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.

Corfe Castle

Hand illustrated map for the National Trust Corfe Castle showing the key points of interest for visitors and used on the new visitor leaflets.

Country Show

Exhibiter map for the New Forest & Hampshire Country Show showing the layout for the stall holders, facilities and members areas.

Fairytale Farm

Illustrated site map created for Fairytale Farm with key to show different visitor attractions on site. Used on signage and in visitor leaflet.