Ordnance Survey Maps

Cheers , no I didn't know that , however for years , where ever we go I buy one .

We love them and there detail , as you say great for footpaths , cycle tracks etc , I have a cupboard full , wouldn't go away without one .

Same as us Wye. We order them online, or buy while away. If you buy from OS, I think you get free downloadable map as well. We love to get a map out, and read it. Almost as good as a book!

Good that libraries lend them out though, not everyone wants to buy!

I've made use of thislibrary service, but still prefer my own map. Lucky enough to be able to afford still .  As ttda says as good as a book!

We also buy but although having quite a few, we do use the local library for either more up to date or ones we haven't got. Good reminder though to use the local library, if as you say you can find one.

We buy from dash4it.co.uk which is based in Cornwall.You can phone to check they have the one you want 1st or order on line. Good price/service & delivery & they often have special offers.

For the cost of threeO.S. maps one can have a year's access to all 1:50000 and 1:25000 on as many electronic devices as you want.   Can even save an area of mapping that you want across multiple sheets to use offline. 

Paper is dead - unless you need to light a fire!

I love maps, the library idea is good if you only want them occasionally but I like looking at maps. Like others I've got a drawer full. Mountain rescue teams will advise that battery power and signals can vanish so a paper map is vital for serious walking. 

We love to get a map out, and read it. Almost as good as a book!

Agree, much better to look at the wider picture with a 'metre' square paper map than a tiddly phone app, or a slightly better tablet screen that may go on the blink unexpectedly even if offline.

I have quite a collection built up before digital maps became available but rarely use them. I have the whole set on my desktop, tablet and netbook, the latter two I take on my travels. I can zoom out to have just a motoring map or zoom in to the tinyest detail with no need of a magnifing glass. It is crazy buying a paper map for £6 plus when the whole set is availbale for just £50. If you want the paper version of an area, and I can see why you might, just print it off.

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We love to get a map out, and read it. Almost as good as a book!

Agree, much better to look at the wider picture with a 'metre' square paper map than a tiddly phone app, or a slightly better tablet screen that may go on the blink unexpectedly even if offline.

I often get hauled off on long walks by my OH, I have learned to check things out carefully when he suggests something! Those thousands of wavy gradient lines have saved me from many an enforced route march! Lovely to trace things like sources of rivers, all the letter boxes on Dartmoor, how ancient buildings and monuments interact with the local landscape etc.... Getting from A to B via C is the easy bit. It is all the rest that is the most interesting!