
MAKE YOUR OWN
HERITAGE
TRAIL
WITH THE TYNE AND WEAR HERITAGE FORUM

01
Step 1
Get Out There
Choose a suitable route.
Perhaps a walk you regularly go on, or it could be a new place to explore.
Look on the walk for any historic features and take photos.
This could include interesting buildings, street signs, churches and churhyards, grave stones, former schools or shops etc

02
Step 2
Make it Personal
Include photos and stories or anywhere that has special associations
Your place of birth, a workplace, a place with a special memory
Overlay a 'Then' and 'Now' image, include old photos of your family in this location

03
Step 3
Pull it Together
Include photos and notes
Personalise the notes by include what you liked & why you liked it. Was is because of the architectural style? Was it quirky? Was is personal?
Do some research
Trace the past online or in books, include some interesting facts
Finally pull together your document
In whatever format you'd like, but include all your information and photographs and sketches