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30/10/26 Navigation Skills Group Workshop (with Night Navigation)

from £50.00

Want to feel more confident navigating in the outdoors without relying on your phone or GPS? This Navigation Workshop in the Peak District is designed to give you the essential map reading and compass skills you need to explore safely and independently.

Over the course of an afternoon and evening in the hills, you’ll learn the fundamentals of map and compass navigation, helping you understand how to read a map, follow a route, and find your location if you become unsure of where you are, both in daylight and darkness. The workshops are kept to a small group of just four people, ensuring plenty of dedicated teaching time and opportunities to practise your new skills.

This navigation course focuses on practical, hands-on learning so that by the end of the day you’ll feel more confident using a paper map, understanding the landscape around you, and navigating without technology.

The workshop is delivered in a relaxed, friendly style by a female qualified Hill & Moorland Leader, so you’ll have fun practising your skills without any pressure! There will be an afternoon session in daylight, followed by an early dinner break before getting our head-torches out for an evening session in darkness.

This workshop is also perfect for anyone training to become a leader and wants to refresh their skills under guidance. You can also ask Beth any questions about your upcoming assessment!

Workshop details

  • Location: Peak District (around the Edale/Hathersage area in the Dark Peak)

  • Dates: Friday 30th October 2026 (future dates TBC)

  • Duration: 1 day (approx. 1:30pm-8pm)

  • Group size: Maximum of 4 people

  • Price:

    • £50 per person (without map and compass hire)

    • £60 per person including map and compass hire

Exact meeting point and details will be discussed with the group and confirmed nearer to the date.

Ticket type:

Want to feel more confident navigating in the outdoors without relying on your phone or GPS? This Navigation Workshop in the Peak District is designed to give you the essential map reading and compass skills you need to explore safely and independently.

Over the course of an afternoon and evening in the hills, you’ll learn the fundamentals of map and compass navigation, helping you understand how to read a map, follow a route, and find your location if you become unsure of where you are, both in daylight and darkness. The workshops are kept to a small group of just four people, ensuring plenty of dedicated teaching time and opportunities to practise your new skills.

This navigation course focuses on practical, hands-on learning so that by the end of the day you’ll feel more confident using a paper map, understanding the landscape around you, and navigating without technology.

The workshop is delivered in a relaxed, friendly style by a female qualified Hill & Moorland Leader, so you’ll have fun practising your skills without any pressure! There will be an afternoon session in daylight, followed by an early dinner break before getting our head-torches out for an evening session in darkness.

This workshop is also perfect for anyone training to become a leader and wants to refresh their skills under guidance. You can also ask Beth any questions about your upcoming assessment!

Workshop details

  • Location: Peak District (around the Edale/Hathersage area in the Dark Peak)

  • Dates: Friday 30th October 2026 (future dates TBC)

  • Duration: 1 day (approx. 1:30pm-8pm)

  • Group size: Maximum of 4 people

  • Price:

    • £50 per person (without map and compass hire)

    • £60 per person including map and compass hire

Exact meeting point and details will be discussed with the group and confirmed nearer to the date.

What you’ll learn

During the day we’ll cover the core skills needed for safe and confident navigation in the outdoors:

  • Understanding a map: symbols, scales, contours and orientation

  • Grid references and locating your position

  • An introduction to using a compass and checking direction

  • Measuring distance using pacing and timing

  • Following a route using a paper map

  • Taking and following a bearing

  • Techniques for relocating yourself if you get lost

  • Leading a short navigation section while others follow along (if you feel up to it!)

  • Night navigation practise after the sun goes down

Please note this isn’t a formal qualification; it is a skills workshop designed to teach you beginner navigation techniques to help you feel confident when outdoors by yourself or with friends. 

What you need to bring

  • Lunch/Dinner & snacks

  • 1l of water on a cool day, 2l on a hot day

  • Suitable hiking clothes: whatever you feel comfortable in but try to avoid wearing cotton. Make sure you have both warm and cold weather clothing options all year round as the temperature can change quickly, including suitable waterproofs.

  • Footwear: hiking boots, hiking shoes, trail shoes, or trail runners that have good grip. Please do not wear fashion trainers or any smooth soled shoes.

  • Any personal items you need: phone, medications, tissues/toilet roll with a zip lock bag for any wild wees, hand sanitiser, money/card, portable charger.

  • Warmer weather: cap, sun protection, sunglasses

  • Cooler weather: hat, gloves, extra warm layer in your bag, face buff (these will be handy after dark!)

  • Something to sit on such as a foldable sit-mat, small picnic blanket, extra jacket

  • Ordnance Survey Explorer OL1 – Dark Peak map (laminated Active Map recommended)

  • A compass

    If you don’t already own a map and compass you can hire them for the day by selecting the map and compass hire ticket option when booking. If you are planning to buy a compass, basic models will work fine for learning, but if you intend to keep using it after the workshop it’s worth investing in a reliable model from brands such as Silva or Ordnance Survey (usually around £20).

Meet your leader

I’m Beth, a fully qualified and insured Hill & Moorland Leader, based near the Peak District. I love leading groups outdoors in a relaxed, friendly way and can’t wait to show you all the fun you can have on a group hiking adventure.

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