upon a single source . relevant discussion may be found on the talk page . please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources . november 2013 cotswold outdoor type private limited company industry retailer founded 1974 headquarters malmesbury united kingdom area served uk key people greg nieuwenhuys ceo products outdoor clothing and equipment number of employees circa 1200 parent as adventure group owned by pai partners website http www.cotswoldoutdoor.com cotswold outdoor southside wandsworth london cotswold outdoor is a trading brand of as adventure group who also own the snow and rock cycle surgery and runners need chains of shops . 1 an outdoor recreation retailer in the united kingdom . founded in 1974 the company originated in the cotswolds and was based out of a garage next to the cotswold water park from which the founders sold basic camping accessories . cotswold outdoor is the recommended retailer for the duke of edinburgh award scheme and the scout association . cotswold outdoor has 69 stores 2 across the united kingdom an e commerce website and a mail order service selling outdoor clothing camping & climbing equipment travel & active clothing hiking boots and adventure racing gear . references edit wilmore james 1 june 2015 . snow & rock group sold to cotswold outdoor owner as adventure group . retail weekly . emap publishing limited . retrieved 28 march 2016 . wilmore james 1 june 2015 . snow & rock group sold to cotswold outdoor owner as adventure group . retail weekly . emap publishing limited . retrieved 28 march 2016 . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title cotswold outdoor & oldid 734745646 categories retail companies of the united kingdomcompanies established in 1984hidden categories articles needing additional references from november 2013all articles needing additional references navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 16 august 2016 at 12 36 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view