From red pillar boxes to coaching inns, sorting rooms and telegraph offices—our concise routes highlight small, telling details that shaped everyday communication across towns and countryside.
RequestPostcard
Compact city walk with key postal stops
£29 /Trail
Up to 5 stops with brief notes
Iconic pillar box & inn frontage
Access link active for 5 days
Mail Coach
Broader route with photo angles and timings
£48 /Trail
Up to 10 curated locations
Suggested photo spots & horn motifs
Access link active for 5 days
Short transfer notes between stops
Philatelist
Neighbourhood context + interiors of note
£69 /Trail
5+ distinctive stops, mixed eras
10+ micro-terms explained (cancels, frank marks)
Access link active for 5 days
Optional sorting-room glimpse*
Optional museum reading list
*Subject to on-site policies
Red Seal Post collects small, revealing places that chart how letters moved—coaching inns, railway post routes, village boxes, counters, and noticeboards. Each stop has a readable note and a practical angle for photos or sketches.
The aim is light-paced discovery in a single day. Trails balance well-known features with quiet details: dual apertures, horn plaques, date slugs, travelling post office lore, and community boards that once tied streets together.
Meet the Curators“Clear pointers at each stop—learned how to spot different ciphers on boxes.”
- Rowan
“Great photo prompts; the coaching inn frontage was a highlight.”
- Imogen
“Paced just right—short reads with small insights about cancels and dates.”
- Theo
“A gentle route that made familiar streets feel newly connected.”
- Sian
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