From rugged ridgelines to surf beaches, the UK is brimming with adventure. Whether you're hiking iconic trails, sending epic singletrack on your bike, or sea kayaking in remote waters, here’s where to ...

The Aosta Valley isn’t as famous as other parts of the Alps, but as Active Traveller editor Tristan Kennedy found out on a recent visit, it’s a hiker’s paradise. Here, he and the team pick six of the ...

Ever seen a photo so incredible you had to immediately know exactly where it was taken? That’s the idea behind our “Where in the World” series - celebrating those places that look too spectacular to ...

Well known and loved by skiers who flock to the region's five ski areas every winter, an Aosta Valley summer holiday provides alternative ways to explore the Italian alps. Despite being Italy's ...

Tucked away in the north east of Italy, the Aosta Valley is not one of the country’s best-known cycling destinations—but as our recent visit revealed, it should be. It might not have the manufacturing ...

One of the best kept secrets in the Alps, Italy's Aosta Valley is a a paradise for mountain lovers year-round. Spring to autumn, the mountains here are criss-crossed by loads of walking and biking ...

We test Lifesystems' Micro LED head torch to see how well this tiny, ultra-light head torch can perform in the outdoors after dark For just £15 and weighing in at a featherweight 30g including ...

We took the capable and capacious Camelbak KUDU into the mountains for a fully loaded up test, hoping not to try out ...

Are the Isles of Scilly the most idyllic place to sail in the UK?Photo: iStock You know those beaches that look like the Caribbean but turn out to be in the UK? They are often found on the Isles of ...

The Lake District has more than 14 lakes and tarns (a mountain lake formed by glaciers), but according to their names there is only one ‘lake’ – Bassenthwaite Lake. All the others have the terms ‘mere ...