Hex map of Great Britain

[steders]

Does anyone have an idea where I can get a map of GB with hexes on?
I was thinking of a medieval campaign
I've googled but failed
I want to be able to stick it on the wall

[Arlequín]

Back in the day you used to be able to get clear plastic sheets with a hex grid to lay over maps and suchlike. I don't know if you can still get them, but finding just a map has to be easier than finding a hex-gridded one.

I'm not aware of any 15th Century maps that will be of much use, but 16th & 17th Century ones will be close enough. I don't recommend later ones as the face of the UK changed dramatically. If you bear in mind that in the 15th Century Bristol and Norwich were competitors for 'second city', while Manchester and Birmingham were places not worth marking on a map, you can see how much they changed.

Good luck! 

[Just John]

Are any of these of use?

Britain & Ireland
http://www.hist-sdc.com/downloads/twie/maps/sw_tfb_britain.gif
Europe
http://cf.geekdo-images.com/images/pic95676.jpg

[OSHIROmodels]

I'm assuming that it doesn't matter that the actual coastline is representative of today's as even 100 years it would be different than it is today.

cheers

James

[steders]

Are any of these of use?

Britain & Ireland
http://www.hist-sdc.com/downloads/twie/maps/sw_tfb_britain.gif
Europe
http://cf.geekdo-images.com/images/pic95676.jpg

That first one is spot on
Thanks!
Now I need to print it out

[Hobbit]

You can get copies of original c16th/17th maps by John Speed for pocket money prices. There are national, regional and county maps and these often include little town/city maps too in the margin. http://www.johnspeedmaps.co.uk/gb.htm

Whilst not a hex map I also immediately though of the classic "Kingmaker" boardgame from Waddingtons.

[Hobbit]

Oops, just realised that those are the higher end, coloured and framed versions. You can get black & white versions for about £3-4.

[steders]

I was going to say your Mum is very generous with your pocket money!

I found the Kingmaker one thanks
I've got a few options now, thanks all

[Arlequín]

I'm assuming that it doesn't matter that the actual coastline is representative of today's as even 100 years it would be different than it is today.

Indeed, you would be hard put to land your men at Ravenspurn nowadays. 

[Westfalia Chris]

Indeed, you would be hard put to land your men at Ravenspurn nowadays.  

Well, the nearest town to that was Hull, wasn't it? So not exactly a terrible fate, having to find a landing spot elsewhere.

[NurgleHH]

I used google and fund this: https://www.google.de/search?q=hexmap+brtain&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&gws_rd=cr&ei=CHvSVJrcDOr4ywPA5oDQDA#q=hex+map+britain&spell=1

Maybe it will help you

[OSHIROmodels]

Well, the nearest town to that was Hull, wasn't it? So not exactly a terrible fate, having to find a landing spot elsewhere.

Still bitter? 

cheers

James

[Westfalia Chris]

Still bitter?  

cheers

James

Bittersweet, rather, and getting more and more nostalgic in my old age. But it certainly isn't the #1 beauty spot in the UK.

Not wanting to further derail the topic, what size of map are you after, steders? I'd at least consider getting a suitable medieval map graphic file and superimposing a hex pattern on it. For anything up to 12x18", I'd say one can get reasonably decent results from that.

Also, are you dead set on the hex thing? I've grown rather wary of territory-map-style campaigns over the years, and another option would be to use a map that has the places and travel distances, and declare close places as "adjacent territory" in campaign terms.

[steders]

Not dead set on Hexes
I found a map yesterday (downloaded it but can't find the link) divided by counties
I was thinking of using the old Mighty empire rules

[Arlequín]

If it's any help market towns in the majority of England tended to be pretty much a day's travel apart by wagon, so maybe half a day's ride. You could just mark off everywhere above the Trent as 'here be dragons' and forget about it.
 
.. or count everywhere not on the Great North Road as double distance, or something like that.

Major routes were the old Roman main ones, A1, A5 etc, and a read of any Wars of the Roses history will keep throwing up the same place names for where people and armies were going to and from.