Bradford On Foot: Design Your Own Heritage Walk
Support learners to discover their natural and built heritage through exploring and mapping their surroundings.
The Bradford on Foot Activity Pack [PDF] is a collection of materials to support learners in discovering their own locality on foot.
There are ideas for connecting with nature, links to help unlock the historical secrets of the built environment, and tips for capturing the journey in map form.
Bradford on Foot is a rich collection of themed walks and tours around 2025’s UK City of Culture, from secret streets and hidden gems to the great wide open.
Recommended Age: 3-11 (EYFS-KS2)
The activities can also be adapted and expanded for older learners and are accessible for learners with SEND.
Activities at a glance
Natural Heritage
Activity 1: Colour Palettes
An activity to help sharpen observation skills and learn more about colour in nature.
Activity 2: Mirror Walk
A fun, experiential activity to discover life in the trees from a different perspective.
Activity 3: Sensory Walk
Engage with nature on a different level as you explore your environment using all the senses.
Activity 4: Meet a Tree
Get to know your local trees using senses other than sight.
Activity 5: Journey Sticks
Tell the story of your walk with an indigenous mapping idea.
Activity 6: Sound Map
Tune into the soundscape by making a visual representation of the audio world.
Activity 7: Bird’s Eye Map
Introduce mapping concepts through a simple mapping activity.
Built Heritage
Activity 8: Street Furniture
A simple walkabout activity to spot and explore the purpose of everyday features on our streets.
Activity 9: Post Boxes
A close-up investigation of post boxes to uncover clues about the past hidden in plain sight.
Activity 10: Homes and Houses
An observational activity to explore different styles of homes and how they’ve changed over time.
Credits
This activity pack is part of Bradford Made. Bradford Made is our educational resource hub offering a one-stop online shop for place-based learning resources about Bradford District.
To discover more Bradford Made learning resources, visit our learning resources page.
Activities 1-7 have been produced by Get Out More CIC. Find out more about their organisation: getoutmorecic.co.uk
Activities 8-10 have been produced by Historic England. For other free education resources to support your local history go to: historicengland.org.uk/education
We’d love to hear your thoughts and see your learners’ creations. Please share your outputs with us by emailing [email protected] or by tagging us on social media @bradford2025.
