Things to do at home

With much of the world in lockdown and everyone slowly adjusting to what’s happening around them and their new ‘normal’, to say it’s been a challenging period for all of us would be somewhat of an understatement...

The, quite rightly, enforced confinement to the safety of our own homes has clearly had a big impact on many people’s social lives and their ability to enjoy their favourite hobbies or passions as usual… for example, we can confirm that squash in your living room is a bad, bad idea. See broken vase.

However, one thing most of us all have a lot more of now is time. This provides a great opportunity to learn something new from the comfort and safety of our own homes.

So whether you’re looking to learn how to bake a mean lemon drizzle or how to rock a six-string, our top pick digital magazines for learning or perfecting a hobby at home will hopefully help you get started on your journey and have you on the road to becoming a pro in no time at all! 

Better still, all the magazines included below are available to access instantly with Pocketmags Plus for just £9.99 per month, plus you’ll get full, unlimited access to each title’s back catalogue of issues, and new issues as they are released - the perfect source of information to learn!

Play the Guitar

Guitarist Magazine

Guitarist magazine has been helping new and experienced players for over 30 years now. Each month, Guitarist brings together all the very latest news from the world of guitars, along with a super selection of tutorials, technique guides and in-depth product reviews from expert professionals.

Whether you’re looking for practical help and guidance on the perfect amp or pedal to invest in or an exclusive insight into the lives and careers of some the worlds most renowned guitar players such as Peter Green or Jimmy Page, you’ll find it all and much more in Guitarist.

Guitar Techniques

With a particular focus on tuition-based content, Guitar Techniques is the world’s only all-technique (i.e. blues, rock, shred, jazz, acoustic, metal and classical music) guitar magazine, ideal for players just starting out or those looking to hone their skills.

Written by some of the UK’s leading guitar players and teachers, Guitar Techniques helps readers to improve their strumming skills with a raft of engaging lessons tailored to players of varying skill and experience every month. You’ll also find a superb selection of reviews of new and reissued guitar releases in each issue too!

Knitting & Crafting

Let’s Knit

As the UK’s bestselling knitting magazine, Let’s Knit is perfectly placed to provide the modern knitter with everything they need, plus much much more. It’s packed with projects and knits for all skill levels and contains exclusive patterns from the best contemporary designers out there.

As the self-styled ‘modern face of knitting’, Let’s Knit delivers the best trend-led features along with a healthy dose of quick, simple and fashionable patterns and easy-to-follow tutorials to get you knitting modern classics in no time at all. Each monthly issue also contains the latest product reviews, recommendations and giveaways!

Crafts Beautiful

For well over 20 years Crafts Beautiful has been delivering inspiration and information to the UK’s creative crafters. Featuring a winning blend of papercrafts, cardmaking, soft toy patterns, patchwork, stitching, knitting, home crafts, Crafts Beautiful is brimming with amazing projects for you to tackle every month.

As the UK’s number one craft magazine, Crafts Beautiful is also well placed to provide you with the latest news and views from the crafting community, with updates on all the hottest trends and ‘craftspiration’ you could want or need to get those crafty, creative juices flowing.

Photography

Photography Week

The world’s leading digital-only weekly photography magazine, Photography Week has been bringing aspiring and professional photographers the latest opinions, news, reviews and more from the ever-changing world of photography.

Whether you have a passion for professional photography or are looking for a helping hand with your new hobby, inside each weekly edition of Photography Week you’ll find technical advice to get the most of your camera and shots, plus step-by-step Photoshop videos and tutorials too.

Digital Photographer

Perfect for part-time amateurs or full-time professional photographers alike, Digital Photographer provides practical advice for fine-tuning your skills, with exclusive features and tips from top photography professionals, helping you on the way to nailing that perfect shot.

Each month, Digital Photographer delivers an essential read for enthusiasts looking to take their photography to the next level or those who are just getting to grips with how to get the most out of their digital SLR. You can expect to find detailed how-tos for both taking and editing photos across different genres.

Cooking & Growing at Home

delicious. magazine

The ‘UK’s best food magazine’, delicious. magazine is jam-packed with mouthwatering recipes for you to cook for family or friends, whether that’s quick and easy fixes for your midweek meals or show-stopping dishes for your next (post-lockdown) dinner party.

Every month, you can look forward to engaging features and interviews with some of the UK’s star chefs, including Nigella Lawson, Rick Stein and Jamie Oliver, along with a collection of step-by-step recipes from a diverse range of classic and worldwide cuisines - perfect for guiding your gastronomic adventure.

Grow Your Own

As the UK’s best selling kitchen garden magazine, Grow Your Own delivers ‘gardening advice you can trust’ and helps you to cultivate and produce the very best fruit and vegetables from your very own garden or allotment.

Within every monthly edition of Grow Your Own, you’ll find practical, step-by-step projects for your kitchen garden, along with specialist growing guides and exclusive tips and tricks from gardening experts like Alan Titchmarsh, Hugh-Fearnley-Whittingstall and Alys Fowler.