Podcast Episodes

Rerouting the Shropshire Way

Clare meets a group of passionate walkers responsible for the redesign and relaunch of the Shropshire Way long distance footpath.

Back in 2016 they g…

1 year, 8 months ago

Capel y ffin and the Twmpa

Clare meets a passionate proponent of walking today on a hike around Capel y ffin and the Twmpa in the Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National P…

1 year, 8 months ago

Fife - Clatto Reservoir to Pitscottie

Clare is in the Kingdom of Fife today, hiking from Clatto Reservoir to Pitscottie. It’s a beautiful stretch of the Fife Pilgrim Way, a long-distance …

1 year, 8 months ago

60-60-60 in the Southern Pentlands

Clare Balding is celebrating a listener’s birthday today. Not something we’ve done before, but when we heard that Lynda Pettit was marking her 60th …

1 year, 8 months ago

Trees in Winter near Abergavenny

This is Clare’s 25th year of making Ramblings and one thing she has always enjoyed is walking all year round, in any weather. No matter how windy, h…

1 year, 9 months ago

Clare's 25th Year! Bakewell with the RamSoc

This is Clare's 25th year of walking and talking on Ramblings! To mark this, ahem, milestone her first hike of 2025 is with a group of students from…

1 year, 9 months ago

Chief Scout Dwayne Fields in Epping Forest

Clare rambles around Epping Forest with the new Chief Scout, Dwayne Fields. He was appointed in September 2024, taking over from Bear Grylls, and ha…

1 year, 11 months ago

The Old Lags - Bristol

Clare joins a long established group as they embark on their 100th walk. Their route takes them from Leigh Woods, under the Clifton Suspension Bridge…

1 year, 11 months ago

River Itchen - Hampshire

Clare explores the banks of the River Itchen in Hampshire with Andrew Simkins who has just completed walking around the coast and borders of England.…

1 year, 11 months ago

Lise Wortley - Woman with Altitude

Clare meets ‘Woman with Altitude’ Lise Wortley who recreates the adventures of overlooked and forgotten female explorers.

As Lise takes Clare on a w…

1 year, 11 months ago