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Media Information
A Christmas gift for journalists...Ordnance Survey's Press Office has prepared a collection of themed news releases and features for Christmas:
...and a selection of news releases from our archive...
Santa sees festive settings by the sackful
OS Explorer Maps show routes to burn off Christmas calories
OS Select
Top ten tips on how a personalised map could help you get the most out of the Christmas period.
Seasonal Breaks
Find your way to your Christmas hide away .....or make the most of your seasonal holiday by planning local walks and days out.
Walk off your Christmas dinner
Find out how many miles you need to walk to burn off those Christmas calories, read our article on Walking off your Christmas dinner.
.....walking and cycling ideas, navigation tips and links to healthy eating and exercise campaigns and web sites.
Mapping gifts
Check out our list of walking-themed and mapping-related gifts ideas in our Christmas A – Z, and visit our online map shop for gifts such as a personalised OS SelectTM map or a historical map of your area.
Running away with the idea of getting fit
New Year is traditionally a time for resolutions, and starting a keep fit programme. Read how maps can help plan a route to fitness, in our running feature.
Children's Christmas
Letter to Santa
Want to help Father Christmas get to your house on Christmas Eve? Include your map grid reference as well as the postcode in your letter to Santa!
Games
A choice of games and activities to keep you occupied over the Christmas holidays...go to MapZone!
Free maps for 11-year-olds
Are you one of the 700,000 lucky 11-year-olds in Britain who have received a free OS Explorer Map from Ordnance Survey in 2005?
If so, here are a few ideas on how to use you map over the Christmas holiday…or read about our Free maps for 11-year-olds initiative.
Stocking filler ideas
...maps make ideal Christmas gifts...
...find out more about our range of paper maps in our online Map Shop...
....or find out more about our OS Select gift packs...
and discover a range of unusual mapping themed gift ideas in our A – Z of Christmas.
Christmas placenames
Ordnance Survey's online mapping gazetteer has proved that Britain is a real Christmas cracker when it comes to feeling festive.
Christmas Screensaver
Download a Christmas wallpaper and screensaver for your desktop.
Christmas A–Z
Browse our fun Christmas A to Z, spotting festive place names as you go…includes mapping themed gift ideas.