Waymark Archive

A celebration of British waymarks and the landscapes they guide us through.

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Waymark Archive is a project by Outlier, dedicated to documenting and celebrating the waymarks found across the UK’s footpaths, trails, and historic rights of way. Whilst some of these markers are standardized nationwide (such as the National Trails or the Coastal Paths), many are unique to specific regions, reflecting local history, culture, and identity through landscape.

Each one tells a story, embellishing local iconography, hand-painted symbols, or eye grabbing, considered typography. Within these small spaces are imprints of the ancient past and the people who’ve maintained these trails, in turn informing and shaping the land they continue to guide us through.

The aim of this project is to unite explorers, walkers, and those fascinated by how we navigate British landscapes, giving us opportunities to discover stories, heritage and overlooked design.

Follow the project on Instagram, or if you’d like to get in touch you can email us here.

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Last update: 22.02.2025

The Paulinus Way
Lancashire North Yorkshire, England

Danelaw Way
Lincolnshire Rutland, England

The Black Fen Waterway Trail
Cambridgeshire, England

Cheltenham Circular Path
Gloucestershire, England

Cambrian Way
Cardiff Conwy, Wales

Yar River Trail
Isle of Wight, England

The Manifold Trail
Staffordshire, England

North Downs Ridge
Surrey Kent, England

Offa’s Dyke Path

England/Wales Border

West Somerset Coast Path

Somerset, England

Borders Abbey Way
Scottish Borders, Scotland

Angles Way
Norfolk/Suffolk, England

South Telford Heritage Trail
Telford, England

Cerne Valley Trail
Dorset, England

Bonnie Prince Charlie Walk
Derbyshire, England

Bede’s Way
Tyne and Wear, England

Bishop Bennet Way
South West Cheshire, England

1066 Country Walk
East Sussex, England

Avon Estuary Walk
South Devon, England

Ashridge Estate Boundary Trail
Buckinghamshire/Hertfordshire, England

Arran Coastal Way
Isle of Arran, Scotland

Affric Kintail Way
Loch Ness Kintail, Scotland

3 Forests Way

Essex, England

Ullswater Way

Cumbria, England

The Forest Way

East Sussex, England

The Limestone Way

Derbyshire, England

A celebration of British waymarks and the landscapes that surround them.