← Britain by Bike

Season 1

6 episodes · 2010

  1. 1North Devon

    20 Jul 2010 · 30 min

    Clare Balding takes a pedal-powered trip across the UK. In Devon, she rides from Lynmouth, scene of Britain's worst flood disaster, to Ilfracombe via Little Switzerland.

  2. 2The Welsh Borders

    27 Jul 2010 · 30 min

    On Clare Balding's pedal-powered UK trip, her journey into Wales sees her discover how a cycle factory went to war and find out about a bizarre village ceremony.

  3. 3The Isle of Wight

    03 Aug 2010 · 30 min

    Clare Balding's cycle journey around the Isle of Wight explores its unique sense of otherness, a strange power which helped to cure Dickens's writer's block.

  4. 4West Yorkshire

    10 Aug 2010 · 30 min

    As she cycles through Bronte Country on the Yorkshire/Lancashire border, Clare Balding uncovers a unique photographic collection and a club for henpecked husbands.

  5. 5The Cotswolds

    17 Aug 2010 · 30 min

    As she cycles through the Cotswolds, Clare Balding reveals how two men - both called William Morris - helped change the face of heritage tourism in Britain.

  6. 6The Scottish Highlandsfinale

    24 Aug 2010 · 30 min

    Clare Balding charts how incomers - a diverse group which includes Dr Johnson and an occupying English army - have changed our view of the Scottish Highlands.