Map and compass training courses
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| Course - Name & Location | Date/s 2023/24 | Places left/confirmed as running | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| One day map reading - New Forest | 31 October (Thursday) | 4 places - you can book this course (pay in full) | Central New Forest - Anderwood |
| Two day map reading and/or Bronze NNAS - New Forest | 31 Oct & 1 Nov (Friday) | 4 places - you can book this course (pay in full) | Central New Forest - Anderwood & Fritham |
| One day map reading - New Forest | 2 November | 6 places - you can pay a deposit to reserve a place | Central New Forest - Anderwood |
| Two day map reading and/or Bronze NNAS - New Forest | 2 & 3 November | 6 places - you can pay a deposit to reserve a place | Central New Forest - Anderwood & Fritham |
| One day map reading - New Forest | 14 November (Thursday) | 6 places - you can pay a deposit to reserve a place | Central New Forest - Anderwood |
| One day map reading - New Forest | 5 December (Thursday) | 6 places - you can pay a deposit to reserve a place | Central New Forest - Anderwood |
| One day map reading - New Forest (2025) | 9 Janaury (Thursday) | 6 places - you can pay a deposit to reserve a place | Central New Forest - Anderwood |
| One day map reading - New Forest (2025) | 18 January | 6 places - you can pay a deposit to reserve a place | Central New Forest - Anderwood |
| Two day map reading and/or Bronze NNAS - New Forest (2025) | 18 & 19 January | 6 places - you can pay a deposit to reserve a place | Central New Forest - Anderwood & Fritham |
| One day map reading - New Forest (2025) | 13 February (Thursday) | 6 places - you can pay a deposit to reserve a place | Central New Forest - Anderwood |
| Two day map reading and/or Bronze NNAS - New Forest (2025) | 13 & 14 February | 6 places - you can pay a deposit to reserve a place | Central New Forest - Anderwood & Fritham |
| One day map reading - New Forest (2025) | 15 February | 5 places - you can book this course (pay in full) | Central New Forest - Anderwood |
| Two day map reading and/or Bronze NNAS - New Forest (2025) | 15 & 16 February | 5 places - you can book this course (pay in full) | Central New Forest - Anderwood & Fritham |
| 3 day Silver National Navigation Award Scheme | 1 & 2 March | 6 places - you can pay a deposit to reserve a place | North West New Forest - optional Friday pre day |
| Silver National Navigation Award Scheme | 1 & 2 March | 5 places - you can reverve a space on this course | North West New Forest |
| One day map reading - New Forest (2025) | 8 March | 5 places - you can book this course (pay in full) | Central New Forest - Anderwood |
| Two day map reading and/or Bronze NNAS - New Forest (2025) | 8 & 9 March | 5 places - you can book this course (pay in full) | Central New Forest - Anderwood & Fritham |
| One day map reading - New Forest | 20 March (Thursday) | 6 places - you can pay a deposit to reserve a place | Central New Forest - Anderwood |
| Two day map reading and/or Bronze NNAS - New Forest | 20 & 21 March (Friday) | 6 places - you can pay a deposit to reserve a place | Central New Forest - Anderwood & Fritham |
| One day map reading - New Forest (2025) | 22 March | 6 places - you can pay a deposit to reserve a place | Central New Forest - Anderwood |
| Two day map reading and/or Bronze NNAS - New Forest (2025) | 22 & 23 March | 6 places - you can pay a deposit to reserve a place | Central New Forest - Anderwood & Fritham |
| One day map reading - Martin Down - Cranborne Chase | 3 April (Thursday) | 6 places - you can pay a deposit to reserve a place | Cranborne Chase - Dorset/Wiltshire/Hampshire |
| Two day map reading and/or Bronze NNAS - Martin Down - Cranborne Chase | 3 & 4 April (Friday) | 6 places - you can pay a deposit to reserve a place | Cranborne Chase - Dorset/Wiltshire/Hampshire |
| One day map reading - Martin Down - Cranborne Chase | 5 April | 6 places - you can pay a deposit to reserve a place | Cranborne Chase - Dorset/Wiltshire/Hampshire |
| Two day map reading and/or Bronze NNAS - Martin Down - Cranborne Chase | 5 & 6 April | 6 places - you can pay a deposit to reserve a place | Cranborne Chase - Dorset/Wiltshire/Hampshire |
| Gold National Navigation Award Scheme | 26 & 27 April | 4 places - email for booking | South Wales - Black Mountain |
| Silver National Navigation Award Scheme | 17 & 18 May | 4 places - you can pay a deposit to reserve a place | South Wales - nr. Brecon |
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Navigation courses - Learn how to use a map and compass
New Forest Navigation map reading courses start from car parks and villages within the New Forest National Park. Courses also start in Cranbourne Chase, South Downs, Dorset, Wilstshire and Hampshire. The New Forest is located in south Hampshire, South East England. It is easily accessible from the surrounding counties of Dorset, Wiltshire, Surrey, Sussex and London. No need to travel to Snowdnia or Peak District with the New Forest on your door step! Course start locations are reached easily from all New Forest villages and towns, which all have a huge range of accommodation options; Brockenhurst, Lyndhurst, Lymington, Christchurch, Fordingbridge, Ringwood, Burley, Sway and further afield at Bournemouth, Southampton and Salisbury.
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