Map reading tips for old(er) people!

Something we’re noticing more frequently on our map reading courses is people struggling to cope with actually reading the maps due to deteriorating eyesight. Using an Ordnance Survey Explorer map for example, you might find the fine detail difficult to read and miss some features altogether. While this might not be an issue if you’re in your twenties, for those of us over 40, it can make reading a map extremely difficult. But fear not old(er) people, we have some solutions!

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Dash4it - the map superstore

Dash4it – The Map Superstore

When it comes to buying Ordnance Survey maps you’ll struggle to find a website with more choice and better prices than Dash4it. They stock a huge range of maps, atlases and travel guides for the UK and beyond. Their aim is simple – to offer the best possible prices on maps and guides, not just with occasional offers but with permanently low prices. In fact, Dash4it is so confident of its prices that they offer a price match guarantee. This coupled with their focus on customer service and satisfaction means that the service you receive really is second to none. With free delivery on all orders there’s no wonder why they’re the map superstore of choice.

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OS Maps App

OS Maps App

Ordnance Survey known colloquially as OS is the national mapping agency of Great Britain. It carries out official surveying of the country providing the most accurate and up-to-date geographic data.

The OS Maps app from Ordnance Survey provides all the mapping you’ll ever need! Using world-renowned Ordnance Survey mapping with unlimited use of every OS Explorer and OS Landranger map for the whole of Great Britain. That gives you instant access to over 600 maps to view, print, or download to your phone.

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