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Any around Manchester want to teach basic hill navigation. I know there are plenty of courses available but would be easier to learn in the hills around Manchester.

In reply to Chris-Ev:

I run courses in N Wales if you're ever over this way: http://www.jbmountainskills.co.uk

In the Peak I'd highly recommend http://www.peakmountaineering.com/

In reply to Chris-Ev:

What sort of area are you looking to head out in?

There are a number of great providers that are based in the Peak which do bespoke courses. Pure Outdoor and Peak Mountaineering as Jez said, are both great.
If you're (un)lucky enough, you might even have me running your course!

In reply to Chris-Ev:

Innes at Mountain Monkeys is based just north of Manchester, he'll put on a good course.

In reply to CharlieMack:
Am looking at Saddleworth area as it's gotta be a great training area and local.

In reply to Chris-Ev:

Try Alan http://www.clearskyassociates.co.uk/alan-little/

I climb with him regularly and can vouch for his training and encouragement as well as his experience

In reply to Chris-Ev:

http://www.glossopnavigation.co.uk/

In reply to Chris-Ev:

Just get out there with a map and compass. Learn by experience. Tick off features, get used to orientating the map using features, get used to the scale by covering the ground etc.

In reply to Phil1919:

This is definitely worth considering. Start on relatively safe easy ground and be more pedantic than you need to be about ticking off features and pinpointing your exact location whenever you can. Oh, and read the key on the map to make sure you know what you should be looking for. In my experience, once you've seen a few basic techniques, which you can probably find online or in a book, most of navigation is just common sense and strategic pedantry, both of which you can develop with practice.

In reply to Chris-Ev:

Join your local orienteering club. You can find it here:-
www.britishorienteering.org.uk/find_a_club .

They will be pleased to see you and train you to a high standard fairly quickly.
Cheers.