompton Cemetery, Victoria Tower Gardens. But not forgetting Hampstead Heath, Battersea Park, Alexandra Park and Palace, Brockwell Park, Clapham Common, Crystal Palace, Dulwich Park, Clissold Park, London Fields, Victoria Park, Hackney Downs, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and Hackney Marshes. Here's an interactive map, highlighting each park. There are plenty of places to grab a picnic in the city, here are just a few: Watch the boats go...

I'm often asked what a Londoner would recommend for visitors to do in London. It's hard to know where to start. There are just so many things to do... and I might be a little Hackney-centric, but here are some of my favourites. London can be very tiring, covering a lot of ground. Up and down escalators, hopping on and off buses and pounding the pavements for miles. Plan your days well so you're not trekking back and forth. It's a big city and travel within it can add up. One of my favourite ways to see the main sights is by river boat. The...

How many pastries do you ski tour with? Grand Montets, Chamonix, France. Mid Easter holidays, the forecast for Easter Monday looked perfect for an adventure. Our group's experience of skinning up (walking up hill on the snow on skis or split boards) varied from none at all to very experienced indeed. The route planned was to get the Bochard gondola up at Grand Montets and walk up and over to what used to be Point de Vue (a ski run named for it's fantastic view of the glacier, but not open since the lift station burnt down a few years ago). From...

A joint birthday celebration, a 19th and a 60th. We went to join my sister who lives not far from Oslo for the weekend. Of course, a weekend away for us has to include at least a picnic or two! We arrived late on the Friday night. We woke up on Saturday to glorious weather. Fresh snow on the ground, blue skies and sunshine. After a good breakfast filling we got wrapped up and popped spikes on our boots to head out for a picnic walk.  Our Norwegian style picnic consists of good bread, single sliced with a topping of thinly...

PACMATs have button holes in the corners to allow easy pegging down, without any extra flappy bits. PACMATs are made in Britain. PACMATs are made using recycled material. PACMATs have large mouthed bags, making them easy to use.The bag mesh allows the PACMAT to breath while stored. PACMATs prints are created by talented artists.Gabby Malpas, Jennie Maizels, Tiger and Fox and Maps Illustrated. Along with content providers – Urban Good and Ordnance Survey. PACMATs are tried and tested by us.Follow our adventures here.