Trails for Every Budget, Space and Story

At Making Trails, we’re best known for our bespoke creations—larger-than-life sculptures, interactive installations, town-spanning adventures. No minimum orders, no cookie-cutters. Just brilliant, one-of-a-kind trails that turn places into playgrounds and high streets into headline acts.

But here’s something not everyone knows: We also offer a whole range of budget-friendly, space-smart, and ready-to-go options. Because great placemaking shouldn’t only be for those with deep pockets or sprawling streets.

Big Impact. Flexible Format.

Yes, we’ll always love a fully tailored trail. It’s what we’re known for, and where we can really let creativity run wild—whether that’s one magical selfie station or a full summer-long sculpture trail.But we also know that sometimes you need something quicker, simpler, or a little more budget-conscious.

That’s why we’ve built a toolkit of creative solutions that still deliver on fun, footfall and feel-good factor.

Here's just some of the things we do (and do well):

Hireable Trails Pre-designed, ready-to-go trails you can drop straight into your space. Perfect for short lead times, tight turnarounds and instant colour.

Trails on Walls No open space? No problem. These trails live on the sides of buildings—ideal for narrow streets or areas where pavement space is precious.

Window Trails Use your shopfronts as your canvas. A brilliant way to get local businesses involved, increase dwell time, and bring people right up to your high street.

Heritage Trails Weaving existing landmarks and cultural gems into a journey, guided by a bespoke app. History plus technology equals a great day out.

Poetry Trails For something more lyrical, we create trails that surprise and delight with poetry in unexpected places.

Illustration Trails Beautiful, bold, and designed to stop people in their tracks. Great for all ages.

Flag Trails Add some colour and movement to your skyline with eye-catching, overhead installations.

There's lots more - just ask!

Whether it’s sculpture, story, or street art—our trails are designed to attract attention, increase interaction, and get people exploring.

Starting from just £3,000

Our most affordable options (like Window Trails and Selfie Stations) start from just £3,000—making them perfect for BIDs, councils and placemaking teams with tighter budgets. You still get all the benefit of our creative thinking and proven approach—just in a more compact package.

Don’t Count Yourself Out

We’ve worked with towns, cities, high streets, shopping centres and sleepy seaside villages. Some had hefty budgets, some had very little—but all had something they wanted to say. And that’s what we’re here for: helping you tell your place’s story in a way that draws people in and brings them back.

So if you’ve ever thought “We’d love to work with Making Trails, but we’re probably too small / too niche / too skint”—think again.

There’s something for every pocket.

And every place has potential.