

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Navigation Essentials – One Day Map Reading Course in the Lake District
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 05 Jun, 2026 at 09:00 am – Fri, 05 Jun, 2026 at 04:00 pm (+01:00)
- **Event Description**: Learn to read a map and navigate with confidence in the stunning Lake District.

Navigation Essentials is a hands-on, one-day course where you'll learn the fundamentals of map reading and compass use — giving you the skills and confidence to plan and follow your own routes in the hills.

Perfect for anyone who wants to stop relying on others to navigate, this practical course takes you straight out onto Lake District terrain where you'll learn by doing. By the end of the day, you'll be able to read a map confidently, use a compass effectively, and navigate competently on your own walks.

What You'll Learn:

✅ How to read and orientate a map using features and your compass
✅ Follow natural handrails like paths, walls and streams with confidence
✅ Understand contours so the shape of the ground makes sense
✅ Use your compass to set and hold a direction
✅ Plan realistic routes and measure distances
✅ Spot when you've drifted off course and correct calmly
✅ Navigation strategies that work in the real world — not just theory

Course Details:

📍 Location: Grasmere, Lake District
⏰ Time: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
👥 Group Size: Maximum 6-8 people


2026 Dates:

-- Wednesday 18th March
-- Saturday 11th April
-- Saturday 16th May 
-- Friday 5th June 
-- Saturday 27th June 
-- Friday 10th July
-- Saturday 18th July 
-- Saturday 8th August 
-- Friday 4th September 

Book Your Place:

👉 https://www.mountain-walks.co.uk/mountain-skills/navigation/

Spaces are limited to just 6-8 people per course, so book early to secure your preferred date.

Got questions? Drop us a message — we're happy to help!
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/keswick/navigation-essentials-one-day-map-reading-course-in-the-lake-district/200029707144326
- **Event Categories**: workshops
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 125

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://www.mountain-walks.co.uk/mountain-skills/navigation/?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=keswick-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Keswick
- **state**: UK
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: Grasmere, Lake District
- **lat**: 54.458528873389
- **long**: -3.0242263102188
- **full address**: Grasmere, Lake District, 1 College Street, Ambleside, LA22 9QS, United Kingdom, Keswick

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Mountain Walks (https://allevents.in/org/mountain-walks/9643293)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Fri, 05 Jun, 2026 at 09:00 am (+01:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Grasmere, Lake District, 1 College Street, Ambleside, LA22 9QS, United Kingdom, Keswick
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Mountain Walks
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** workshops
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Navigation Essentials – One Day Map Reading Course in the Lake District ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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