

Ramblings
BBC Radio 4
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.
- 20 episodes
- Updated July 2
Episodes20
July 2 · 23 min
June 25 · 23 minBosham to West Itchenor in West Sussex
June 18 · 23 minThe Wrekin with Marlon Patrice
June 11 · 23 minMending Footpaths in Eryri
June 4 · 23 minAnglesey/Ynys Môn
May 28 · 23 minFetternear, Aberdeenshire
May 21 · 23 minBailies of Bennachie
February 12 · 23 minBrockley and Ladywell with Hana Sutch
February 5 · 23 minTerminal Hillness in the north Lakes
January 29 · 23 minGhosts of the Farm with Nicola Chester
January 22 · 23 minBredon Hill with Steve Boycott
January 15 · 23 minAdventurer Pom Oliver in the Low Weald
January 8 · 23 minWalking Back to Happiness
Nov 20, 2025 · 23 minThe Gower Peninsula to Antarctica
Nov 13, 2025 · 23 minIndia in the Cotswolds with Corinne Fowler and Raj Pal
Nov 6, 2025 · 23 minWhispering Rocks with Anjana Khatwa
Oct 30, 2025 · 23 minNick Wilson - the Disabled Adventurer
Oct 23, 2025 · 23 minCrime and Punishment in the Peak District
Oct 16, 2025 · 23 minWalk for Wendy - Chater Valley
Oct 9, 2025 · 23 minClare Balding's in Town!