05-12-17, 01:45 AM
Not in the UK, but did in Abroadland this year, mostly for getting to a particular place (usually hotels) or following transit routes from one area of interest to another.
For actual exploring, I used maps, or just turned off onto any road that looked interesting (usually if it looked like it was heading deeper into the mountains). But it was nice to have the GPS in case of getting lost. Getting lost can turn up interesting places/experiences, and I certainly did some of that when using the maps, but it can also eat into limited touring time.
It certainly didn't reduce the enjoyment I had on tour, but if anything, helped give me the confidence to tour Abroadland alone.
I wouldn't ever use just a GPS though. I love maps! Great thing about em, is you can look at a place in more context of it's surroundings, much better than keep zooming in and out on a gadget, which I find totally disorientating.
For actual exploring, I used maps, or just turned off onto any road that looked interesting (usually if it looked like it was heading deeper into the mountains). But it was nice to have the GPS in case of getting lost. Getting lost can turn up interesting places/experiences, and I certainly did some of that when using the maps, but it can also eat into limited touring time.
It certainly didn't reduce the enjoyment I had on tour, but if anything, helped give me the confidence to tour Abroadland alone.
I wouldn't ever use just a GPS though. I love maps! Great thing about em, is you can look at a place in more context of it's surroundings, much better than keep zooming in and out on a gadget, which I find totally disorientating.