Best Book Trails in the UK!

How have you been celebrating World Book Day?

We’ve compiled this list to help you take your storytelling outdoors.

Do you have anywhere to add?

Room on the Broom

Room on the Broom trail @ Anglers Country Park, Nr Wakefield

https://www.wakefield.gov.uk/sport-health-and-leisure/parks-and-countryside/parks/anglers-country-park

Free printable activity sheets

https://www.forestryengland.uk/family-activity/autumn-activity-sheets-room-the-broom

Peter Rabbit

Peter Rabbit trail @ Langdon, Essex

https://www.essexwt.org.uk/visit/nature-trail/peter-rabbit

DIY landscape trail, Lake District

https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/borrowdale-and-derwent-water/features/beatrix-potters-inspiration-trail

World of Beatrix Potter, Lake District

https://www.hop-skip-jump.com/

Peter Rabbit playground @ Willows Activity Farm, St Albans, Herts

https://www.willowsactivityfarm.com/peter-rabbit-at-willows/

Aliens love underpants (or other space theme books)

The National Space Centre, Leicester

https://spacecentre.co.uk/

UFO trail@ Rendlesham Forest, Suffolk

https://www.forestryengland.uk/rendlesham-forest/ufo-trail-rendlesham-forest

The Gruffalo

Mountain View Ranch, Nr Cardiff

https://mountainviewranch.co.uk/

The Gruffalo trail @ Thorndon, Essex

https://www.essexwt.org.uk/visit/nature-trail/gruffalo

Free printable activity sheets

https://www.forestryengland.uk/family-activity/gruffalo-spotters-activity-sheets

The Gruffalo Trail @ Colin Glen Park, NI

https://www.colinglen.org/

The Gruffalo Trail @ Ardkinglas Woodland Garden, Argyll

https://www.ardkinglas.com/

Elmer

Elmer sculpture trail, Belfast

https://www.elmerbelfast.co.uk/

Superworm

Superworm trails nationwide

https://www.forestryengland.uk/superworm

Chronicles of Narnia

Narnia trail, Banstead Woods, Surrey

https://www.reigate-banstead.gov.uk/info/20083/countryside_in_the_borough/71/banstead_woods_and_chipstead_downs

Narnia @ Kilbroney Park, Rostrevor, NI

https://walkni.com/walks/the-narnia-trail/

Zog

Free printable activity sheets

https://www.forestryengland.uk/resource/zog-activity-sheets

We’re going on a bear hunt

DIY sensory hunt

https://www.playlearneveryday.com/2014/07/were-going-on-bear-hunt-sensory-trail.html

Roald Dahl

Museum, Great Missenden, Bucks

https://www.roalddahl.com/museum

Walking trails from the museum, Great Missenden, Bucks

https://www.roalddahl.com/museum/visit/village-and-countryside-trails

James and giant peach activity sheets, Forestry Commission

https://www.forestryengland.uk/resource/james-and-the-giant-peach-family-activity-sheets

The Wind in the Willows

DIY landscape walks, Cookham, Berkshire

https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/maidenhead-and-cookham-commons/trails/the-short-wind-in-the-willows-walk

https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/media/47828/0798-wt-wind-in-the-willows-leaflet-aa_p1.pdf

https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/maidenhead-and-cookham-commons/trails/the-long-wind-in-the-willows-walk

Wind in the willows trail @Hanningfield Reservoir, Essex

https://www.essexwt.org.uk/visit/nature-trails/wind-willows

Wind in the Willows trail @ The River and Rowing Museum, Henley on Thames

https://www.rrm.co.uk/visit/galleries/wind-in-the-willows/

Enid Blyton

DIY Enid Blyton landscape trail, Dorset

https://jacquipaterson.com/enid-blyton-trail/

Very hungry caterpillar

Very Hungry Caterpillar trail @ Bluewater, Kent

https://bluewater.co.uk/bluewater-nature-trail

The Snail and the Whale

Free printable activity booklet

https://www.nationaltrail.co.uk/en_GB/trails/england-coast-path/snail-and-the-whale/

Tarka the Otter

Tarka the Otter trail, Dartmoor

https://www.flipflopsorwellies.co.uk/a-mini-adventure-on-dartmoor-following-moor-otter-trail/

Highway Rat

Free printable activity sheets

https://www.forestryengland.uk/pdf-download/highway-rat-activity-sheets

Where do diggers sleep at night (or other digger books)

Diggerland theme park, Kent, Durham and Yorkshire

https://www.diggerland.com/

Dear Zoo

Chester Zoo

https://www.chesterzoo.org/

Colchester Zoo

https://www.colchester-zoo.com/

London Zoo

https://www.zsl.org/zsl-london-zoo

Longleat, Wiltshire

https://www.longleat.co.uk/

Whipsnade, Bedfordshire

https://www.zsl.org/zsl-whipsnade-zoo

Banham Zoo, Norfolk

https://www.banhamzoo.co.uk/

Northumberland Zoo

https://www.northumberlandzoo.co.uk/

Blackpool Zoo

https://www.blackpoolzoo.org.uk/

Winnie the Pooh

Ashdown Forest, Sussex

http://www.ashdownforest.org/enjoy/walking/docs/Walk1_PoohWalksFromGillsLap.pdf

100 Aker Wood trail @ Aldenham Country Park, Elstree, Herts

https://aldenhamcountrypark.co.uk/welcome/100-aker-wood

Harry Potter

DIY Harry Potter walking tour, London

https://www.londonxlondon.com/harry-potter-walking-tour/

DIY film location walk, Lavenham, Suffolk

https://theswanatlavenham.co.uk/stay/discover/lavenham-a-harry-potter-film-location/

Harry Potter trail, Beacon Hill Farm, Northumberland

https://www.beaconhill.co.uk/the-harry-potter-trail/

Tyrannosaurus drip (or other dinosaur books)

Roarr Dinosaur adventure, Lenwade, nr Norwich

https://www.roarrdinosauradventure.co.uk/

Dinosaur trail @ Knebworth House, Stevenage

https://www.knebworthhouse.com/discover/knebworth-gardens-dinosaur-trail/

Paradise Wildlife Park, Herts

https://www.pwpark.com/

Dino Days @ Holmside Park, Nr Chester

https://www.holmsidepark.co.uk/dinosaur-rextacular/

Swallows and Amazons

Activity sheets

https://arthur-ransome-trust.org.uk/resources/home-activities-resource-kit/

Bewilderwood

Theme park based on Bewilderwood series – Norfolk and Cheshire

https://www.bewilderwood.co.uk/

The Tiger who came to tea

Upgrade your teddy bears picnic by bringing along a tiger!

Tiddler (and other fish stories)

Various aquariums nationwide

https://www.visitsealife.com/

https://www.bluereefaquarium.co.uk/

Beowulf

Beowulf trail @ West Stow Country Park, Suffolk

https://www.weststow.org/Country-Park/beowulf-and-grendel-trail.cfm

Lord of the Rings

Annual Ring Quest event at West Stow Country Park, Suffolk

https://www.weststow.org/whats-on/details.cfm?id=531147&ins=855590

Stickman

Stickman trail @ Weald Country Park, Essex

https://www.explore-essex.com/places-to-go/find-whats-near-me/weald-country-park

Flower Fairies (or other fairy books)

Fairy Sanctuary and trail @ Northwood, Nr York

https://www.northwoodtrail.co.uk/

Peter Pan

The National Centre for Children’s Literature and Storytelling @ Moat Brae, Dumfries

https://www.moatbrae.org/

Seamus Heaney

Various locations, NI

http://www.outdoorrecreationni.com/projects/seamus-heaney-trails/?fbclid=IwAR0ZlMOP--rQMafSddOP2rXtFItzX8ol4V9DSaxZRtizruM1XCUc8n8HdmE

Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland trail, Llandudno

http://alicetowntrails.co.uk/

Dracula

DIY landscape tour, Whitby, Yorkshire

https://www.alltrails.com/trail/england/north-yorkshire/whitby-abbey-and-the-dracula-trail