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The 50 Best Skiing Essentials

Whether you’re heading off-piste or sticking to the nursery slopes, Simon Usborne has picked out the coolest winter sports gear

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The Ten Best Board Games

Monday, 22 September 2008

Don't be bored - chase away those rainy days with a funky board game.

Westonbirt Arboretum

The 50 Best Picnic Spots - Parks and Gardens

Saturday, 26 July 2008

Rhiannon Batten finds the perfect places to lay your blanket this summer

Giant's Causeway

The 50 Best Picnic Spots

Saturday, 26 July 2008

Rhiannon Batten finds the perfect places to lay your blanket this summer

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The 50 Best Picnic Spots - Attractions

Saturday, 26 July 2008

Rhiannon Batten finds the perfect places to lay your blanket this summer

St Paul's Square

The 50 Best Picnic Spots - Urban

Saturday, 26 July 2008

Rhiannon Batten finds the perfect places to lay your blanket this summer

Llanthony Priory

The 50 Best Picnic Spots - Romantic

Saturday, 26 July 2008

Rhiannon Batten finds the perfect places to lay your blanket this summer

Abinger Hammer

The 50 Best Picnic Spots - Rural

Saturday, 26 July 2008

Rhiannon Batten finds the perfect places to lay your blanket this summer

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<b>Outwell Picnic Calabash </b>
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?A lot less cumbersome than old-fashioned hampers, this picnic rucksack has 
  comfy, padded shoulder straps and contains pretty much everything you?ll 
  need for dining al fresco,? say Jonathan and Sophie. ?It boasts a full 
  picnic set for up to four people, with cutlery, plates, unbreakable 
  wineglasses, corkscrew and even condiment attachments. There?s a large 
  cooler compartment to keep all your delicious goodies fresh and an 
  all-important insulated bottle holder for chilled refreshments.? 
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<i><b>Where:</b> Cotswold Outdoor (0844 557 7755; www.cotswoldoutdoor.com) </i>
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<i><b>How much: </b>£29 </i>
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The 50 Best Camping Essentials - Backpacks

Saturday, 19 July 2008

Whether it’s a rock festival or a faraway field, Simon Usborne finds the tents, togs and tackle for your outdoor adventure

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<b>Psychedelic Teepee</b>
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?A modern equivalent of the Native American tepee, this tent sticks out like a 
  totem pole among the sea of green and blue dome tents, which inevitably 
  dominate the landscape at every UK festival,? says Rob. ?With its crazy 
  psychedelic design, finding your way home will be so simple you will have to 
  think of something else to do all night. Either that or everyone buys it and 
  we?re back to square one.?
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<i><b>Where: </b>Millets (0800 389 5861; www.millets.co.uk) </i>
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<i><b>How much: </b>£69.99 </i>
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The 50 Best Camping Essentials - Tents

Saturday, 19 July 2008

Whether it’s a rock festival or a faraway field, Simon Usborne finds the tents, togs and tackle for your outdoor adventure

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<b>Reef Fanning Flip-Flops </b>
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Rob says, ?Among the other genius things Reef has combined with footwear, the 
  bottle-opening sandal (it is built into the sole of these smart leather 
  sandals), although not the most imaginative, it is by far the most 
  useful.Aword of caution: not to be used during any future outbreak of foot 
  and mouth, but for now the beer- drinking, flip-flop wearing camper, can 
  stumble on.? 
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<i><b>Where: </b>Reef (www.reef.com) </i>
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<i><b>How much: </b>£45 </i>
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The 50 Best Camping Essentials - Shoes

Saturday, 19 July 2008

Whether it’s a rock festival or a faraway field, Simon Usborne finds the tents, togs and tackle for your outdoor adventure

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