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Map Fest entered the Battlefield this September

Historians, map makers, and even the occasional celebrity joined us at the fabulous ‘We Have Ways’ Fest to help define our next Second World War fabric battlefield maps.

James Holland and Al Murray inspired this, the UK’s best WW2 festival

We Have Ways

Where better than the We Have Ways Fest to launch our latest WW2 collection? Born of the podcast featuring Comedian, Al Murray, and Historian and WW2 boffin, James Holland, the festival is small yet brilliantly formed of talks, live demos, music and the odd map.

James Holland and the overview of the Battle of Normandy SplashMap
Author/ Historian James Holland with the large overview SplashMap of the Battle of Normandy

Celebrities sharing their fascination for this bygone era at the country’s top WW2 festival included Dermot O’Leary (Radio2, X Factor), Charlie Higson (Fast Show) and James May (Top Gear).

James May with a unique SplashMap created by our design service
James May buys a patriotic beauty from SplashMaps’ Design Service

Define our next Battlefield Map

Demonstrating one of our maps with the International Guild of Battlefield Guides

Battlefield Map Give Away

Who better to define our next battlefield map? Over the weekend hundreds of the country’s most ardent WW2 addicts pored over our latest 1940’s collection of US and UK military maps.

Simon Peakcock of the Garrison Artillery Volunteers pores over our 6 Armies map of Normandy
Simon Peacock of the Garrison Artillery Volunteers pores over our 6 Armies towel map of Normandy

Check our current Battlefield Maps for yourself HERE. From Arnhem to Waterloo, the suggestions for our next ones came thick and fast in response to our ‘Battlefield map give-away competition’. HERE

Daimler Dingo WW2 armoured car with Hill 112 Battle of Normandy Map
Our Battle of Normandy overview map gets scrutinised on the bonnet of a Dingo
Looking the part and leading the way. This WW2 Tank commander heads operations from the SplashMaps briefing room in the Quarter Master's Tent, We Have Ways Festival 2023
Looking the part and leading the way. This WW2 Tank commander heads operations with the SplashMaps World Map in the Quarter Master’s Tent.

Whatever comes out top, we guarantee it’ll be a visual treat -make your suggestions HERE and win one!!

Our Map Fest 2023 events

Maps that go places no other maps can go! All the proof you need from the Armchair Adventure Festival

The WHWF follows hot on the heels of the Armchair Adventure Festival. As mapping partner we hosted the world’s finest adventurers in our dedicated Planning Yurt. Our sponsored headliner, John Blashford-Snell, stole the show with his Blue Nile adventures and appears in the above film.

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