Follow the brown signs
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inspire me
find brown signs around me
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get involved
put your brown sign on the map
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blog
my brown signing adventures
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brown signs
what they are & why they're important
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about me
the girl behind the signs
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history
where it began & where we are now
Quick! Inspire me...
Random brown sign selector
We are the first bird of prey centre in the UK, probably the best known internationally. One of the best collections worldwide, does more conservation work than any other, a hidden gem of a place according to one visitor last year! Its a very special place with great atmosphere, and staff.
...Intrigued by brown signs? Well, me too…
So welcome to the only website in the world dedicated to the humble brown tourist sign and the pastime known to a growing number of adventurers as brown-signing! This site is a work in progress and aims to inspire you to start randomly following brown signs as an alternative and spontaneous way to discover Britain.
Brown tourist signs point to diverse and brilliant attractions, from the mainstream to the downright quirky and every one is unique, important and meaningful in it’s own special way. The goal is get as many on the map as possible and to celebrate the varied, fascinating people and places you discover when you’re brown signing, everyone can help, so get involved!
I’m always looking for people to help build a wealth of info, links, histories and general interestingness about British attractions, so if you’re from a special interest group or enthusiast of any description please email me to contribute 🙂
New stuff on the blog
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Sleeping around (Europe on trains and ferries)
My sister sent me a text last week saying “they’ve just announced a new sleeper train service from Paris to Berlin”. “Shitting bloody WOW!” I responded, naturally. And in the split second after reading that text it was decided in my mind that I would be getting on that train. […]