Take a break outdoors

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Have fun outside

Explore our outdoor places

50 Things to do before you're 11 3/4

50 Things To Do Before You're 11 And Three Quarters

We're really passionate about sharing the fun you can have outdoors, which is why we've launched our interactive checklist of 50 brilliant ways to have fun in the great outdoors. Find out more and get started now.

Spot wildlife

Tour virtual Pembrokeshire

A view from above St David's Head. © Andrew Tuddenham

Put your feet up and take our virtual tour of beautiful Pembrokeshire.

Walking Festival

October 2011

Find trails and events

Get walking...

Get adventurous

  • Looking out towards civilization, from the peace of the Clent Hills © NTPL/David Noton

    Top five places to go geocaching

    Increasingly popular, geocaching is a great way to combine technology with a good old fashioned treasure...

  • Castle Ward estate parkland with mature trees, coppices and grazing pasture © NTPL/Joe Cornish

    Magnificent campsites

    What could be better than waking up in the great outdoors, peering out of your tent directly on to...

  • Shred cycling team © National Trust

    Tour de Trust

    As the country's biggest owner of outdoor spaces, we have for the first time teamed up with a cycling...

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Five minutes of birdsong

Five minutes of birdsong

Birdsong, an essential part of the outdoors experience - and we've got it for you right here. Plug in your headphones, close your eyes and imagine you're relaxing in a summer meadow. Ahhh...