Top 8 Heritage Trails in England.
A Right Royal Route Around London
Explore Royal London through it`s green spaces and Royal Palaces. Starts at St. James`s Park underground station and finishes at Lancaster Gate underground station. 7 km of history and greenery. Many of the venues are open to the public during daylight hours, so plan to allow plenty of time to explore your favourites.
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Bards and Bawds in Southwark, London
This trail is best during daylight hours but could be done after sunset when a torch would be helpful. Southwark has played an important part in London`s history since the Roman period, the High Street, once the Roman Watling Street and main route from London to Canterbury and Dover used by the Pilgrim Father’s. For many years it was outside of the City boundaries, lawless and full of the worst sort of criminals, mostly owned by the Bishops of Winchester all the London playhouses were here together with brothels, bear baiting and similar social pastimes. On this trail we visit lesser known streets and learn more about the gruesome past,
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City of London west
This walk is best done during daylight hours and any day of the week but at weekends the streets are much quieter. In this walk we discover the hidden streets and courtyards to the west of St Paul’s Cathedral including the site of the first playhouse indoors, Roman remains and a moving tribute to unknown heroes plus much more.
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Nottingham Carribean Heritage Trail
Heritage Trail in the Nottingham Meadows centred around Carribean history
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Sutton Benger History Trail
Our mobile trail app includes several routes in and around Sutton Benger Parish. The app shows your position as you walk. Along the route you will find places of interest. Tap the marker on the map for detailed information about each place of interest.The route will be available from 21st June 2021 to wander around.
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Loughborough Sculpture and Art
Loughborough is an old market town in Leicestershire, home to a thriving university, a unique bellfoundry, many industries, a unique double-track steam railway, a stunning Carillon, and was originally home to Ladybird Books, Messengers (conservatory and boiler-makers) and many other important firms. This trail takes you around some of the fascinating history of the town through its art, architecture and sculptures. The objects and places of interest listed and pictured are all in public spaces and available any time. Enjoy! Here`s the link to the full trail: http://lynneaboutloughborough.blogspot.co.uk/p/loughborough-sculpture.html
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In Gravesham Footsteps
A family-friendly augmented reality trail designed to uncover the secrets of Gravesend`s past: https://ingraveshamfootsteps.co.uk/ Explore the history of Gravesend using your smartphone and see the town transform before your eyes.
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Clapham Ghostsigns Walk
https://ghostsigns.co.uk/tours/ Join ghost signs expert Sam Roberts for the Clapham Ghostsigns Walk. You’ll take a stroll (in real life, or virtually) through Clapham, South West London, and learn about its fading painted signs. With both audio and text options, you’ll hear their stories told, and those of the businesses they represent, including: – The connections between the former garage on Landor Road and the nearby Bedford pub; – How the whitewashing of an old painted sign resulted in a question to the Mayor at the London Assembly; – How two-part gold leaf shopfronts are created; – And the lost London postcode that shares a building with an old sign for a former chemist’s shop. The walk lasts about an hour on foot, or 40 minutes if done in ‘armchair’ mode using the google streetview links. Each stop is located on google maps, with directions given to aid navigation between them. The signs are transcribed and their stories (audio and text) enriched with a wealth of archival and other contextual images. For those that want more at the end there are some bonus stops with four of London’s best ghost signs included.
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