CoastalWalks

26/05/2025

Join Stu as he hikes to the highest peaks in all 15 UK national parks carrying a bright red postbox. Connecting communities, tackling loneliness, and spreading kindness one peak and one postcard at a time.

26/05/2025

At Head Outside, we believe powerful connections often come from unexpected places. Like waking up with a 20kg cast iron Royal Mail postbox after a charity gala, unplanned, slightly absurd, but full of potential.

Our founder, Stu, has a talent for turning unconventional moments into opportunities for genuine transformation. Facing eviction, impending homelessness, and years of chronic loneliness, this postbox became a metaphor too heavy to ignore, prompting the launch of our bold new campaign: Postcards from the Peaks.

Loneliness has become a pandemic of its own, with studies showing it’s as harmful to health as smoking 15 ci******es a day and increasing the risk of premature death by up to 30%. At Head Outside, we’ve always been dedicated to tackling loneliness head on. Our annual Head Outside Awards were created precisely to celebrate and encourage the incredible people and communities that are making meaningful connections and changing lives.

Loneliness can feel like climbing a mountain alone, but connection makes the journey easier. By combining the physical challenge of hiking with the heartfelt act of sending and receiving postcards, we’re showing how small gestures create big impacts.

There’s a Japanese term, hikikomori, describing extreme social withdrawal. It’s a feeling many experience deeply, often silently. This journey is our way of reaching out, building bridges, and showing how simple acts of connection can break through isolation.

So, we’re hitting the road, climbing peaks, and inviting everyone from all communities and walks of life, especially the awards to join in. We’ll also be launching an online campaign for people to send or receive postcards written on a peak so watch out for that too!

Dates for the hikes will be shared soon. Stu admits having no idea where he’ll be at the end of this 6 month adventure, and that’s both terrifying and exciting. But as Eddie Vedder says, “I’ll ride the wave where it takes me...”

If anyone would like to help us organise these hikes then please do get in touch.

17/02/2024

Award CategoriesPlace your vote for 2024 Organisations – Organisations – Outstanding Organisation2024 Nomination About this nomination This award celebrates an organisation that harnesses the power of outdoor activity to promote and enhance positive mental health. They will be ambassadors for pr...

16/07/2023

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16/07/2023

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The 87-mile trail follows the River Tamar and links with other routes to create circular walk around whole county

14/07/2023

The Isle of Portland has been named as the 4th best destination in the world for an 'under-the-radar' island getaway.

The Isle of Portland has been named as the 4th best destination in the world...

30/06/2023

In this ‘live from the path’ episode Rachel returns to her podcast roots and chats with people as she takes part in the Trailblazer Walk over several days in Dorset and Cornwall. Over 20 interviews were captured as people joined us to walk, meet other path lovers, and celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Association. This latest instalment of 630 Miles is a great soundbite into the 35-day relay hike along the , but it's a long one, so grab a cuppa, or pop on your headphones and go for a walk, and enjoy listening to a rich variety of chats along the South West Coast Path. If you couldn’t join us for the Trailblazer Walk – this is, almost, as good as having been there!

The live podcasts were recorded on the following sections of the South West Coast Path during the Trailblazer Walk:

South Haven Point - Kimmeridge, Dorset
Sat 27 May - Sun 28 May

Lamorna Cove - Lizard, Cornwall
Sat 3 June - Mon 5 June

A huge thank you to everyone that chatted with us to create such a brilliant podcast that we can share, and of course a massive shout out to Rachel who has done a stellar job of walking and talking along the Path to bring this episode to you.

🎙To listen go to https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/6tuhoawp1Ab

📷 Rachel Hadley-Leonard
📍On the path to Kimmeridge🎙

07/06/2023

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07/06/2023

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Tune in to BBC ONE today at 3pm to see one of our fabulous listings, the gorgeous 'DELHI HOUSE' feature on 'ESCAPE TO THE COUNTRY'.

Having outgrown their flat, two newlyweds enlist Ginny Buckley's help to find a new home in Dorset with enough space to keep bicycles, golf clubs and surfboards.

Click the links in the comments to go straight to the BBC ONE website with more info on the programme and full details of DELHI HOUSE ☺️

Call us on 01305 826999 to arrange a viewing.