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Britain’s walking charity, opening the way for everyone to enjoy the simple pleasures of walking & fighting for the places we love to wander.

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The Ramblers @ramblers.org.uk · Dec 4
Hello Bluesky! 💙 Our charity opens the way to walking by:

🥾 Breaking down barriers
🌳 Giving more people the chance to walk
🚶🏽‍♀️ Leading 40,000 group walks a year

Whether you’re a wild wanderer, solitary stroller, hardcore hiker or weekend walk-and-talker, follow us for all things #walking in Britain!
Five walkers on a shoreline on a grey sky day Two giggling walkers descending a gravel path A large group of women walkers under a blue sky Ramblers volunteers clearing vegetation from an overgrown footpath
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Did you get out walking this weekend?

Share your weekend snaps in the comments 📸 👇👇👇

📸: Lovely shot by Diane Holmes taken on a walk along Warkworth Beach, Northumberland
Two people and a dog walking on a beach with mist rising from the sand, under a moody sky.
February 2, 2026 at 6:10 PM
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“A lot of people, especially Ukrainians, they’re lost. They need something to help them, for a short period of time, just to forget what’s going on in their native land” - 1 of our Community Champions, Nataliia from Ukraine.

🎞️ Watch Nataliia's trip to the Cairngorms: ramblers.org.uk/tripcairngorms
Person smiling outdoors with a lake in the background, wearing sunglasses, a red vest, and a pink turtleneck. A person in a red jacket walking on a grassy hill with expansive views of mountains and low clouds in the distance. Two people standing on a wooden bridge in a scenic autumn landscape with a flowing stream and hills covered in fall foliage.
January 28, 2026 at 6:48 PM
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💫 We love working with our brilliant crew of Community Champions to build their skills and confidence to lead group walks in their communities.

Three of the Champions - Jumana, Nataliia and Polly - enjoyed a 2-day trip to Cairngorms NP, a perfect environment to put new-found skills to the test.
"It's paradise": Our Community Champions in the Cairngorms
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January 26, 2026 at 6:11 PM
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Rise and shine, ramblers! 🌞

Who is lacing up their boots this morning? 🥾✨

Share where you're heading in the comments 👇😊

📸: Kumud Mandal
Sunrise over a frosty landscape by a river, with two people walking in the distance.
January 24, 2026 at 7:48 AM
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Where did you walk this weekend?

Share your favourite snaps in the comments 👇 😊

📸: Gaddes Espinosa
Panoramic view of a snowy landscape featuring a reservoir, surrounded by hills and forests with a light dusting of snow under a cloudy sky.
January 19, 2026 at 5:20 PM
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Who got out walking last week? 🥾❄️

Did you get snow near you?

Share your recent walking snaps in the comments 😍👇

📸: Stephen Wilson
Two individuals walking up a hill with bare trees and a bench on a snowy landscape.
January 12, 2026 at 5:50 PM
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Happy New Year! 🎉🥾💚 Who’s kicking off the year with a walk today?

#NewYearsDayWalk #Tradition

📍Ben Donich
📸 Dave Clark
A person walking on a grassy hill at sunrise, with a rocky outcrop and icicles to the side, overlooking a distant mountain range.
January 1, 2026 at 8:45 AM
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Top 3 walks of 2025, go 👇👇👇

📍Brecon Beacons
📸 Sue Robson
A person hiking over a frost-covered hilly landscape with a backpack and trekking pole, under a mostly clear blue sky.
December 31, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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Before we lace up for 2026…

Let’s celebrate what we've achieved together this year 👇🥾

Whether you’ve led a walk, supported our campaigns or helped make our work possible through your membership, you’ve made a lot of great things happen for walkers 💚
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Wins for walking in 2025
With the festive season upon us and the year drawing to a close, we wanted to take a moment to look back at everything your support has made possible over the last 12 months.
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December 31, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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Did someone say Boxing Day Walk? 😍

It’s gorgeous out! Who has got outside yet?

Hope all who celebrate had a lovely Christmas! 🌲❄️

📸: John Nicholls
December 26, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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Jane Austen loved a ramble!

250 years since her birth, we’re celebrating the paths and landscapes that inspired her life and writing.

Explore the new Jane Austen trails ➡️ www.ramblers.org.uk/features/footsteps-jane-austen
Quote over an autumnal countryside background reads: “Elizabeth continued her walk alone, crossing field after field at a quick pace, jumping over stiles and springing over puddles with impatient activity, and finding herself at last within view of the house, with weary ankles, dirty stockings, and a face glowing with the warmth of exercise
December 17, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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Anyone been on any great walks lately?

Go on, we want to see them! Share in the comments 👇🏽📸😊

📍Patrick Bradley shared this lovely shot from a walk in the Glennifer Braes
A scenic image of a misty morning in a grassy field with scattered fallen leaves, leading to a dense forest under a soft glowing sun.
December 8, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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Give the gift of adventure this Christmas 🎁

A Ramblers gift membership offers your loved ones a year of inspiring walks and new discoveries 🚶‍♀️. Choose their start date - and for just £45, make it a year they’ll never forget ❤️

🎁 Visit ramblers.org/gift
Group of five individuals, including one carrying a baby in a front carrier, smiling and walking in a colorful autumn forest.
December 6, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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We're in Westminster today with partners from the outdoor sector, making the case that EVERYONE should have the chance to get out & enjoy the great outdoors

Walking & time outdoors is essential to our health & wellbeing but #AccessToNature is unequal & progress on improving access has stalled 🧵
Group of seven people from outdoor access organisations smiling together in front of Westminster.
November 25, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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Sunday is a pretty big anniversary* in the fight for the public’s right to enjoy the countryside...

Which has got us thinking about how previous Labour governments have consistently improved the public’s access to nature... 🧵
Text overlay over a misty moorland background, posing the question: Will this be the first Labour government since the 1940s to fail the public on access to nature?
November 24, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Interesting BBC News report this week on Historic Environment Scotland's closure of Edinburgh's historic Radical Road path 🥾⛔

After 7 years of delays & broken promises, HES bosses must now stop kicking the can down the road - and publish plans for its reopening.

Get the story: bbc.in/48e4HiW
November 14, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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Call this a coast path? 🤔

Great to see the BBC cover the dangerous proposed route for the King Charles III #EnglandCoastPath

Rather than follow the historic beach at English Heritage's Osborne estate, the coast path will go miles inland along a busy A-road 🧵
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Queen Victoria's Isle of Wight retreat blocks national coast path - BBC News
Osborne House on the Isle of Wight will not allow the King Charles III England Coast Path to cross its land.
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September 4, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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We've found Britain's Favourite Path 2025 - and it's a BEAUTY! 😍

Clifftop drama. Sea air. Pure headspace.

This path has it all 🥾🌊✨

Find out why it stole the nation’s heart 👇🏽 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Path with stunning sea views is Britain's favourite
The route between Cornwall and Devon beat 1,000 other paths to be crowned the nation's favourite.
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August 11, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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🥁🥁🥁 Introducing YOUR winner of #BritainsFavouritePath2025 👇🏽

🏆 The Hartland Peninsula stretch between Bude & Westward Ho! #SouthWestCoastPath 🌊

Congrats to Jonathan for capturing this "magical place" to win £200 from Cotswold Outdoor! 👏

A HUGE thank you to everyone who got involved this summer! 😍
View of a scenic coastal landscape with grassy cliffs and a winding footpath leading toward the sea under a clear blue sky.
August 7, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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⏰ With just ONE week of the vote to go, and 4,000 votes already in...we can reveal that the voting is *extremely* tight!

📢 VOTE @ ramblers.org.uk/britainsfavouritepath

#BritainsFavouritePath
July 24, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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🎉 The shortlist is in - & it's time to crown #BritainsFavouritePath 2025!

A HUGE thank you to everyone who entered - we received just under 1K entries & the standard blew us away

Our judges have been hard at work &, after much deliberation, they've whittled the entries down to 8 of the best ...🧵
Promotional image encouraging voting for Britain's Favourite Path, featuring a winding yellow path graphic and a 'vote' sign. Includes logos for Ramblers and Cotswold Outdoor.
July 1, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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Phew, what a scorcher! 🥵 (Please share! 🙏)

Stay safe when rambling in the heat with our Walking Experience Team’s top tips + essential kit for summer walks 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽
www.ramblers.org.uk/node/350028

#heatwaveuk #HeatwaveTips #heatwave
Safety on summer walks: top tips and essential kit
Keep yourself and fellow walkers safe in summer heat with the Ramblers’
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June 30, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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"I’ve never found walking easier or more fun"

Have you heard of 'Japanese walking'?

A Japanese walking method is picking up pace - it’s all about short, speedy bursts of walking that can boost your heart health without breaking a sweat.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/japane...
I Swapped 10,000 Steps A Day For 30 Minutes Of 'Japanese Walking' – I've Never Been More Active
The heart-healthy method promises better ageing in less time.
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June 25, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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⏰ The clock's ticking for you to enter our #BritainsFavouritePath competition!

Simply submit a photo of your top trail & tell us why you love it, by 11pm TONIGHT for your chance to win! 👇🏾

www.ramblers.org.uk/britainsfavouritepath
A smartphone screen showing a notification with a background image of a sunlit forest path. The notification is a reminder from Ramblers stating, "Britain’s Favourite Path Competition closes 11pm TONIGHT!" with the time displayed as 23:00 on Saturday, May 31.
May 31, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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“Putting yourself amongst a beautiful space almost lifts the weight off your shoulders and sometimes just holds it for you while you’re interacting with that space”

TV Presenter Jeff Brazier, on the power of nature & walking with others for our mental health 💚
www.independent.co.uk/life-style/h...
TV presenter Jeff Brazier on how walking “lifts the weight off your shoulders”
Meditation and cold plunges are also central to his wellness routine.
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May 22, 2025 at 7:03 PM