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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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Let's pretend it's not Monday and live vicariously through your sunny Saturday snaps in the comments 🙏 😍 👇

Where did you go? 🥾☀️

📸: Stunning shot by Karen Travis
📍North York Moors
A snow-covered landscape with a concrete trig pillar in the foreground, surrounded by sparse grass tufts. The sky is clear and blue, with a vast horizon in the background.
February 16, 2026 at 1:27 PM
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Uh-oh, looks like snow ❄️

Check forecasts and stay safe if you're out rambling this weekend!

And keep cosy on the trail with our gear experts' recommendations of hats, gloves and socks for winter walking 🥾❄️👇
ramblers.org.uk/walking-gear/cosy-accessories-winter-walking
View from Ben Lomond, Scotland, showing snow-covered slopes in the foreground and Loch Lomond with its numerous islands stretching into the distance under a partly cloudy sky.
February 13, 2026 at 1:18 PM
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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
YouTube video by The Ramblers
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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