'Salisbury Story Trail' ready for visitors
New family friendly adventure journeys through the history of our city
You're being invited to join the 'journey of discovery' along the Salisbury Story Trail.
The family friendly adventure takes people on a journey through the history of Salisbury and the story behind our exciting new city marque.
By following the trail, you, your family and friends and visitors can hunt down the nine different letters that spell out SALISBURY and the story behind the city's new marque.
The letters are spread across the city and at each location there's information about the fascinating story behind the letters.
The Salisbury Story Trail is an exciting new trail created by city organisations including Salisbury City Council, Salisbury BID and Experience Salisbury.
Salisbury Mayor, Cllr. Caroline Corbin, says:
“Salisbury is a beautiful heritage city with an eye on the future. We are proud of our history but we also realise we need to look forward in order to create a
thriving city. The new Salisbury marque is part of a vision that will help build a new story for Salisbury, one that showcases it as a modern medieval city. We really want local residents and visitors to understand how and why the marque has been created and the Salisbury Story Trail aims to do that, in a fun way for all the family!”
The Salisbury marque was co-created by young designers from Wiltshire College and inspired by the stonemasons that chiselled and crafted the stones at Salisbury Cathedral 800 years ago.
Local artists and organisations have now taken those original elements and added their own design twist for the trail, based on a different part of Salisbury’s history.
For example:
Local artist Charlotte Moreton based her design for the letter ‘U’ on Salisbury’s coat of arms.
The letter ‘L’ was designed by graffiti artist, Paul Boswell. He was inspired by the ancient carved faces at Old Sarum. The letter ‘L’ was designed by graffiti artist, Paul Boswell. He was inspired by the ancient carved faces at Old Sarum.
The interpretation of the letter ‘R’ was influenced by the story of Salisbury’s Secret Spitfires. It's a wooden replica of the spitfire roundel, painted in the colours of the Royal Air Force.
More details about the Salisbury Story Trail letters can be found on the trail map here.
Robin McGowan, head of Salisbury BID:
"Salisbury is that rare mix of old and new. It sets us apart from the crowd. The artists and organisations involved in the Salisbury Story Trail have really embraced that."
"They highlight the amazing history we have here, history that some people don’t even know about! The trail and marque help us to unearth the past and look to the future. A future that brings prosperity to the city centre.”