The latest from Terra Nova HQ. Product launches, team updates, awards, press features, and everything else happening in our world.
In everything we do at Terra Nova, we ensure two boxes are ticked every time: The performance is top tier & it’s made responsibly & sustainably – and that’s exactly what we’ve done with our TriPlex™ fabric. Join Dan Jones…
You may have seen us talking about our TriPlex™ fabric, and how brilliant it is… but what is it and what actually makes it special? The “Tri” of TriPlex™ TriPlex™ is a durable, ripstop shelter fabric, but it’s no normal…
We’re delighted to announce that Terra Nova Equipment is returning to Kendal Mountain Festival 2025 as an official Support Partner, and we couldn’t be prouder to be part of the UK’s most iconic celebration of adventure, storytelling, and the great outdoors. From…
Runners, Wild Lands, and the Ultimate Test of Resilience One of the world’s most immersive team running adventures is back – this time, with the backing of expedition gear legends Terra Nova Equipment. The Great Norse Run returns in 2025 for its…
Terra Nova Equipment, a leader in the outdoor and expedition gear industry, is thrilled to announce that ultra-endurance athlete, Sean Conway, has joined the Terra Nova family as a new brand ambassador. Sean, known for his extraordinary feats of endurance…
Clothing accessories brand, Extremities, is thrilled to be celebrating its 40th anniversary with a brand-new autumn/winter 2022 collection. Extremities have been designing and manufacturing high-quality clothing accessories since 1982, so they celebrate their 40th anniversary this year. Since the 80s,…
Terra Nova and Wild Country tents are now back in stock and available to purchase online or through official retailers. With an enviable awards collection, brands Terra Nova and Wild Country, have developed some of the best tents on the…
This December Terra Nova Equipment Ltd are moving offices to brand new, purpose built premises a short distance away in Clay Cross, Derbyshire. We are all very excited to move into our new home, but this is going to be…
Terra Nova Equipment is sponsoring trophies for the new Mountain Marathon Youth Championships. 2018 sees the launch of the Youth Championship which is aimed at encouraging and motivating the younger generation to participate in the events. It’s hoped that this…
Socks are one of the great enigmas of the clothing world. How do so many become separated? Does the washing machine feed on these tasty morsels? Is there a fairy who visits in the night to spirit away the single…
Music festival season is almost upon us – from Glastonbury to Reading, thousands of music lovers are making tents their summer base. Here, festival-goer and camping fan Kathryn Moorcroft (21) explains why quality camping gear is a must to make…
‘The Great Outdoors’ magazine included a helpful ‘Equipment Check List for Winter’ in the December 2014 issue. The Terra Nova Bothy 4 lightweight emergency shelter for 4 people was included in the photograph. The product can be seen in full…
Our Extremities mountain biking MB glove makes an appearance as a winter warmer favourite. In the Adventure Travel Magazine they chose our all year round mountain bike glove, the MB glove, to appear in their feature of this seasons coolest…
Our new range of Wild Country tents last year received lots of well deserved media attention and it’s still going strong now. The weekend of the 17th – 19th January 2014, our Hoolie tent made an appearance in the Wall…
Some of our brave / crazy staff at Terra Nova took part in the X Runner Wild Thing 5K & 10K event last weekend. Based in Brailsford Park, Ashbourne, the muddy course consisted of 30 obstacles including, high walls, balancing…
The Terra Nova Jubilee ‘Union Jack’ Special tent celebrates its 10th anniversary this month. This one-off tent was originally made to commemorate the Queen’s Golden Jubilee in 2002. Terra Nova Equipment staff designed and manufactured the tent here at our…
In the April 2012 edition of Trail Magazine, two Terra Nova products appear in their feature “The World’s Lightest Kit” (page 41). Top spot at number one, perhaps unsurprisingly, the official Guinness World Record holder for the lightest tent, the…
The September 2011 Camping and Caravanning Magazine features a full page article about Terra Nova Equipment Ltd, praising the traditional approach to its UK operations whilst also leading the way in innovation and technology in the outdoor industry. The writer…
Olympic athlete and now seasoned explorer James Cracknell recently completed the Yukon Arctic Ultra cycle race across Canada, dubbed ‘The Coldest Race On Earth’. Having completed an amazing recovery from life-threatening injuries after a cycling accident while competing in the…
BBC’s Top Gear presenter James May, was recently spotted wearing a pair of Extremities Sticky Windy Gloves whilst he put the Atom Aerial V8 through it’s paces. The Sticky Windy uses the higest quality materials to make the best every-day…
The 999 Eco Adventure allows emergency service personnel to come together for a fun and friendly day of adventure racing. Competitors participate in running/walking, mountain biking, canoeing, basic navigation and some mystery tasks on the way! This year Terra Nova…
In 1960-61 a team led by Eric Shipton was the first to cross the Patagonian ice cap from North to South, a 48 day, 210km feat of endurance that has never been repeated along the same route. This December a…
Beyond Endurance South Georgia Expedition 2008 Stephen Venables returned recently from his third visit to the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia. His first expedition, during the southern summer of 1989-90, made the first ascent of Mount Carse; then in 2000…
A team of paraplegic and able-bodied sea kayakers will be the first inclusive team to embark on a 1000 mile, three month journey following the historical ‘Inside Passage’ along British Columbia’s coastline to the fjords and glacial mountains of Alaska.…
Which weighs more – a bag of sugar or a tent? Leading British tent and outdoor clothing manufacturer, Terra Nova Equipment, has designed one of the world’s lightest tents which is equivalent in weight to a bag of sugar. The…
Alfreton-based Terra Nova Equipment, leading British manufacturer of tents and outdoor clothing, is one of the primary sponsors of a kayaking expedition-with-a-difference. A team of paraplegic and able-bodied sea kayakers, including Matlock man Tony Hocking, will be the first inclusive…
Terra Nova Equipment, leading British tent and outdoor clothing manufacturer, has introduced three new bivi bags under its Wild Country brand. Tentless travellers looking to minimise weight or pack size to be carried have three options from Wild Country, including…
Terra Nova Equipment, leading British tent and outdoor clothing manufacturer, has introduced three new bivi bags under its Wild Country brand. Tentless travellers looking to minimise weight or pack size to be carried have three options from Wild Country, including…
Ultra runners of the UK will be tested to their limits in an endurance race-with-a- difference supported by Alfreton-based Terra Nova Equipment. The Marathon of Britain, a 170 mile/272km, 6-day race will see more than 50 runners competing from Great…
Sally Tyler of Fort Boyisand, Plymouth has won the record breaking tent which sheltered explorer Andrew Cooney on his successful expedition to become the youngest ever person to walk to the South Pole. The tent, offered by sponsor Terra Nova…
Terra Nova Equipment has launched a completely revamped range of tents for 2003 – under the Wild Country brand. The collection has something to suit every lifestyle from novice and family users to serious campers and outdoor enthusiasts. The collection…
Terra Nova Equipment has developed its most radical and innovative tent to date. The Terra Nova Eclipse combines the best technical performance with a lightweight and stable design. The company has designed the new tent to combat the stability problems…
Severe frostbite and exposure have not deterred one Derbyshire man from returning to the Arctic for the first time in four years, with the support of Alfreton-based Terra Nova Equipment, the British manufacturer of tents and high-performance outdoor gear. Nigel…
