Where is Paddy Dillon in 2026?

Paddy Dillon walks hard for a living and is always juggling a variety of projects. His work can take him anywhere, and at any time of the year. Next destination - Everywhere!

Treks and Trails - Paddy enjoyed some interesting trips during 2025. Some work was done for the Welsh government early in the year along parts of the Offa's Dyke Path. The main summer trek was along the South West Coast Path, now incorporated into the evolving King Charles III England Coast Path. The walk took place while The Salt Path film was being screened, which included several shots of Paddy's guidebook being held in the hands of Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs. The new edition will be published in mid-March 2026.

Guidebook projects - Paddy updated several of his guidebooks throughout 2025 and some of these have subsequently been published, including the GR20 Corsica, Gran Canaria, North Pennines, Madeira and the Arctic Circle Trail. Other titles will be published throughout 2026, including the Azores, Tenerife, Malta and the Isles of Scilly. Paddy has also been working on the Cicerone App, which will be a smartphone compliment to several of his guidebooks.

Out and About - Paddy finds the time to visit all sorts of odd places for short periods throughout the year. A series of walks around a series of interesting heritage sites have included Beamish, Ironbridge, the Black Country and St Fagan's, near Cardiff.

The English Lake District - The Lake District is on Paddy's doorstep and is visited regularly throughout the year to keep abreast of route changes and other developments, and because it is one of the finest places anyone could ever wish to walk! Paddy's guidebook to the long-distance Cumbria Way starts in his home town of Ulverston. He recently gave a talk about the trail and is involved in a project to completely overhaul the waymarking along the entire trail.