Folktale Creature Trails

This spring, uncover English folklore with our Folktale Creature Trails. Three exciting trails jam-packed with fairies, dragons and mythical beings are coming to historic places near you.

Illustrations by Darren Gate © English Heritage 2025

If you require audio description of the printed trail leaflet and of the creatures featuring on the trail markers click here.

Looking for a spring adventure with your little ones? You'll love our new trails, where children can discover magical creatures from English myths and legends.

Each of our three new trails has six unique creatures to meet and two captivating audio stories to enjoy when you get home. Complete a trail to earn a special certificate marking your achievement.

The trails are completely free to take part in, and will rotate to different locations throughout the year. Can you find them all?

Sites taking part

Folktale Creature Trails are available at the following sites:

South West

• Restormel Castle

• Launceston Castle

• Pendennis Castle

• St. Mawes Castle

• Berry Pomeroy Castle

• Totnes Castle

• Dartmouth Castle

• Portland Castle

• Farleigh Hungerford Castle

• Old Wardour Castle

• Old Sarum

• Stonehenge

• Stokesay Castle

• Tintagel Castle

• Cleeve Abbey
South East

• Carisbrooke Castle

• Portchester Castle

• Osborne House

• Yarmouth Castle

• Pevensey Castle

• Battle Abbey

• Deal Castle

• Walmer Castle and Gardens

• St Augustine Abbey

• Home of Charles Darwin - Down House

• Dover Castle

• Richborough Roman Fort

• Tilbury Fort

• Audley End House and Gardens

• Eltham Palace and Gardens
East of England

• Tilbury Fort

• Audley End House and Gardens

• Framlingham Castle

• Orford Castle

• Castle Acre Priory

• Wrest Park
Midlands

• Kenilworth Castle

• Kirby Hall

• Bolsover Castle

• Peveril Castle

• Stokesay Castle

• Boscobel House

• Wenlock Priory

• Wroxeter Roman City

• Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings

• Witley Court

• Goodrich Castle

• Gainsborough Old Hall
North West

• Carlisle Castle

• Brougham Castle

• Lanercost Priory

• Birdoswald Roman Fort

• Beeston Castle

• Furness Abbey
North East

• Conisborough Castle

• Brodsworth Hall

• Scarborough Castle

• Whitby Abbey

• Rievaulx Abbey

• Mount Grace Priory

• Helmsley Castle

• Pickering Castle

• Richmond Castle

• Middleham Castle

• Barnard Castle

• Dunstanburgh Castle

• Lindisfarne Priory

• Housesteads Roman Fort

• Corbridge Roman Town

• Chesters Roman Fort

• Belsay Hall

• Warkworth Castle

• Tynemouth Priory

English Heritage

Folktale Creature Trails

Sites taking part

South West

South East

East of England

Midlands

North West

North East

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