Introduction I would like to share with you the heartfelt story of one Adventure Queen whose micro camper became ‘home’ for almost 15 months. Jules...
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Kicking off a yes-year with a post-pandemic summit!
Sometimes you just have to say YES and that’s how my Mount Toubkal adventure began. A chance Facebook post from mountain leader Jo...
How Cold Water Swimming helps me to cope with Depression and Grief
If you had told me a few years ago, that I would one day happily throw myself into the cold waters of the Scottish sea regularly, I would have...
Adventure Tips
Planning Your First Expedition
Opening thoughts This article is aimed at anyone who has been on a few day adventures outdoors and fancies a larger adventure. It’s here to give you...
Second hand gear guide
Buying second hand outdoor gear is a great way to keep costs down and reduce our impact on the environment. However, there can be a lot to consider...
A sustainable outdoor gear buyer’s guide
Buying new outdoor gear can be a minefield. From price to sustainability and brand ethics - there can be a lot to consider. Throw in ‘greenwashing’...
Wild Camping
AQ 1st birthday campout – a celebration of many firsts
Adventure Queen Vanessa attended our 1st birthday campout in the Yorkshire Dales. She took the leap, and a weekend filled with many firsts (oh...
Adventure Queens & Arc’Teryx January campout
At the end of January, we hosted our first big campout. Yep, that might seem a tad crazy to organise one in the midst of winter but as they say,...
Best Wild Camping Spots in the UK
Since starting Adventure Queens at the beginning of the summer 2017, a whop-tastic number of you have got out and about and slept wild around the...
Hiking & Walking
Adventure Queens launches programme for women new to/returning to hiking
Adventure Queens is all about getting more women outdoors and we really believe our community and events help do that. But we’ve been thinking a...
Mumventure by Charlotte Broster, founder of The Outdoor Studio
Kent-based AQ, Charlotte works as an outdoor portrait photographer. She’s also a wild swimmer, avid storyteller and mum-of-three. #mumventure is...
Top Walking Tales by Julia Gillick
Do you know the one about the Gobhaun Saor? He was an Irish peddler who, embarking on a long journey on foot, asked his son to shorten the road. The...
Solo Adventures
Planning my Finnish SUP Adventure
“Our first paddlesports winner, Natasha is planning a multi-day solo paddleboarding trip in Finland. Starting in Helsinki she will explore the...
A JOGLE gone wrong: bike packing New Zealand
My tale starts in 2019 as a fresh-faced Aussie backpacker on a working holiday visa in the UK. Trying my best to avoid “little Australia” in the...
The Polar Pedal: Crossing the Arctic with a Bike and a Sketchpad
This February I found out that one of my craziest dreams was about to become reality. I had been selected as one of three lucky winners of the...
Adventure Queen Grant
An Unlikely Journey: Lessons from Cycling Solo across a Continent
People like me – brown, single mothers in their mid-30s – don’t do this kind of thing. Neither did I: until I did. On a cold and wet morning this...
An unreasonable decision: cycling solo across a continent
“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress...
Istanbul: An Unexpected Journey
Not all journeys are geographic I arrived in Istanbul on the 4th of June, exhausted and euphoric. For two months, my sole focus had been...
Adventure Queens
Business Updates & Guest Posts from our Community!
AQ’s 2025 Campout – a resounding success
It’s not often that we toot our own horn at AQ HQ, however we thought we’d make an exception just this once! In mid-May, a group of Adventure...
How easyfundraising can be used to support Adventure Queens
Adventure Queens is now registered with easyfundraising, which means you can raise FREE donations for us every time you shop online. Did you know...
AQ’s 2025 Big Campout – sponsored by Alpkit
Things are hotting up at AQ HQ as we look ahead to the Big Campout on 16 to 18 May 2025, sponsored by Alpkit. We will be pitching at the picturesque...