Clare chooses some favourite moments from her Ramblings year:
Join brothers Manni and Reuben Coe who amble down to Hive Beach in Dorset on a calm summer's day. On the way they recall the emotional story of how Reuben, who has Down's Syndrome, was nurtured back to health partly by walking that very route. Head to Orkney where Clare battles 60mph winds in one of the wildest episodes we've yet recorded. Hike up Shutlingsloe with Frank Milner, in training to climb Kilimanjaro on his 82nd birthday. Hear David and Iain recall some youthful misadventures as they stroll along the cliffs towards Portpatrick on the remote Rhins of Galloway. And meet Sam and Roger by the waterfall in south Wales where their romance began thanks to an online walking group.
Boff Whalley of Chumbawamba leads his Commoners Choir in song as they march up to Gaddings Dam in Calderdale. On the Thames Path, Tina and Cas share how their adopted son's way of coping with the world is by long distance hiking. The inspirational Halifax Hikers lead Clare on their favourite local route. And Ali Allen, in Herefordshire, takes time out from running her tiny walking shop to march with Clare up to a section of the Offa's Dyke footpath.
Please scroll down to the 'related links' box on the Ramblings page of the Radio 4 website for links to all these individual episodes.
Presenter: Clare Balding Producer: Karen Gregor
Rhiane Fatinikun of Black Girls Hike in the Peak District
Cressida Cowell in West Sussex
Stained Glass in Minsmere with Arabella Marshall
Walking in Sound: Ellie Williams in North Somerset
Big Cats! Rick Minter in Gloucestershire
Reading the Landscape with Mary-Ann Ochota: Pegsdon Hills
From Solicitor to Sculptor: Simon Gudgeon in Dorset
Oscar winner Gareth Ellis-Unwin on his local riverside route in Berkshire
Anneka Rice on the Thames Path in London
Anita Rani on Hackney and Walthamstow Marshes
Beachcombing on the Isle of Sheppey
Buckinghamshire with Professor David Wilson
Barry Farrimond, who plays Ed Grundy, on Dartmoor
The Mendips with Professor Alice Roberts
Gloucestershire with Dom Joly
Joyful Highlights Part 6: Extreme Walking
Joyful Highlight Part 5: Walking Advice
Joyful Highlights Part 4: Singers & Writers
Joyful Highlights Part 3: Landscape
Joyful Highlights Part 2: Health and Happiness
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
The Modern West
Global News Podcast
Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4
The Infinite Monkey Cage
You’re Dead to Me
Elis James and John Robins