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Archive Art Trails

Gone but not forgotten! These are our favourite art trails from the past, immortalised on the Art Trail Project.

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Elmer the elephant sculpture - flickr/londonmatt (CC BY 2.0)

Elmer’s Art Parade at Petworth House

Petworth House and Park, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom

Loveable Elmer the Elephant makes his way to Petworth House and Park in West Sussex this spring for a trail around the gardens and park.

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Chimpanzee sculpture in London - flickr/maureen_barlin (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

Chimps Are Family Trail

Kingston Upon Thames, London, England, United Kingdom

Gillie and Marc's hugely successful, Chimps Are Family, art trail has arrived in Kingston Upon Thames to help you fall in love with our closest living relatives.

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Painted elephant sculpture - flickr/mjk23 (CC BY 2.0)

Elephant Parade: Elefanten, Kunst & Berge

Laax, Graubünden, Switzerland

The worldwide phenomenon that is Elephant Parade, has arrived for the first time in Switzerland with sixty unique painted elephant sculptures.

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Train sculpture by Friar's Street in Bridgnorth, Shropshire

Catch Me Who Can Bridgnorth Art Trail

Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom

Highly-decorated aluminium steam train sculptures celebrate the birthplace of Trevithick’s famous “Catch-Me-Who-Can” locomotive, placed along a two-mile walking trail around Bridgenorth.

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Bear sculpture standing in front of a shop - chswbearhunt.org © (used with permission)

CHSW Bear Hunt

Bideford, Barnstaple, Great Torrington and Ilfracombe, South West England, United Kingdom

Join Children’s Hospice South West on an exciting Bear Hunt around South West England. Can you find all the 'bears that care'?

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Trudy Dog coin collection boxes painted in vibrant colours, placed in front of a bright mural - image courtesy of Blind Low Vision NZ

Paws for Purpose Auckland Interactive Art Trail

Auckland, North Island, New Zealand

Paws for Purpose is an interactive art trail and auction, raising funds for Blind Low Vision NZ, a guide dog charity based in Auckland.

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A unicorn in front of the Clifton Suspension Bridge

Unicornfest: Bristol Unicorn Trail

Bristol and the South West of England, United Kingdom

An art trail of highly decorated unicorn sculptures around Bristol and the South West of England have arrived!

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Owl in front of a telephone box

The Big Hoot Holzkirchen

Holzkirchen, Bavaria, Germany

COMING SOON: A Parliament of owls is flying in to Holzkirchen for a special art trail around the German city this summer.