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About our walks |
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I'm planning to walk regularly. Where can I buy the gear, and what should I buy? There are three shops in the centre of Birmingham which sell stuff for walkers - Black's (Bull Street, corner of Temple Row), Outdoors (Upper New Street, opposite the top of Ethel Street), and Millets (in the arcade near WH Smith). Unfortunately they are all owned by the same group now, and all sell pretty much the same stuff at the same prices. Before going into retail therapy, it's a good idea to decide on your priorities (price, comfort, durability, weatherproofness, etc). Remember when buying boots that comfort is particularly important and you need boots big enough to enable you to wear a thick pair of socks. When buying a coat remember to get one big enough to go over several layers of warm clothing. You will find that, to a large extent you get what you pay for; if something is very cheap the manufacturer may have cut corners to get the price down, whilst with expensive branded items you may pay quite a bit for the label. As to Ordnance Survey maps, Waterstones in New Street have a good stock. |
In the countryside ALWAYS CLOSE THE GATE BEHIND YOU |
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