Alphabetical List of Organizations



British Mountain Guides
Tel: 01347 822386 Email: bmg@mltb.org
The toughest cookies in the outdoors, these guys have the T-shirt and wear it. If you want to learn in the outdoors, these are the people for you.
www.bmg.org.uk


British Mountaineering Council
Tel: 0161 445 4747
Governing body for mountaineering in Britain.
www.thebmc.org


British Trust for Conservation Volunteers
Tel: 01491 839766 Email: Information@btcv.org.uk
Fancy a holiday repairing footpaths of drystone walls? Then do your bit for the countryside with the BTCV.
www.btcv.org/


Foreign Office
Tel: 020 7270 1500
Is your travel destination safe or to be avoided? Let the Foriegn Office advise you.
www.fco.gov.uk


Friends of the Earth
Tel: 020 7490 1555 Email: webmaster@foe.co.uk
Environmental campaigners.
www.foe.co.uk


Glenmore Lodge
Tel: 01479 861256
National mountain centre of Scotland, set in the Cairngorms. Nice place.
www.glenmorelodge.org.uk


Go Outdoors
Tel: 020 8842 1111 Email: info@go-outdoors.org.uk
The Outdoor Industries Assocation.
http://www.go-outdoors.org.uk


John Muir Trust
Tel: 0131 554 1324 Email: admin@jmt.org
Scottish conservation group
www.jmt.org


Long Distance Walkers Association
Email: RegChapman@compuserve.com
Organise long distance walking events.
www.ldwa.org.uk


Met Office
Tel: 0845 300 0300 Email: dchardy@meto.gov.uk
Rain drops falling on your head? Then shelter in the web and find out the weather forecast.
www.meto.govt.uk


Mountain Bothies Association
Administers and maintains Scotland's hordes of bothies - great places to shelter and sleep.
www.mountainbothies.org.uk


Mountain Leader Training Board
Tel: 01690 720 314 Email: shirley@mltb.org
Coordinates and administers mountaineering training and qualifications in England and Wales. There are separate bodies for Scotland and Ireland.
www.mltb.org


Mountain Rescue Council
Email: mrc@bluedome.co.uk
The best bunch of volunteers in the outdoors are in mountain rescue teams. Give them your support so they can support you.
www.bluedome.co.uk/assoc/mrc/mrc.htm


Mountaineering Council of Scotland
Tel: 01738 638227
Governing body of mountaineering in Scotland.
www.mountaineering-scotland.org.uk


National Trust
Tel: 020 8315 1111 Email: enquiries@ntrust.org.uk
Top organisation, looks after the countryside. A charity well worth supporting.
www.nationaltrust.org.uk


Ordnance Survey
Tel: 08456 05 05 05 Email: enquiries@ordsvy.gov.uk
I think they make maps. Not sure about that. Of course, they do a whole lot more besides.
www.ordsvy.gov.uk


Outward Bound
Tel: 0990 134227 Email: enquiries@outwardbound-uk.org
The original training organisation. Lots of nice centres and courses.
www.outwardbound-uk.org


Plas y Brenin National Mountain Centre
Tel: 01690 720214 Email: info@pyb.co.uk
National Mountain Centre and a whole lot more besides. Well worth a visit.
www.pyb.co.uk


Ramblers Association
Tel: 0207 339 8500 Email: ramblers@london.ramblers.org.uk
The largest membership walking association in the country. Campaigns for walkers' rights.
www.ramblers.org.uk


Royal Geographical Society
Tel: (020) 7591 3000 Email: info@rgs.org
The name says it all really. The leading body for exploration and discovery of the natural world.
www.rgs.org/


Scottish Avalanche Information Service
Don't want avalanches to spoil your day. Visit this site.
www.sais.gov.uk


Scottish Mountaineering Club
Email: smc@smc.org.uk
www.smc.org.uk/


Scottish Youth Hostel Association
Tel: 0870 1553255 Email: info@syha.org.uk
Fancy a night in some of Scotland's best locations, and porridge for brekkie. Then join the SYHA and see the Highlands.
www.syha.org.uk/


Scout Association
http://www.scoutbase.org.uk


Walking the Way to Health
Tel: 01242 533258 Email: info@whi.org.uk
'Walking the way to health' is an initiative of the British Heart Foundation and the Countryside Agency.
http://www.whi.org.uk


Youth Hostel Association
Tel: 0870 870 8808 Email: customerservices@yha.org.uk
Fancy a night in some of Britain's best locations? Then join the YHA and instantly reclaim your youth.
www.yha.org.uk