9 hours ago Countrystride #47: LAKELAND PILGRIMS ...in which we embark on a virtual pilgrimage with John Fleetwood and Stephen Wright, the founders of two Cumbrian pilgrim trails. As we w...
5 days ago Countrystride #46: CUMBRIA IN A CAMPERVAN ...in which we temporarily swap our walking boots for the passenger seat of an ancient Bongo campervan to take an A–Z trip around the Lak...
Dec 28, 2020 Countrystride #45: REVIEW OF 2020 ...in which we are joined by Lakeland Walker editor John Manning for our annual delve into Countrystrides past, picking our best bits fro...
Dec 21, 2020 Countrystride #44: CHRISTMAS PAST - A Wetheral wander ...in which we take a seasonal stroll from Wetheral along the banks of a swollen River Eden with historian and writer Dr Sue Allen. As we...
Dec 10, 2020 Countrystride #43: SHAP & The Postman's Path ...in which we journey to Shap, the historic transport hub, to take a wild and wintry walk among the Far Eastern Fells in the footsteps o...
Nov 27, 2020 Countrystride #42: CUMBRIA ON FILM ...in which we go on holiday by mistake with author David Banning to talk about Cumbria and the Lake District on film. In a locked-down v...
Nov 13, 2020 Countrystride #41: HARRIET MARTINEAU - The roving Laker ...in which we enjoy a Loughrigg circular with Dr Kerri Andrews to celebrate the life of Harriet Martineau, the ‘wild rover’ sociologist w...
Oct 30, 2020 Countrystride #40: BILL LLOYD - Into the woods ...in which we take a magical stroll through the oak woods of Penny Rock with musician, author and outdoorsman Bill Lloyd, to hear about ...
Oct 16, 2020 Countrystride #39: THIRLMERE - and the flooding of a valley …in which we take an autumnal wander along the wooded west shore of Thirlmere, the reservoir that displaced a close-knit pastoral communi...
Oct 7, 2020 Countrystride #38: JAMES REBANKS - English Pastoral ...in which we head to Matterdale for a guided tour of James Rebanks' hill farm. As we explore thriving meadows, newly-dug ponds and scru...