Ramblings

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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.

Rerouting the Shropshire Way
Feb 13, 2025 – 24:15
Capel y ffin and the Twmpa
Feb 6, 2025 – 24:17
Fife - Clatto Reservoir to Pitscottie
Jan 30, 2025 – 24:10
60-60-60 in the Southern Pentlands
Jan 23, 2025 – 24:18
Trees in Winter near Abergavenny
Jan 16, 2025 – 24:16
Clare's 25th Year! Bakewell with the RamSoc
Jan 9, 2025 – 24:19
Chief Scout Dwayne Fields in Epping Forest
Nov 21, 2024 – 24:12
The Old Lags - Bristol
Nov 14, 2024 – 24:15
River Itchen - Hampshire
Nov 7, 2024 – 24:16
Lise Wortley - Woman with Altitude
Oct 31, 2024 – 24:19
Alan Titchmarsh on the Isle of Wight
Oct 24, 2024 – 24:16
GM Ringway - a new 200-mile walking route
Oct 17, 2024 – 24:18
Arsenic and Fish Weirs on the Edge of Dartmoor
Oct 10, 2024 – 24:08
Amar Latif - President of the Ramblers in North Yorkshire
Aug 1, 2024 – 24:19
Surrey - from Oaks Park to Kingswood
Jul 25, 2024 – 24:19
Every Body Outdoors in Gloucestershire
Jul 18, 2024 – 24:21
Donegal with rock climber and mountain guide Iain Miller
Jul 11, 2024 – 24:17
Donegal with Nikki Bradley - Adaptive Adventurer and Amputee
Jul 4, 2024 – 24:20
Blowy Bamburgh Beach with David Almond
Jun 27, 2024 – 24:20
Painting Bluebells in Shropshire
Jun 20, 2024 – 24:12
Kingfishers on the River Frome with Nadeem Perera
Apr 18, 2024 – 24:24
Walking at Night on the South Downs near Seaford
Apr 18, 2024 – 24:20
Creaking Trees and a Full Rainbow at Innerleithen
Mar 28, 2024 – 24:49
On the Hoof with Hannah and Chico
Mar 21, 2024 – 24:24
The Wild Cliffs of St David's
Mar 14, 2024 – 24:20
Walking with resistance bands on the South Downs with Julie Ford
Feb 22, 2024 – 24:20
We in Front!
Feb 15, 2024 – 24:17
Clare's Highlights
Dec 25, 2023 – 56:40
Hope Valley with Anita Sethi
Oct 26, 2023 – 24:14
Boxing on the beach at Ainsdale
Oct 19, 2023 – 24:19
Oldbury on Severn and Inside Planet Earth
Oct 12, 2023 – 24:57
Out of Portpatrick on the Rhins of Galloway
Oct 5, 2023 – 24:20
Into Portpatrick on the Rhins of Galloway
Sep 28, 2023 – 24:12
Sandstone Trail
Sep 21, 2023 – 24:09
WalKington, Herefordshire
Jun 29, 2023 – 24:12
Training for Kilimanjaro in Cheshire
Jun 22, 2023 – 24:19
Tree to Tree Trekking
Jun 15, 2023 – 24:14
Riverside Rambling near Reading
Jun 8, 2023 – 24:07
Brotherly Love in Burton Bradstock
Jun 1, 2023 – 24:20
Ashdown Forest
May 25, 2023 – 24:11
The Thames Path in Oxfordshire with Freddie
May 18, 2023 – 24:21
Great Alne, Warwickshire
Mar 30, 2023 – 24:15
Hiking with Hounds
Mar 23, 2023 – 24:04
To the Ring of Brodgar
Mar 16, 2023 – 24:04
High Winds & Hail on Orkney
Mar 12, 2023 – 24:05
Four Waterfalls Walk, South Wales
Mar 8, 2023 – 24:20
An Art Walk in the Forest of Dean
Mar 2, 2023 – 24:33
Villagers' Walks around Timsbury
Feb 17, 2023 – 24:35
The Icknield Way
Feb 9, 2023 – 24:21
The Hills are Alive! Commoners Choir in Calderdale
Feb 2, 2023 – 25:04

Recent Reviews

C Go 1

So many reasons to love this podcast!

From the crunching sound of the footsteps to the bird sounds to the host’s conversations with fellow hikers, this is a gem of a podcast!
DH1884

Such an inspiring program

I look forward to each episode. I listen to it when walking. Totally different environment as I live in Florida, while recalling or discovering the various locations, as we travelled extensively through the UK over the years.
VA Jane

Enjoying Ramblings!

Such an interesting program!
rhithron

A very interesting podcast!

Every episode is a treat!
Ralanas84

Wonderful

I find this podcast such a delight to listen to. Very inspiring and comforting during these times that we are living in. Thank you.
p-ami22

More. East Anglia please

You stated in the past that Ramblings had neglected East Anglia but that would be remedied. I hoped a few episodes would feature that area because there is so much to see and lots of history to explain about this large corner of the country.
lindiatou

Balm for these troubled times

I absolutely LOVE this podcast series. The psychological benefits of “going along” on these ramblings are immense. I so look forward to a time when I can once again cross the Atlantic and go rambling on your beautiful country paths.
LouiseSh87

Just wonderful

This podcast is a treasure. I’m a British expat and often feel homesick. Ramblings never fails to soothe! Clare Balding is a wonderful interviewer, and she always manages to have genuine, warm, thoughtful conversations with the people she rambles with. There’s often a dog along for the adventure too (or Clare will comment on any who they pass). This podcast provides insight into the different physical and cultural landscapes of the UK. Thank you, Clare and the Ramblings team!
Mumm G

As if I’m walking in the UK

When in truth I’m walking in my neck of the woods of Pasadena in Southern California. I LOVE your podcast!! I love your guests, the sounds of the environment no matter the weather. My constant walking companion. Thank you SO much. Great podcast😻
kmvandergrift

Excellent podcast to wind down in the evening

I listen to some episodes of Ramblings over and over again as a means of relaxing in the evening. I love Clare’s easy manner. This podcast is a cozy.
Khloeu2

Peace

This is my refuge after listening to impeachment hearings USA A Pennsylvanian
fishers island

Amazing

I have never heard such an evocative and beautifully descriptive podcast. Bravo.
Bluegrass Educator

A great way to learn & vicariously travel

Many thanks to Clare & crew for this delightful way to explore places, visit with people, and learn natural & human history.
potterabroad73

Informative & Thought Provoking

I love Claire Balding anyway, she has a lovely relaxed manner when interviewing people, but this podcast is just amazing and underrated I feel. It has the unique ability to get people to open up and talk about their lives, whilst using the landscape and points of interest if things get a little difficult to talk about.
JH00000

I use it to get to sleep

It is interesting but very relaxing. I like to use it to fall asleep.
Lizz&Havoc

Incredible

I just want to start off by saying this podcast is so awesome. I have never been to any of the places you've 'rambled' I enjoy listening while I'm at work, or walking my dogs. I live in Indiana, USA! Your descriptions transport me thousands of miles away and I love it so much! Great job! And thank you!
Man from Porlock

Brilliant Podcast don't miss one!!!

I listen and collect these shows. Then I listen again and again to them. Clare Balding and her guests walk and ramble about insights making this the highlight of my week! Thanks so much for each and everyone of these joys to listen to. And a big thanks to the BBC too that make these available online too. Leesburg, Florida, USA Nathan David Seabury
Rum Raisin

It's best if you are out walking too!

Excellent podcast. Feels like you are out for walk with new friend. Good conversation and exercise.
Rambler from Cambridge, MA

Wonderfully Calming to Listen to, Good for the Spirit

To ramble with Claire Balding is to hear peaceful, calming descriptions of beautiful scenery, to listen in on the patter of some very charming, good, simple people who have lived honest lives, and to find yourself relaxing and your spirit lifting after a long day. Wonderful to listen to in the evening and to set your mind at ease. A lovely, very simple program that is so simple you almost miss what a gem it is.
gardenzephyr

A Rare Treat

This is an exceptional podcast for any anglophile, walking enthusiast, and/or nature nut like me.
ExPatCat

This is a rare find and a real gem.

A complete favorite. Balding reviews not only the landscapes she walks but the walkers, themselves, and it's sometimes difficult to decide which is the more intriguing. Her narrations conjure sharp images of the places and people and it's a relaxing and refreshing way to walk your way around the isles.
Capstan

Highly entertaining travelogue

This show was filled with funny anecdotes and a real sense of love of the place that they explored. Clare and her hosts hike around the island of Guernsey, and talk about the culture and history of the place. It really makes you want to get out there and see some new things.