Hiking kit - hiking boots, clothes, hats and accessories
It can get pretty wet and miserable up on the downs in winter with the wind lashing in from the English Channel and the rain in your face. Here are some tips on some good places to get buy outdoor equipment in Sussex - from hiking boots to woolly hats, maps, rucksacks and other outdoor gear.
Peglers
Almost an institution in Arundel, Peglers have a proliferation of outdoor equipment shops in Arundel - actually there's only 4, but that's almost a shop round every corner - which sell good quality outdoor gear coupled with good advice on appropriate equipment.As well as walking and hiking boots and clothing, you can also get specialist kit for mountaineering, canoeing and camping. Peglers now have an online shop selling an even broader range of outdoor clothing and kit to keep hikers and other outdoors-types warm and dry.
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www.peglers.co.uk
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Cotswold
Cotswold have recently opened an outdoor equipment store in Chichester which we really like. It's a big place - it used to be a sofa showroom - and it has a lot of good quality outdoor clothing, plus mountaineering gear and a really good selection of maps, travel guides and walking and hiking books at the back.
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www.cotswoldoutdoor.com
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Walk and Travel
Online outdoor equipment sales
Walk and Travel is a Horsham based online shop which sells a wide range of walking accessories and camping equipment as well as tents, camping equipment and a smaller range of waterproof clothing.Walk and Travel don't sell hiking boots though - they recommend a visit to a real life store to get for feet properly measured and your boots snugly fitted. Good advice it is too.
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www.walkandtravel.com
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Rohan
Rohan in North Street, Chichester sell attractive and expensive outdoor clothing - you can also buy wet weather gear from their online store.
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www.rohan.co.uk
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Wednesday February 08