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Youth Hostelling

Christmas Gift Ideas

Christmas Markets

Hundreds of different places to lay your head, from stately homes to camping pods.

YHA has lots of very grown-up ideas for adventure.

Give a truly useful gift this Christmas and inspire your loved ones to get out and do some good stuff. Take a look at some perfect Rohan presents.

Warm mulled wine, carols and captivating stalls. Take a look at our round-up of the most inspirational Christmas markets and festivals across the country.

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TIME TO REFLECT RECONNECT AND RENEW Christmas is the perfect chance to reconnect with the things that we love most and unplug from the urgent everyday.

Getting out means the clearest skies, the quietest hills and the cleanest air. Wrapped-up warm and well equipped it’s simply the best time of year to enjoy British hills and mountains.

Staying in means spending time with those who matter the most, eating too much and crashing on the sofa. Knowing that all this excess can be put right with a Great s. bracing Boxing Day walk. ift idea

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Youth hostelling for grown-ups

Secrets of great landscape photography

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Technical insulation

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Handmade decorations

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Youth hostelling for grown-ups

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Welcome to warmth

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The science of Insuloft 10

Boxing Day walks 12

Perfect Christmas gifts 14

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Landscape photography secrets 16

Stocking fillers and gift ideas 18

Everyday extraordinary 20

The fleece full of holes 24

Superfine Merino 26

Christmas markets and festivals 28 A warm welcome in our shops 30

Our very best winter coats

How to buy 31

Christmas markets and festivals

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To order go to rohan.co.uk or call 0800 840 1412

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ThermocoreTM fabric has been proven for many years on our best selling Beacon Shirt. This hollow core fabric insulates by trapping warm air, is incredibly light and dries in no time. It’s a perfect technical shirt fabric because it combines great performance

with the soft natural feel of brushed cotton.

For ultimate warmth, try the Backcountry Shirt that takes a ThermocoreTM outer and gives it a massive boost of warmth with a layer of Insuloft,TM our technical version of goose down.

Men’s Backcountry Shirt A technical alternative to the padded work shirt. Looks like a shirt, protects like a jacket and insulates like a thick fleece.

The outer is made from our ThermocoreTM polyester fabric – it’s warm, light, very quick drying and extremely breathable.

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A fine mid-layer of InsuloftTM boosts its warmth and a windproof lining completes the protection.

Colours: (Left to right) Nutmeg Check and Slate Blue Check Code: 03539

£95

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Men’s Beacon Shirt Made from our super warm, lightweight ThermocoreTM fabric, it’s the harder working work shirt. It has the look and feel of a soft, brushed cotton shirt, but is much, much more. As warm and quick drying as a fleece, it is amazingly light, extremely durable and non-iron.

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Colours: Left to right: NEW Storm Cloud/Ink Check, Cedar Green Check, Ink Blue, NEW Stone/Team Blue Check, Beet Red Check, Graphite Check and Pilot Blue Check Code: 03172

£65

For more warming winter ideas go to rohan.co.uk or call in to one of over 60 shops nationwide.

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A Technical Fleece

disguised as a woolly jumper.

Our Wayland Button Jumper and Pathway Jacket offer all the classic good looks and cosy comfort of traditional wool, but because they’re made from a sophisticated polyester fleece, their technical performance is quite simply in a different league. Compared to wool of a similar warmth, they are far lighter, more breathable and more comfortable to wear for active use.

Women’s Pathway Jacket

Women’s Wayland Button Jumper

Colours: Shown in Plum Marl, also available in Calico Marl and Carbon Marl (see page 21) Code: 03534

Colours: Calico Marl and Amber Glow Marl Code: 03532

£68

£62

Wayland Button Jumper Top: Calico Marl Bottom: Amber Glow Marl Pathway Jacket – Plum Marl

Handmade in the Peak District.

Wreaths by Iris and Ruby are handmade in the heart of the Peak District and sold at festive markets in the run-up to Christmas.

You can also find a charming selection of traditional gifts for your home

by Iris and Ruby at the Aisseford Tea Rooms in Ashford-in-the-Water. www.ashfordtearooms.co.uk Or find us on Facebook www.facebook.com/irisruby21 6

See the full Rohan range in one of over 60 shops nationwide

Youth hostelling for grown-ups

Though the name might not suggest it, YHA is more than equipped to offer grown-ups affordable stays in incredible locations. A network of hostels spans the length and breadth of England and Wales.

So whether it’s breathtaking views, outdoor activity

or a capital of culture you’re after, they have them all.

Stay in a private room with en suite, book a bunk in a shared room or even hire out the whole hostel.

To find out more about accommodation and activities visit www.yha.org.uk

Christmas pullovers you’ll want to wear all winter.

Women’s Ridgeway Zip Jumper Colours: Top: Cloud Grey Stripe Bottom: Woad Blue Stripe Code: 03333

£62

The Women’s Ridgeway Zip proves that high performance clothing can be discreet.

Made from mid-weight knitted fleece, it is light, warm and tough.

And because it’s Rohan, it washes beautifully and dries in no time.

Our Women’s Shivling Jacket is a mid-weight technical fleece with a contemporary shape and style. Long pile fleece on the inside gives extra warmth and a lovely soft feel, while a close knit weave on the outside boosts performance, keeping the wind at bay and making the jacket more durable.

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Women’s Shivling Jacket Colours: Top to bottom: Plum Marl, Calico Marl and Cobalt Marl Code: 03530

£75

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What could be more satisfying than wrapping up warm in a top quality goose down jacket on a properly cold winter’s day. There is no better quality down than the premium 800+ fill that we use in all our down jackets.

And there’s no better way of protecting it than with our Durable Water RepellencyTM finish on the outer fabric.

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Rohan down jackets and coats are at home with the pace of the city or the peace of the mountains.

They offer great style and ultimate warmth in the town whilst also being an essential piece of kit for the winter hills and mountains.

To order go to rohan.co.uk or call 0800 840 1412

Proven function for the mountains.

Perfect fit for the street.

Women’s Daybreak Coat Code: 03317

£235

Men’s Daybreak Jacket Code: 03316

£195

If you need a jacket for cold, dry conditions and you need to carry it, the Men’s Daybreak Jacket is the very best choice. And that applies as much for everyday use as it does in the mountains.

A flattering cut and long length make the Women’s Daybreak the perfect winter coat for cheering from the touchline or cold city breaks.

ready to take on the coldest conditions.

The Nightfall Jacket has the perfect combination of thermal technology and comfort – whether you’re winter camping, trekking or just making your way around town during a bitter, cold snap.

At Rohan, we like to use the best and nothing else – the premium European goose down we specify has a fill power of 800+. Realistically, that’s the best that’s commercially available and practically usable.

If you’ve never experienced down of this quality before, the result is astonishing.

Men’s Nightfall Jacket Colours: Top left to right: Pilot Blue and Graphite Code: 03511

£245

Women’s Nightfall Jacket Colours: Bottom left to right: Twilight Blue and Red Bud Code: 03516

£245

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Insuloft™ is our superbly efficient synthetic insulation. Pound for pound, it’s almost as effective as natural down. Unlike natural down, however, it doesn’t lose its warmth when it gets wet. So, for the damp, cold conditions that can be expected in a typical British winter, it’s absolutely perfect.

It’s also extremely easy to wash and dries very quickly – requiring no special treatment, protection or extra care.

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See the full Rohan range in one of over 60 shops nationwide

LIGHTER. TOUGHER. FOR WARMTH. FOR PROTECTION. Women’s Dale Jacket

These InsuloftTM filled jackets are essential insulation pieces.

Light, fast drying and durable, you can wear them on their own or boost the warmth of one of our shell jackets using the Rohan InterchangeTM system. To see for yourself how light and warm these jackets really are just pop into a Rohan shop – find your nearest one at rohan.co.uk

£115

Taking advantage of an advanced InsuloftTM lining, our Dale Jacket is the perfect warm coat for milder winter weather.

A contemporary take on a classic style, it effortlessly bridges the gap between town and country wear. For its weight, it’s astonishingly warm and absolutely perfect for the damp cold conditions so typical of Britain.

Men’s Icepack Jacket Code: 03509

Code: 03517

£125

Men’s Icepack Vest

Men’s Dale Jacket

Code: 03510

See rohan.co.uk for details Code: 03512

£95

£115

Women’s Cocoon Coat We’ve made the Cocoon Coat because sub-zero temperatures aren’t restricted to the mountains. It’s water repellent, totally windproof and of course, extremely warm.

Colours: Black and Woad Blue Code: 03515

£185

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The Boxing Day walk For many, the Boxing Day walk is just as much a part of Christmas as eating too much dinner.

After all the work and preparation of the big day,

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Men’s 1. Mountain Guide Jacket Definitive waterproof shell for trekking, hill-walking or skiing.

Code: 03504

£188

2. Microgrid Stowaway Zip Technical fleece with a class leading warmth-to-weight ratio.

£60

the excess and re-runs on TV, simple pleasures

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and fresh air are definitely calling.

3. Superfine Merino 200 T

If you haven’t already got a favourite walk in mind

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for Boxing Day, take a look at www.go4awalk.com

4. Striders

There are plenty of ideas for walks in your area.

You’ll find whisper quiet hills and crystal clear skies. Favourite family strolls in summer become wild when the winter weather sets in.

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Made from nature’s finest warm, base layer fabric.

£55

Protective, comfortable and ruggedly durable trousers.

Code: 03519

£90

5. Stronsay Reversible Hat Warm, knitted, reversible hat with a high-visibility inner.

Code: 03547

£22

6. Kailash Gloves Cosy gloves made from a top-quality fleece.

Code: 03326

£18

To order go to rohan.co.uk or call 0800 840 1412

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Women’s 1. Hilltop Jacket Our top-specification waterproof designed with a longer length.

Code: 03506

£197

2. Kombi Vest A supercharged, warm and windproof reversible vest.

Code: 02920

£65

3. Stria Polo The polo top that performs like a technical base layer.

Code: 03171

£46

4. Roamers Tough, comfortable and functional walking trousers.

Code: 03234

£68

5. Shivling Scarf A long and super cosy scarf for winter conditions.

Code: 03198

£20

6. Shivling Hat Light and comfortable, shaped to keep your ears toasty warm.

Code: 03197

£18

Call in to your nearest Rohan shop to find out just how well our winter walking gear fits.

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£18 n 3. Powerstation Gloves Code: 03211 £125 4. Ether Pole Code: 03335 £30 n 5. Men’s Chrono Watch Code: 03114 £275 £137.50 n 6. Men’s Stravaig 28 Rucksack Code: 02999 £65 7. Dry Safe Wallet Code: 03352 £20 n 8. Men’s Dharam Shoe Code: 03300 £120 n 9. Gift Card Code: 99999 1. Men’s Hilltop Hat Code: 02956

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For a host of other accessories and really useful gifts go to rohan.co.uk

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1. Women’s Modena Sunglasses Code: 03143 4. Stowaway Daybag 3 Code: 03016

£65

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3. Axiom 60 Luggage Code: 03221

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8. Women’s Ailsa Hat Code: 03546

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John Beatty – Wild Vision

Capturing beautiful landscapes

John Beatty Wild Vision Lectures John shares his superb images and captivating stories from 25 years of assignments to over 38 different countries.

November 28th . .......... Wilderness, Bristol December 3rd . ............ Darlington December 6th .............. Glasgow December 6th............... Edinburgh December 10th ............ Inverness December 11th ............ Perth December 12th ............ Stirling For more information go to wild-vision.com and rohantime.com

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Wide-angle lenses are effective if your subject is close.

Wintry hedgerows.  Location: Thornhill, Peak District.

Winter isn’t for hibernation, it’s the most spectacular season of all for photographers.

With daylight being short, those dawn starts for the best morning light begin at the leisurely hour of 6am. Calm winter days and frosty nights will often reveal low lying mist effects in the dawn hours. I don’t know about worms and birds but, the early photographer certainly catches the magic light!

For a few short hours snowy landscapes are transformed into glittering wonderlands.

By 10am the sun has risen, dispersing the mists into bright and glaring winter scenes,

great for striding out across the hills and fields, but of less interest for photography.

Pack a flask of hot tea, dress in thermal underclothes, fleeces and down jackets, gloves, hats and walking boots, and above all be comfortable in the low temperatures.

If your teeth are chattering it will drive you home. Keep a spare camera battery in an inside pocket to keep warm.

Cold batteries lose power very rapidly.

Now all you have to do is watch the weather forecast and set that alarm clock!

Temperature inversion 07.45am Location: Hope Valley, Derbyshire.

Low angle to silhouette walker in frosty grasses Location: South Head, Hayfield, Derbyshire.

Walkers in late afternoon frost and misty sunset.

Location: Kinder Scout Moors, Derbyshire.

Aligning interesting angles and mackerel sky Location: Jaggers Clough, Edale, Derbyshire.

Unusual mid afternoon sunset through all day mists.

Location: Castleton, Derbyshire.

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Dry Safe Pocket

Men’s Kailash Hat

Weather System Gloves Control

A compact, technical, highly water resistant wallet that’s perfect for active outdoor and travel use.

Made from high-quality fleece.

Cosy, comfortable and well fitting.

Light, stretch gloves for warmth and dexterity with HandholdTM grip material on palms and ‘Control’ index fingers to operate touchscreen phones and media players.

Code: 03351

Code: 03327

£18

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Code: 02671

£20

Superfine Merino 200 Necktube

Dry Safe Organiser

Women’s Iona Hat

A hugely versatile piece of clothing. It makes a great replacement for a scarf but can also be worn as a face mask or doubled over and converted into a skull cap.

Functional, highly water resistant travel organiser, offering plenty of space for your travel essentials.

Our Iona Reversible Hat is a warm, knitted hat which is fully reversible to give two looks for the weight of one!

Code: 03201

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Code: 03353

£25

Code: 03545

£22

To order go to rohan.co.uk or call 0800 840 1412

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Men’s Better Boxers Easycare, very fast drying and cleverly designed to avoid any chafing and rubbing.

Code: 03293

£22

Superfine Merino 200 Hat Designed in an ultra-classic style. It’s plenty smart enough to wear around town in a cold winter, but perfectly suitable for the toughest outdoor use.

It’s small enough to stick in your jacket pocket and light enough so that you don’t notice you’re carrying it.

Code: 03199

£30

Light Cell 2 When they’re empty, our Light Cells pack down incredibly small.

Two litres is perfect for a few days’ worth of socks or a weekend’s underwear. See the full range at rohan.co.uk Code: 03019

£9

Pack Cell 2 Lightweight, packable and amazingly durable.

A stuff sack designed to keep your personal effects neatly arranged and easy to find within your travel luggage or rucksack. When not in use, it packs away into the double base to form a compact disc shape.

Code: 03223

£6

Women’s Temperate & Cool Sock Designed for cool and temperate climates, these highly technical socks are the perfect British three‑season walking socks. Blending natural merino wool with advanced modern synthetics, they’re warm, odour resistant and hardwearing.

They feature a reinforced heel and toe box, flat toe seams and a cool, breathable mesh over the foot.

Code: 02574

£14

There are loads more practical stocking fillers online and in-store.

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Everyday extraordinary Rohan clothing is versatile. It is lighter, more breathable, highly packable, better looking and easier to care for.

The features and technologies are hidden rather than overt – quietly improving the way you move through your world.

Women’s Essence T Long Sleeve Code: 03323

Women’s Stria Polo Code: 03171

£35

£46 Women’s Serene Top Code: 03265

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£42

To order visit rohan.co.uk or call 0800 840 1412

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Our Pathway Jacket offers all the classic good looks and cosy comfort of a traditional woollen cardi, but because it’s made from a sophisticated polyester fleece, its technical performance is, quite simply, in a different league.

Code: 03534

£68

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2. Women’s Jeans Plus (Boot Cut) Rohan Jeans Plus are jeans without the hassle. A clever mix of cotton, CoolMax® and elastane means they look like ordinary jeans but are far from ordinary.

They dry quicker, are much lighter and pack smaller. They also feel softer and more supple, so are much more comfortable for the long haul. Jeans, but better.

Code: 03168

£72

3. Women’s Croft Shirt The Croft Shirt is made from Thermocore,TM our highly functional alternative to brushed cotton flannel. This technical hollow core polyester is lighter, tougher and more breathable than cotton. In essence, it offers all the functionality of fleece – with the looks of an everyday, casual smock.

Code: 03541

£62

To see the full range of shirts, trousers and jackets go to rohan.co.uk or call into your nearest Rohan shop.

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Rohan clothing is liberating. It will keep you safe in the rain, wind, heat or snow.

It is at home in cities of glass and steel, or on mountains of rock and ice – wherever you choose to make your world.

Transition Top Blue Marl

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To order visit rohan.co.uk or call 0800 840 1412

1. Men’s Transition Top

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Understated urban styling with hidden technology. The inner feels like soft brushed cotton whilst the outer marl gives a soft, textured appearance. It’s perfect for outdoors, travel and everyday wear.

Minimalist styling with maximum hidden performance.

Code: 03528

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3. Men’s Winter Route Trousers Insulating the large heat producing muscles of the legs saves having to keep the chest, shoulders and arms all wrapped up. Winter Route Trousers are soft and light with a fine fleece lining for warmth.

Perfect for cold season walking, winter city breaks, watching the rugby or working all day outside.

And despite being designed for uncompromising performance, the look is very much everyday.

Code: 03520

£85

2. Men’s Beacon Shirt An unbeatable combination of rugged good looks and technical performance. It’s made from advanced ThermocoreTM fabric which looks and feels just like brushed cotton flannel. In fact, it’s functional, hollow core polyester which, for its warmth, is lighter, tougher and far more breathable.

It’s also much easier to wash and because it absorbs virtually no water, will comfortably dry overnight with no ironing required.

See page 5 for the full colour range.

Code: 03172

£65

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The more air a fabric can trap, the more efficiently it insulates. Rohan’s Microgrid and Microrib fleece fabric works far harder than a normal fleece because it traps more air, preventing the loss of your body’s warmth. A less dense fabric also means better packability, more effective wicking, a faster drying time and excellent breathability.

Men’s Microgrid Stowaway Zip Our best selling fleece top with a class leading warmth-to-weight ratio.

Colours: Top to bottom: Eclipse Blue, Ember Marl, Cedar Green Marl, Titanium and Carbon Marl Code: 02915

Men’s Microrib Stowaway V Neck The benefits of a lightweight, technical fleece without looking like you’re heading for the hills.

Colours: Top to bottom: Plum Marl, Pebble and Cedar Green Marl Code: 02716

£48

£60

Women’s Microgrid Stowaway Zip A super-functional top designed to maximise the properties of this remarkable material.

Colours: Clockwise from top: Heather Haze, Red Bud and Cobalt Code: 02921

£60

Women’s Microgrid Stowaway Jacket A simple, technical design which is perfect as a layering piece – both in the hills or around town.

Colours: Top to bottom: Woad Blue, Black and Plum Code: 03191

£70

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1. All Rohan Merino is Superfine. It’s sourced from Merino sheep living in the Southern Alps of New Zealand and comes from the finest part of the fleece. Only Superfine Merino is perfect next to your skin.

6. It has an amazing resistance to the build up of odour.

You can wear it for days without feeling the need to freshen it up. On a long trip, where washing facilities are limited, it’s a real boon.

2. Rohan Merino is Zque accredited which ensures the highest standards of flock stewardship and environmental practices. Zque means that we can trace each batch of Merino back to the small group of farms that produced it.

7. When the time finally does come to wash your Superfine Merino garment, you’ll find it’s simplicity itself. Just throw it in the machine or rinse it through with travel wash.

Hang it out to dry and it’ll be ready to go again the next day.

3. It has an uncanny ability to regulate your temperature in a wide range of conditions. It’s cosy in the cold and not too hot when the temperature, or your activity level rises.

8. There are two different weights of Rohan Superfine Merino. The 200 weight offers real versatility and can be worn as a mid-layer or a base layer. The 150 weight is perfect on warm or very active days as a T-shirt or as the ultimate wicking base layer for winter.

4. Our Superfine Merino is incredibly soft and comfortable next to the skin – there’s none of the unpleasant itching you get with ordinary wool or poor quality Merino.

5. Superfine Merino wicks moisture efficiently and absorbs vapour – keeping you far more comfortable and eliminating that unpleasant chilling feeling you sometimes get when you take a break or slow down.

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9. A choice of styles, tops and bottoms means there’s everything from a simple looking T-shirt to a pair of classic long-johns.

10. It’s not cheap! Making it the sort of pressie that’s guaranteed to make someone feel spoilt.

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Colours: Shown in Graphite, also available in Team Blue Code: 02926

£55 2. Men’s Superfine Merino 200 Zip Colours: Shown in Team Blue, also available in Graphite Code: 02927

£85 3. Women’s Superfine Merino 200 T Long Sleeve Colours: Shown in Persian Pink, also available in Cambric Blue Code: 03176

£65 4. Women’s Superfine Merino 200 Zip Colours: Shown in Cambric Blue, also available in Persian Pink Code: 02929

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Men’s Superfine Merino 150 Crew

Women’s Superfine Merino 150 Crew

Code: 02936

Code: 02938

£50

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Men’s Superfine Merino 150 Leggings Code: 02937

£50

Women’s Superfine Merino 150 Leggings Code: 02939

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Christmas comes to life in the heart of Snowdonia on 1st and 2nd December.

Camp alongside Santa, his elves and reindeer.

The elves are looking for arts and crafts inspired helpers with their last minute rush in Santa’s marquee. There’s a lantern parade, a traditional funfair and a run on Sunday morning supporting St David’s Hospice.

After the hurly-burly of a hectic year, even

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Here’s five of the very best around Britain

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Women’s Faroe Hat

Men’s Microgrid Gloves

Women’s Shivling Scarf

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Winchester

The Winchester Cathedral Christmas Market is known as one of the very best in Europe. And within the Cathedral’s historic Inner Close pretty wooden stalls surround a real open-air ice rink.

This year the market is open every day from 22nd November through to 23rd December.

Photo: Joe Low

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Worcester

This thriving cathedral city really comes to life with its prestigious Victorian themed street market. Hundreds of festive arts, crafts and speciality food stalls fill Worcester’s atmospheric streets with the colours, sounds and smells of Christmas. There’s a Victorian carousel and plenty of mulled wine. Heaven for shoppers.

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Hay-on-Wye

Come to Hay between 30th November and 2nd December for fine shopping, sparkling stories, Christmas inspiration, and a glorious fire-lit banquet in Hay Castle. This mini‑festival is all about relaxing with friends and family and laughing fit to burst; enjoying the finest stories, music, food and company.

For details and booking go to www.hayfestival.org

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Nottingham

It all starts on 21st November when the Christmas lights are switched on. Choirs, street entertainers and late night shopping bring this already busy town to life. Action in the town centres around the Old Market Square and Smithy Row whilst Wollaton Park and Newstead Abbey host their own events.

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in our shops In a Rohan shop you’re guaranteed to find a few things: a friendly welcome, great advice and relaxed, old-fashioned, knowledgeable service.

And in the run up to Christmas you might find something else too!

Several of our Rohan stores will be hosting special customer events to coincide with the local Christmas lights switch-on or Christmas markets.

We hope you can join us for a glass of wine, a mince pie, gift wrapping and a whole host of happenings, from meet the designer to travel advice clinics, competitions and much more.

Bakewell, Betws‑y‑Coed, Chelmsford, Cheltenham, Exeter, Hay‑on‑Wye, Keswick, Knutsford, Nottingham, Stow‑on‑the‑Wold, Wimborne, Winchester and Worcester have all got something planned.

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We’ll also continue celebrating our 40th anniversary with some special ‘Meet the Chairman’ evenings.

They’re great fun and a really good opportunity to meet and maybe enjoy a convivial glass of wine with the man behind the company – and chat about all things Rohan.

To find out more – and see what’s going on in your area – give our Customer Services Team a call on 0800 840 1411 or check rohantime.com

We look forward to welcoming you soon!

Rohan is for life, not just for Christmas.

More gadgets, gizmos, bling and nonsense change hands at Christmas than on every other day of the year put together.

Practical people fill eBay with it in January and polite relatives hide it in the loft. Take a stand against useless presents and help someone escape to the quiet wintry hills with the gift of Rohan, gear that really works and lasts. Don’t run the risk of giving more unwanted stuff. A Rohan Gift Card is a sure way to bring happiness to the Rohan enthusiast in your life. Available in-store, online or by mail order.

WIN

a £500 Gift Card

Simply fill in your details and hand in at your local Rohan shop. Or enter online at rohan.co.uk Name: Address: Telephone: email: Please tick box if you do not wish to receive offers and promotions from Rohan

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Closing date for entries is 2 December 2012.

Only one entry per household. The winner will be selected at random and notified shortly after the closing date.

How to Buy shops

customer services 0800 840 1411

We have over 60 shops – to find your nearest one and to check opening times visit rohan.co.uk or give our Customer Service Team a call. Whichever shop you choose to visit, you’re guaranteed a warm welcome and you’ll get some great advice. You can also check out all of the things that we haven’t managed to fit into this brochure!

If you need help and advice, you can ring our Customer Service Team between 9am and 5pm, Monday to Friday (or 24 hour answerphone).

Or, if you prefer, you can email us at post@rohan.co.uk

online rohan.co.uk You can view the entire range with easy and totally secure ordering.

You’ll also be able to read about all the relevant technologies for each product and there’s a detailed list of features and benefits.

While you’re there, why not check out the Rohan Souk – the best place to grab the biggest bargains. You can sign up for our email newsletter to ensure you’re the first to hear about all the latest news and offers. And you’ll also find Rohantime, a forum to share ideas and opinions with other enthusiastic Rohan wearers.

phone 0800 840 1412 You can now place your telephone order with us 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Calls are free from a BT landline. Call costs from a mobile or networks other than BT may vary.

post If you prefer to place your order by post, give our Customer Service Team a call and they will post you an order form. Alternatively, go online to the Customer Service section where you can download the form.

Here at Rohan, we take customer service very seriously. That’s why we’ve got a fully-staffed Customer Service Department – and we’re here to help. So, if you’re not quite sure, give us a call. We absolutely do our best to delight you with our service. If we haven’t, please let us know. It’s the only way we’ll get better.

Delivery Our standard charge is £4.95 to mainland UK addresses; you should have your parcel within three working days. Please call for a price, or check online if you need next-day or worldwide delivery.

Alternatively, we now offer a Deliver to Store service. You can pick your order up from any of our stores with no delivery charge. Someone from the shop will give you a call when it’s ready for collection.

Returns or Exchanges Please package the clothes carefully and include your exchange/re‑order form that came with your original delivery. Use recorded delivery or something similar. If it’s more convenient, take them into your local shop.

The Rohan No Nonsense Guarantee Rohan products are designed and manufactured to be as functional, comfortable and durable as we know how. If for any reason they don’t live up to your expectations, we will be amazed, disappointed and keen to know why. We will then offer you a replacement, a refund or a repair.

Damage from wear and tear will be repaired for a reasonable charge.

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