Ramblings Podcast
Clare Balding and guests share inspiring conversations while walking in the great outdoors. Fresh air, nature, gorgeous views and uplifting chat all while exploring the countryside
Clare Balding and guests share inspiring conversations while walking in the great outdoors.
Fresh air and nature, wonderful views and uplifting chat, each week Clare hikes in a different part of our glorious countryside. Walking side by side is the perfect way to cover a huge range of subjects: literature, art, wildlife, nature, taking on personal or physical challenges, dealing with grief, confronting preconceptions about the kind of people who love to ramble.
The conversations are as varied as the landscapes we find ourselves in. If there's a recurring theme, it's the accepted truth that 'solvitur ambulando' - 'it is solved through walking': The sense of wellness, the benefits to mental health, easy companionship, or sometimes just the sense of solitude that being alone in nature brings.
Few things are better than going for a good walk. That's what we aim to share each week on Ramblings with Clare Balding.
Episodes to download
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River Itchen - Hampshire
Thursday
Clare explores the banks of the River Itchen with long-distance walker Andrew Simkins.
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Lise Wortley - Woman with Altitude
Thu 31 Oct 2024
Clare meets Lise Wortley who recreates the adventures of overlooked female explorers.
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Alan Titchmarsh on the Isle of Wight
Thu 24 Oct 2024
Alan Titchmarsh takes Clare for a favourite walk across Tennyson Down on the Isle of Wight
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GM Ringway - a new 200-mile walking route
Thu 17 Oct 2024
Clare hikes along a section of the GM Ringway, Greater Manchester’s new walking trail.
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Arsenic and Fish Weirs on the Edge of Dartmoor
Thu 10 Oct 2024
Clare explores the rich history of the Lower Tavy Valley in Devon.
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Amar Latif - President of the Ramblers in North Yorkshire
Thu 1 Aug 2024
Clare and the ‘blind adventurer’ Amar Latif explore a route in Nidderdale.
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Surrey - from Oaks Park to Kingswood
Thu 25 Jul 2024
Clare meets two friends who run a walking website for a hike in Surrey
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Every Body Outdoors in Gloucestershire
Thu 18 Jul 2024
A five-mile circuit on the Cotswold Way with a group on a mission to make positive change.
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Donegal with rock climber and mountain guide Iain Miller
Thu 11 Jul 2024
Clare meets rock climber Iain Miller to explore a stretch of Ireland's Atlantic coastline.
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Donegal with Nikki Bradley - Adaptive Adventurer and Amputee
Thu 4 Jul 2024
Clare meets adventurer Nikki Bradley to hear her remarkable story.
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Blowy Bamburgh Beach with David Almond
Thu 27 Jun 2024
David Almond marks 25 years of his extraordinary book, Skellig, in his favourite landscape
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Painting Bluebells in Shropshire
Thu 20 Jun 2024
Clare walks to a glorious display of bluebells to capture them in watercolour.
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Creaking Trees and a Full Rainbow at Innerleithen
Thu 28 Mar 2024
Travel guide Stewart Wilson takes Clare on a hike in the Scottish Borders.
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On the Hoof with Hannah and Chico
Thu 21 Mar 2024
Clare joins Hannah Engelkamp and her donkey, Chico, for a ramble in the Dyfi Valley.
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The Wild Cliffs of St David's
Thu 14 Mar 2024
A cliff edge walk in Pembrokeshire with artists Jackie Morris and Tamsin Abbott.
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Kingfishers on the River Frome with Nadeem Perera
Thu 7 Mar 2024
Clare joins wildlife presenter Nadeem Perera in Bristol.
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Walking at Night on the South Downs near Seaford
Thu 29 Feb 2024
An unlit walk at night across the South Downs.
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Walking with resistance bands on the South Downs with Julie Ford
Thu 22 Feb 2024
A beautiful winter's walk near Eastbourne.
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We in Front!
Thu 15 Feb 2024
A joyful hike up Castle Hill near Huddersfield with an inspirational group of walkers.
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Hope Valley with Anita Sethi
Thu 26 Oct 2023
Clare Balding joins writer Anita Sethi in the Peak District.
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Boxing on the beach at Ainsdale
Thu 19 Oct 2023
Clare Balding joins boxing coach Rose Mac for a walk through the sand dunes at Ainsdale.
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Oldbury on Severn and Inside Planet Earth
Thu 12 Oct 2023
Clare walks with Mike Gunton and hears about his career in natural history film-making.
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Out of Portpatrick on the Rhins of Galloway
Thu 5 Oct 2023
On a beautiful summer's day, Clare and guests explore a coastal walk on a remote peninsula
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Into Portpatrick on the Rhins of Galloway
Thu 28 Sep 2023
Clare joins two friends on the coastal path between Knockinaam Lodge and Portpatrick.
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Sandstone Trail
Thu 21 Sep 2023
Sunshine and summer downpours on a hilly Cheshire hike with great views.
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WalKington, Herefordshire
Thu 29 Jun 2023
Ali Allen takes Clare for a sunny hike near Kington or, as she calls it, WalKington
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Training for Kilimanjaro in Cheshire
Thu 22 Jun 2023
Climbing Shutlingsloe in preparation for a bigger adventure.
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Tree to Tree Trekking
Thu 15 Jun 2023
Martin Hügi is walking from Land's End to John O'Groats visiting ancient trees en route.
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Riverside Rambling near Reading
Thu 8 Jun 2023
Two friends who met during the pandemic take Clare for a walk along the Thames
Clare's top 30
Listen to a selection of favourite walks from Ramblings.