Map & Compass Skills (Mendips)

Getting outside and having adventures is not only great fun, it's also good for us. Our Map and Compass day provides gentle physical and mental exercise in a relaxed and fun setting.

This one day course covers the basics of planning and enjoying a safe day out. You will learn how to interpret maps, use a compass and navigation techniques. Through a full day out walking you will be able to use and consolidate these skills.

We use the beautiful Mendip Hills for this course, around 30 minutes south of Bristol by car. Unfortunately it's not accessible by public transport. We would encourage lift sharing but stress that this is at your own risk, please take all appropriate covid and security measures to remain safe. There is plenty of parking available and sometimes an ice cream van.

We spend the whole day outside and are able to maintain a minimum of 1+meters distance. We provide sanitised maps and compasses and ask you to bring hand sanitiser and a face covering. Due to the outside setting of the course, you will most likely not need the face mask but we ask you to bring one for emergencies.

We can also run this course in other locations including the Cotswolds and the Brecon Beacons. Group bookings are welcome and can be arranged at your convenience.

Normally priced at £40 per person this is being offered to meetup group members at £35 per person. Spaces are limited to 6 people to instructor to allow for effective teaching and learning.

"Excellent map/compass course day yesterday in the Mendips. Clear and concise instruction with plenty of opportunities to practice what we were being shown. Thoroughly enjoyed the day and I came away armed with plenty of info for my first forays into more challenging and unknown hikes." Wild Walks member Bill.

"Highly recommended! I did the 1/2 day intro to map and compass skills, and it was excellent. I learned so much more than I expected to – Sally is a mine of information and full of useful tips. We spent most of our time putting the theory into practice on a long walk, which made everything make sense. I now feel much more confident to have a go at navigating on my own. Amazing value for money – thank you Sally!" Wild Walks member Danielle.