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These tried-and-tested day trips will have your family begging you for another outdoor adventure. Be inspired and get the most value from the outdoors with these 20 mini, midi and max adventures around Edinburgh. ① Get Outside. Maybe your dog is looking up at you with those begging eyes saying, “walk....?” Maybe you’re like us and spent the pandemic trying to work while simultaneously limiting kids screen time, dragging them out for walks and getting bored of the same old routes. It was not an adventure... We're all more aware of the benefits of getting outside for our physical and mental health. We know we need to Get Outside. It’s not as simple as “Get Outside” though - is it? It takes effort to find somewhere 'different' The kids will complain that's it's too far / too boring / too windy... You're too busy to research new places This book will help you Get Outside as easily as possible - helping you create an adventure to remember forever. ② Outside is Free. It's hard to ignore the rapidly increasing cost of living. A one hour session in an infection-ridden soft play is the LAST thing you want to spend your hard-earned money on.... Outside is free. Outside can also be really boring - if you don’t have a plan. It's easier just to pay for cinema, soft play and trampoline parks. If you choose to embark on some of the adventures in this book, we promise that costs will be minimal. Outside is Free, but petrol and public transport are not! We have reduced costs on every adventure by bringing picnics; however, we're suckers for a decent independent cafe and try to include a recommendation in every adventure. This book will show you how to easily find a (nearly!) free adventure. ③ Find Freedom. We don't have a dog (much to our daughter's disgust!) but there's an unwritten rule that you need to exercise them twice a day - right? It's the same with people. If you get outside as much as possible, you Find Freedom that you