THE NATIONAL TRAILS OF BRITAIN & IRELAND
By Paddy Dillon
Published by David & Charles
ISBN 0-7153-0090-3
Price £16.99

This book kind of grew from a casual series of magazine articles in Trail Walker. The editor kept asking for features on long-distance waymarked trails more and more regularly. It reached the point where no sooner had one trail been walked and written about, than it was time to check another one, and after that it was a case of stringing them end to end and not going home for maybe a month or so! As the number of featured articles increased, it was suggested that they should all be re-written and reproduced in a guidebook. By the time everything was contracted, the guidebook was to cover 23 long-distance waymarked trails in England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland, totalling 3,700 miles (5,950 kilometres). From the beginning to the end, it took two years to cover the distance, along with juggling other magazine and guidebook commitments, and was a tough but immensely enjoyable experience. The guidebook begins and ends with the two longest waymarked trails in the British Isles; the South West Way and the Ulster Way. In a review, Choice Magazine said, "Paddy Dillon has walked every one of them, from start to finish... Well worth having to hand for reference before you start." In another review, the Lancashire Evening Post said, "A remarkably comprehensive guide... Bang up to date and well packaged."

WALK CONTENTS

ENGLAND
The South West Peninsula Coast Path
The South Downs Way
The North Downs Way
The Thames Path
The Ridgeway Path
The Peddars Way and Norfolk Coast Path
The Wolds Way
The Cleveland Way
The Pennine Way

WALES
The Pembrokeshire Coast Path
The Offa's Dyke Path

SCOTLAND
The Southern Upland Way
The West Highland Way
The Speyside Way

IRELAND
The Wicklow Way
The South Leinster Way
The Barrow Towpath
The Beara Way
The Kerry Way
The Dingle Way
The Western Way
The Ulster Way (Donegal Section)

NORTHERN IRELAND
The Ulster Way

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