Map your summer

Our kids spent around 1,000 hours in classrooms in the last academic year and even more interacting with media. Luckily for them they have a world of natural wonders on their doorsteps in the north of England, from surfing to safaris. In this week’s Big Issue North, Antonia Charlesworth rounds up 20 of the best back-to-nature summer family events and activities for intrepid mini-explorers and to help you find your way to them, she’s put together this map.