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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The Saxon Shore Way in Kent
Thu 31 Mar 2022
A group of friends walk from Hamstreet to Appledore in Kent.
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Old and New Winchelsea with historian Dr Matthew Green
Thu 24 Mar 2022
Young 'walking' historian Dr Matthew Green shows Clare a lost city on the Sussex coast
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Around Dulwich Woods with Floella Benjamin
Thu 17 Mar 2022
Clare Balding joins Baroness Floella Benjamin on a walk in a favourite London greenspace.
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95 Ethels in the Peak District
Thu 10 Mar 2022
Clare walks with two ex fell-runners who are passionate about the Peak District.
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After Eunice - Guarlford, Worcestershire
Thu 3 Mar 2022
Clare explores a rural route near the Worcestershire village of Guarlford.
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To the World's End, north Wales
Thu 17 Feb 2022
Clare walks with two very different characters in the Eglwyseg Valley, Denbighshire.
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Walking in all weathers with nature writer Melissa Harrison.
Thu 10 Feb 2022
Clare Balding joins writer and walker Melissa Harrison for a walk on Dartmoor.
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Off the Beaten Track on the Island of Iona
Thu 30 Sep 2021
Walking guide, David Allaway, takes Clare away from the tourist hub on this famous island
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Slippy Rocks and Otter Spotting on the Island of Mull
Thu 23 Sep 2021
Clare takes on a challenging coastal route from Lochbuie to Carsaig.
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The Turquoise Sea and White Sands of Ardnamurchan
Thu 16 Sep 2021
Clare explores a remote and beautiful stretch of coastline between Portuairk and Sanna Bay
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White Stags and Kidney Donation in Fife
Thu 9 Sep 2021
Clare is in Auchtermuchty, Fife, for a broad conversation across a beautiful landscape.
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A Sunny Stomp on the Pentland Hills
Thu 2 Sep 2021
Clare hikes near Edinburgh with inspirational adventurers Hazel and Luke Robertson.
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Urban Ambling in Cultural Coventry
Thu 10 Jun 2021
A fascinating wander through Coventry, the 2021 UK City of Culture.
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Mallerstang in Cumbria with Debbie North.
Thu 3 Jun 2021
Debbie North takes Clare for a motorised-wheelchair ramble in Mallerstang, Cumbria.
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Tales of International Adventure on a Walk in Somerset
Thu 27 May 2021
Bex Band of Love Her Wild takes Clare for a loop around King Alfred's Tower in Somerset.
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Screenwriter Kay Mellor at Harewood in Leeds
Thu 20 May 2021
Screenwriter Kay Mellor takes Clare for a ramble at Harewood House in Leeds.
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Rhiane Fatinikun of Black Girls Hike in the Peak District
Thu 13 May 2021
Rhiane Fatinikun of Black Girls Hike puts Clare through her paces in the Peak District
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Cressida Cowell in West Sussex
Thu 6 May 2021
The best-selling author Cressida Cowell takes Clare for a nostalgic walk in West Sussex.
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Stained Glass in Minsmere with Arabella Marshall
Thu 25 Mar 2021
Glass artist Arabella Marshall takes Clare for a walk at Minsmere in Suffolk.
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Walking in Sound: Ellie Williams in North Somerset
Thu 18 Mar 2021
Sound recordist Ellie Williams takes Clare for an audio-rich wander in North Somerset.
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Reading the Landscape with Mary-Ann Ochota: Pegsdon Hills
Thu 4 Mar 2021
Clare Balding learns how to identify the curious features in our landscape.
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From Solicitor to Sculptor: Simon Gudgeon in Dorset
Thu 25 Feb 2021
From solicitor to sculptor: Simon Gudgeon tells Clare his story on a walk in Dorset.
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Oscar winner Gareth Ellis-Unwin on his local riverside route in Berkshire
Thu 18 Feb 2021
Oscar winner Gareth Ellis-Unwin shares his local riverside route with Clare Balding
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Anneka Rice on the Thames Path in London
Thu 11 Feb 2021
Anneka Rice shares her favourite Thames-side walk with Clare Balding.
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Anita Rani on Hackney and Walthamstow Marshes
Thu 15 Oct 2020
Anita Rani on Hackney and Walthamstow Marshes
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Beachcombing on the Isle of Sheppey
Thu 8 Oct 2020
Clare goes beachcombing on the Isle of Sheppey with author Lisa Woollett.
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Buckinghamshire with Professor David Wilson
Thu 1 Oct 2020
Clare walks with criminologist David Wilson
Clare's top 30
Listen to a selection of favourite walks from Ramblings.