Family trails and children’s guidebooks

Family is at the heart of Colour Heroes who have 24 years experience working with heritage sites, castles, museums and galleries. We are proud to be a trusted heritage sector specialist and members of GEM, ACE and AHI.

We offer a full creative service, working with you to create unique, hand-illustrated bespoke family explorer trails and children’s guidebooks that will tell your unique story and engage visitors with your site, from informal learning trails, through to detailed guidebooks which capture the essence of your heritage site. Our in-house studio are heritage specialists and experienced in creating museum family trails, historic house children's trails, bespoke children's illustrated map trails, outdoor activity and nature trails for parks and gardens.

Children's trails are a fantastic way of keeping young visitors entertained, ensuring a more enjoyable visit for all the family and a family day out that will inspire your visitors to explore your site and stay longer.

RAF Museum

Hand illustrated children’s guidebook and retail book for the Royal Airforce Museum. Discover the oldest Spitfire in the world, the new F-35 Lightning stealth fighter and uncover the amazing history of the RAF.

The Mary Rose Museum

Children’s museum trail for the Mary Rose Museum including character design for Hatch, who leads you around the museum with his paw prints to find clues, learn fun facts and complete the puzzles on this education family trail.

Rheidol Railway

All aboard the Vale of Rheidol Railway! Join Dyffryn the Dragon on an adventure through the valley, meet James Szlumper the engineer behind this amazing railway and discover the unique history its surroundings.

Pembroke Castle

Family museum trail sheet for Pembroke Castle, highlighting the main features of this medieval castle. The hand-illustrated characters introduce educational facts as you explore the grounds and discover The Great Map, the largest map of Wales in the world!

National Museum of Wales

Bespoke museum trail sheets for the National Museum Wales. Each of the Children’s trail sheets were individually designed and illustrated for each of the six sites with dual language of English and Welsh.

The National Wallace Monument

Children’s guidebook for The National Wallace Monument. This educational book is packed with fun facts and puzzles to engage children in the history of William Wallace and learn about the significance of the monument and its’ site.

Discover Bucks

Children’s guidebook for Discover Bucks Museum. This museum guide includes an illustrated character who guides young visitors around the museum, packed with facts to engage children with the displays in the museum.

Clifton Suspension Bridge

Children’s guidebook for Clifton Suspension Bridge. Discover the story of Brunel, the engineering giant and how the Clifton Suspension Bridge is an important part of Bristols history.