As a outdoors and climbing equipment shop, Outside is one of the best in the Peak district, if not…read morethe country. They have great sales, the people are knowledgeable (although the guys in the climbing section can be a bit arrogant) and the stock is good, high quality stuff. In other words, the opposite end of the spectrum to Blacks or Millets. Come here if you need to buy a waterproof jacket, walking boots or maps. There's a cafe upstairs too, which is very popular on wet days with walkers and climbers. It's ok, but nothing to write home about.

From the owner: For over 25 years Outside has been equipping climbers and walkers with the equipment, clothing and…read morefootwear that they need. We offer specialist advice and competitive prices on hundreds of products, whether you're going for an afternoon stroll in the Peak District or are about to embark on a 2 month expedition to the Himilayas.

A great store for people who like to go outdoors, climbing, fishing, camping, hiking. Whatever you…read morelike to do outdoors, you will find what you need here. Friendy people, great gear! Have fun, be safe!

I love this place. Excellent range, reasonable prices, and absolutely fanatical but friendly staff…read more Even better they have all the little twiddly accessories that a lot of other places don't have - the kind of things that are small, but can make a big difference. Very often specialist shops can have staff that think they are über cool for working there - not here, eager to help without being intrusive, and they chat to you about the product without trying to get you to buy - which is great - they provide the info and let you come to your own decision. This doesn't seem to be an exclusive to the Birmingham store - the Manchester one is similar. I'd thoroughly reccomend 10/10.

Great one stop shop for pretty much all major out door activities. Good range of equiptment, well…read morepriced and helpful staff on hand to assist you. They have a cycle surgery for maintainance and repairs to bikes. Good range of footwear and kit for the snow. It's a good idea to call ahead should you be after something specific just to check it's in stock.

friendly staff serve you here with a smile. Tents and…read morecamping equipment are on the upper floor. so if you fancy a new tent for next year september is the best time to go as they can be often reduced ready for next camping season. Also there is on display a range outdoor clothing and walking boots on the ground floor.

Their customer service cannot be faulted, although the shop itself is not that small, the staff…read moreknow exactly what they are talking about and will order you any bits that they do not have. They have a sale on tents which is not as cheap as you can get them on the internet for but if you want to have a look they normally have a couple in the shop. This is great for accessories and normally have a few brands of the item you are looking for so at least you have a choice. This is situated right in the heart of Lichfield but could be easily missed. Well worth going to have a look even if you do not need anything

this store at Nottingham offers a selection of outdoor equipment for walking. this includes outdoor…read morejackets and walking boots. also stocks tents as well as camping equipment. so if u fancy a hike in the peak district don't forget to buy that rucksack and compass from here

Shop is fine. Prices are good so long as you pay for their membership card. Staff are pleasant…read more But oh my God pray you never have to deal with their head office customer service dept. They are completely incompetent and lazy. I ordered some jackets online for my family, in several sizes to try. Kept 4, returned 6. They processed the refund at three different prices - for the same jacket in different sizes. When I pointed out their error I just got a "we refunded this correctly" email. I'm now 12 emails in to this conversation and they're still doubling down. No attempt to explain why they're applied 3 different prices to the same jacket. No attempt to explain why the difference between my original payment and the refund is more than the cost of the 4 jackets I've kept. Just insulting "I've looked into this..." emails when they clearly haven't looked into it and can't be bothered. Lazy, rude and incompetent. It's terrible that their shop staff are being undermined by head office like this.

Go Outdoors is located just off the A45 and is an ideal location for me, but you need to know where…read moreit is because its out of the way a little bit. Store is absolutley massive and has a large range of goods. Has some great offers on coats and tents, which is ideal for family holidays as we love to go camping. I would recommend visiting here if your looking at buying tents or anything to do with the outdoors. Staff can be a bit useless but where dont you get that.

This is one of afew specialist shops down mill street stafford. the shop sells clothing and…read moreequipment predominently for walking and camping, as well as selling scouting uniforms, a wide array of shoes for running to grade C3 ice boots and a small amout of dedicated climbing eqipment. clothing included true mountain products such as mountain equipment waterproofs and some technical fleaces. The guys in the shop are not hard sell, but will somtimes ask if they can help you out. Everything is fairly pricey but then this is not a millets shop so they dont sell budget goods- its either mid range or the best only which is nice, just not on your wallet. upstairs they have the odd tent on show and some discounted clothing ( a larger section for womens clothes but still worth a look at male clothes ) What is especially useful about the shop is its links with the tent sales which happen at least twice in the summer where you can pick a real bargin on tents, i would say if your looking for a large or family tent to see when the tent sale is as you will save at least 20% off the retail price. Tent sales are located around stafford on school feilds were you can walk inside and check out the tents before you buy , its best to pop into the shop to see when the sales are and if your looking for somthing percific, have a look at there list and see quite how cheap it will be in the sale !

This is a great outdoor shop. They sell loads of cool camping/climbing/walking/general outdoor…read morestuff, along with a scout section that sells everything you might need for a newly appointed scout/cub. My ex worked here, and the staff were ace, really nice and up for a laugh, and very helpful. If they don't have something they'll recommend another shop where you could get it or offer to order it in. They do stock ordinance survey maps. Well worth a look if you are an outdoorsy type. It's not very cheap, but to be fair you pay for quality.