
The Walkers: The real Salt Path | Tortoise Investigates Cider at Haye | The Walkers Ep3
Jan 20, 2026
Ruth Saberton, an author and neighbor of Hay Farm, shares her firsthand experiences with the Walkers, revealing their friendly interactions and intriguing community dynamics. Bill Cole, Hay Farm's owner, discusses hosting the Walkers and the emotional turmoil of their abrupt departure. He reflects on the contrast between their public success and private struggles, and the tension that developed over cider-making. Together, they question the narrative built around the Walkers, exploring the implications of portraying walking as a miracle cure for serious illness.
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Neighbours Discover The Walkers' Leftover Paper Trail
- Maxine Faramond bought the Walkers' repossessed Welsh cottage and found personal signatures and letters addressed to them.
- She received bailiff and solicitor letters at the property and traced the walkers' address through Companies House.
Friendly Neighbourhood Meeting Despite The Book
- Ruth Saberton knocked on the Walkers' door and found Raynor shy and welcoming despite the book's trauma descriptions.
- She expected distance but experienced friendly hospitality and conversations about writing and horses.
Generosity Later Complicated By Discrepant Narratives
- Bill Cole felt a deep connection to the Walkers after reading The Salt Path and offered them tenancy of Hay Farm.
- His lived experience of them later conflicted with their public portrayals in her books.



