If you're coming to the Keswick Mountain Festival be sure to visit us at the Moot Hall!

One of the GPST Team will be on hand from Wed to Sunday to meet old friends, answer GPS and mapping questions, and give advice on anything in the GPS World. So if you have any burning issues you'd like to discuss please drop in and say hello.

If you would like information on how you could book onto one of the workshops or presentation arranged during KMF listed below email office@gpstraining.co.uk or Tel: 01768 885855. Booking will also be possible through the GPST team at our base, and through KTA at the Moot Hall.

Anyone spending £10 on one of our workshops during the festival will be receive a GPST voucher worth £10 off one of our full day training courses or a discount of £10 on a GPS or Mapping sales over £50.

We will have some great deals on GPS and Mapping Software available for the festival period, so come along and find out how you can make use GPS and Mapping to improve your enjoyment of the fells & mountains.

Meet the GPS experts

(Every Day – All Day - 9.30am to 5pm)

Have you got any GPS and Mapping software issues you would like to discuss with one of the GPS Training team? This is your chance to quiz the experts or get that how to question answered, or talk through which GPS unit is most suitable for your needs, you could even find out how you could upgrade to the latest colour GPS. Download selected Walkingworld trails to your GPS for use during the festival (cable for your GPS may be required).You could even loan a GPS and go on a Cumberland Ale Geotrail and have a chance to win Beer for a Year 

              GPS to try and handle

              Save money when booking a full day GPST course

              Try before you buy!

              Free download of one local Walkingworld trail

              Cumberland Ale trail to download and follow 

              Loan GPS available (subject to availablility)

Time:  9.30am to 5pm every day of the festival!
Place: Moot Hall TIC – Meeting Room
Cost: Free
Booking: No booking required – just come along – all welcome.

 

Introducing GPS – Workshop (Every Day)

 A wholly practical session led by a GPST Team member will cover GPS basics, How to Mark your Position, Create Waypoints. You will leave understanding the advantages of this technology and having had the opportunity to handle a GPS in the field and talk to the experts.

              Free GPS Loan Available

              Save money when booking a full day GPST course

Time: 9.30am – 11.15am – 2.30pm
Place: Moot Hall TIC
Cost: £10 - Take part & receive £10  voucher redeemable against GPS Training Course, GPS or Digital Mapping purchases over £50
Booking: Keswick TIC Tel 017687 72645 or GPST 01768 213082/885855
Duration: 1.5 hours
Group size: 7/8 max

 

 

 

Introducing Memory-Map & Walkingworld – Workshop (Every Day)

This session starts with a short presentation on with this award winning software, we will show you how you can download walks and trails directly from sites like Walkingworld and Geotrailing.com to your GPS. There will be an opportunity to get hands on using one of our Laptops and learn how you could download free one of several specially selected Walkingworld trails to your GPS for use during the festival (cable for your GPS may be required) You could even loan a GPS and go on a Cumberland Ale Geotrail and have a chance to win Beer for a Year 

              Use of GPST PC/Laptop during session

              Save money when booking a full day GPST course

              Free download of one local Walkingworld trail

              Cumberland Ale trail to download and follow 

              Loan GPS available (subject to availablility)

Time: 10am & 1pm
Place: Moot Hall TIC – Meeting Room
Cost: £10 - Take part & receive £10  voucher redeemable against GPS Training Course, GPS or Digital Mapping purchases over £50
Booking: Keswick TIC Tel 017687 72645 or GPST 01768 213082/885855
Duration: 1.5 hours
Group size: 7/8 max

 

Which GPS? (Every Day)

Thinking about buying into this new technology – but confused about all the different product on the market? This presentation by the GPS experts will explain the key decisions that ensure you get the GPS that’s right for your needs. It will explain which software will allow a GPS to present maps in the screen of a handheld GPS or Pocket PC, and which software you need for route planning.

              GPS to try and handle

              Save money when booking a full day GPST course

              Try before you buy!

Time: 3.30
Place: Moot Hall TIC – Meeting Room
Cost: Free – just come along – all welcome
Booking: Keswick TIC Tel 017687 72645 or GPST 01768 213082/885855
Duration: 1 hour
Group size: 20

Map & Compass Workshop - (Wed/Fri/Sunday)

Led by Geraldine Fardon a National Navigation Award Instructor these Map and Compass taster sessions are an opportunity to acquire some basic navigation skills – the session will be a wholly practical hands on session during which you will understand how easy it is to learn how these skills can help you be safer when walking the Lakeland hills. No prior knowledge required.

              Map & Compass supplied

              Save money when booking a full day GPST course

Time: 9.30am – 11.15am – 3.15pm
Place: Moot Hall TIC
Cost: £10 - Take part & receive £10 voucher redeemable against GPS Training Course, GPS or Digital Mapping purchases over £50
Booking: Keswick TIC Tel 017687 72645 or GPST 01768 213082/885855
Duration: 1.5 hours
Group size: 6 max