Heritage Trail · Free community guide
A practical, step-by-step guide for local history groups — from the first idea to a finished trail with a QR code on the noticeboard. Written for Milton Keynes Heritage Association members and freely available to any community group.
Start with Chapter 1 →This guide covers every stage of creating a heritage trail — planning, writing, finding images, recording audio, publishing, getting permissions, and finding funding. Each chapter stands alone, so you can dip in wherever you need help.
The guide
Read straight through from Chapter 1 if you're starting from scratch, or jump to any chapter for guidance on a specific stage of the process.
Using the guide
The chapters follow the natural order of building a trail — plan, write, find images, record audio, publish, get permissions, find funding. If you're starting from scratch, read in order. If you need help with one specific stage, go straight to that chapter.
The guide explains the thinking and the process. The Heritage Trail Toolkit provides the practical tools — the map editor, config editor, QR poster maker, and publishing guide. The two work together.
The Milton Keynes Heritage Association is here to help member groups. If you're working through the guide and hit a wall — with research, copyright, a technical problem, or anything else — contact us at info@mkheritage.org.uk.
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