28th July – 3rd August is National Parks Week 
One of the best things about Britain is the beauty of our countryside spaces. The end of July and beginning of August is set aside to celebrate our National Parks, get people into the outdoors and enjoying the natural beauty of Britain. National Parks Week offers plenty of activities for the whole family to enjoy, over all of the 15 locations.
Is camping still one of Britain’s most favourite pastimes? 
When we mention camping, what is your first thought? Cold and rainy nights in the middle of nowhere, longing for a hotel bed? Or a fantastic family getaway in some beautiful scenery?
At GO Outdoors we’ve noticed a rise in the amount of people taking up camping in the last few years, and we wanted to know what inspired these new campers to get out there. We asked over 2800 campers a selection of questions to find out what really makes the Great British camper tick, here is what we found out:
Tour De France winner appearing in store 
It’s an exciting few weeks here in Yorkshire, with the Tour De France coming to the county, everybody has cycling on the mind. To coincide with our appearance at the Dare 2b Yorkshire festival of cycling, our friends at Dare 2b have organised for our York store to have a very special visitor on 3rd July.
Mega Mammut days returning to select GO Outdoors stores this weekend 
We love it when the guys from Mammut join us in store, and from the feedback we have received, you guys do too. Mega Mammut days are a chance for you to ask questions and get gear advice from dedicated Mammut staff. These events will be happening in four of our stores this weekend:
Camping, music, and cycling…lots of cycling!
As a Yorkshire based company, we couldn’t be more excited that the Tour De France is not only coming to the UK, but heading right for our doorstep. So with cycling being such a hot topic around the company, we jumped at the chance to partner up with the Yorkshire Festival of Cycling this July, and we think you should join us there.
What do you need for that first family camping holiday?
At GO Outdoors we cater to people interested in the outdoors at all levels of experience,
from beginners through to seasoned explorers. With the rise in popularity of camping over the last few years, and more people choosing to holiday here within the UK – more and more we are presented with the simple question of – what do I need to take camping?
In this post we’re going to give you some ideas of gear to think about when it comes to your camping holiday. Read more
Guest post: An introduction to Alpine from Olly @ Mountain Tracks 
The summer is here and it’s time to start thinking about alpine mountaineering again. Undertaking an alpine adventure as an independent team from the UK can seem like a daunting proposition with many new skills to learn. This is partly the appeal of alpine climbing, with it having many facets which take time to master: after 25 years of climbing in the Alps I still learn new things every season.
Guest post: Not why, but how? From Keith Foskett. 
Keith Foskett and his blog were recently chosen as the winners of the inaugural GO Outdoors walking blog awards. Keith is a keen long distance hiker and writer, and with distance hikes covering thousands of miles at a time, we wanted to hear from the man himself about what it really means to be a distance hiker, below Keith covers in his own words some of the questions he is regularly asked about his hobby.
In this instalment of our staff picks blog series, we’re starting a new month and it’s a little 
wetter than we would hope. Luckily Lucy from our Bristol store has been in touch with her top 5 waterproof jackets.
Top 5 Waterproof Jackets by Lucy, Bristol store staff.
With summer fast approaching and a whole new range for customers to browse in our 
stores and on site, we’ve been asking staff around GO HQ and in our stores to give some of their top 5 products in certain areas, just to give you an idea of what to keep an eye on in 2014. For this blog we caught up with Jeff, avid family camper and our outdoor living buyer here at GO Outdoors HQ.
Top 5 Camping Accessories by Jeff, Outdoor Living buyer.