When I first stumbled upon the idea of setting a Guinness World Record for kayaking the Thames, I thought it...
Breaking Records and Barriers: My Journey to Kayaking the Thames
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An all-women expedition follow trailblazing mountaineer Nan Shepherd’s footsteps into the tumultuous Cairngorms
“I am emptied of preoccupation, there is nothing between me and the earth and sky” Introducing the Following Nan Project In September 2023, 9...
Igniting Adult Adventure: Introducing the Elemental Challenge Award
So how did I end up setting up my own company that runs award challenges, a bit like Duke of Edinburgh but tailored for grown-ups seeking a taste of...
Adventure Tips
What’s Hot In Adventure in 2025
I loved writing this list - it’s a powerful reminder of just how much adventure surrounds us. My adventure radar has been on alert and buzzing over...
Why I Hate Outdoor Kit
I’ve got a bit of a confession to make: I kind of hate outdoor kit. Not the kind of hate reserved for genuinely terrible things, but a low-level...
Adventure planning and the art of balancing comfort zones
Adventuring outdoors gives us learning, personal growth and a satisfied sense of ‘I am absolutely flipping amazing’. Key to this is knowing what our...
Wild Camping
Top tips for camping food (part 2/2)
In my last post I covered some top considerations in food preparation i.e. weight & volume, calories & nutritional value, storage, and the...
Top tips for camping food (part 1/2)
Food is really important and it can be hard to know what to bring and use on multi-day camping trips. Plus we all need to adapt our usual food...
A 7-step plan to find time and space for adventure, by Annie Ross
How to find time and space for adventure Do you wish you could spend more time outdoors? Why is it that other commitments seem to take priority,...
Hiking & Walking
Feeling anxious about joining a group walk?
Join our Anxiety-Friendly Hike in the Peak District We know that for many women, the idea of joining a group walk can feel daunting – especially if...
Walking is the best medicine
It is 6 a.m. on a random April morning. The sky is terracotta orange, the sun getting ready to make an appearance over the silhouetted hilltop to...
The Hard Way – or fear of walking
the first journey It’s early on a May morning and I am sitting on a National Express coach staring out the window as the blue dawn fades into...
Solo Adventures
A Wild Change of Plan
Adventure Queen Grant winner, Ashleigh Kitchiner, reflects on her October 2025 storm-disrupted solo adventure.
Adventures in runstreaking
I’m not a natural runner. At school I dreaded PE as I was not gifted with athletic ability or hand-eye coordination. Yet somehow, I have become a...
Pathfinding: Walking and Motherhood
Going out for a walk after becoming a mother is complicated. If you are, as so many women have been over the centuries, trying to walk and mother at...
Adventure Queen Grant
A Wild Change of Plan
Adventure Queen Grant winner, Ashleigh Kitchiner, reflects on her October 2025 storm-disrupted solo adventure.
2024/2025 Adventure Queens Grant Winners
In 2017, we were over the moon to be able to launch the Adventure Queens Grant – our little way of supporting members of our community to...
Kat’s Anglesey Coastal Path adventure
New Year, New adventure – new Me! When I heard in January that my Adventure Queen grant application had been successful, I felt shocked, excited –...
Adventure Queens
Business Updates & Guest Posts from our Community!
Feeling anxious about joining a group walk?
Join our Anxiety-Friendly Hike in the Peak District We know that for many women, the idea of joining a group walk can feel daunting – especially if...
At a Crossroads? Join our residential weekend for women in life transition
Are you standing at a crossroads in your life – unsure which way to turn next? This September, Adventure Queens is inviting 10 women to step into...
🥾💥 The Adventure Queens Discount Club is HERE! 💥🥾
Adventure Queens, we’ve got some seriously exciting news to share. Think money off your fave outdoor brands AND a way to support your AQ community.