As the only female co-founder of Global Convoy, an Adventure Media company, I wanted to share our current adventurous tale and shed light on the...
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Not quite the World’s Toughest Race – Explorations through Adventure Racing
It was March 2020. On the radio Rishi Sunak was announcing the first closures before the full lockdown – clubs and bars - while I was in my car...
Kayaking the Thames
Three years ago I had a vague idea that I wanted to do a multi-day kayaking trip along the Thames. At the time, my experience of kayaking was...
Adventure Tips
How to deal with your period outdoors
It might be going walking, running, kayaking, being at a festival, doing your Duke of Edinburgh award, biking or on an expedition. It is probably...
Weren’t you scared?! By Aileen McKay
It’s always the first question. I return from a solo adventure, having wild camped on my way; pushed my physical, emotional and mental limits;...
What do I want to do… let’s try 52! By Clare Henshaw
I am the 'queen of novelty' - the joy of finding something new has always been a driving force. Where I have come unstuck is persisting with things...
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
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
Weren’t you scared?! By Aileen McKay
It’s always the first question. I return from a solo adventure, having wild camped on my way; pushed my physical, emotional and mental limits;...
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,...
Solo Sabbatical Adventure
We may be preaching to the converted, but have you ever thought of asking your boss for more than your annual leave quota? Many businesses have...
Adventure Queen Grant
AQ Grant Winner Paddleboard Expedition to Finland
Well I did it! I can't quite believe it, after so long planning it. I can't comprehend that I have had my amazing adventure already. Day 1 On...
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...
2022/23 Adventure Queen Grant Winners
In 2017, we were over the moon to be able to launch the Adventure Queen Grant – our little way of supporting members of our community to set out on...
Adventure Queens
Business Updates & Guest Posts from our Community!
Adventure Queens big campout 2023 – in partnership with komoot
Over the weekend of 2nd -4th June 2023 was the annual Adventure Queens campout in the scenic setting of Lancashire. A...
“Getting into Hiking” programme kicks off!
Earlier this year we launched applications for our new Getting into Hiking programme for women new to/returning to hiking. The programme targets...
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...
